TAG: Best of

Feb01

15 Unforgettable Soul Train Moments :: RIP Don Cornelius (Video)

Truly tragic news today with word that Soul Train host and creator has died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. And while the world mourns this titan of funk, soul, R&B, disco and hip-hop, we decided the only true way to honor Cornelius is to go back and watch the show he created. Having aired from 1971-2006, with over 1,100 episodes, it’s impossible to find all the incredible gems Soul Train had to offer. But here’s URB’s selection of 15 live performances that are impossible to forget.

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Dec18

Best of 2010 Preview Awards

With each years close, there’s two things you can count on from the music press—best of lists from the past year and preview lists of the coming year. With the deluge of both filling our Google Readers, it’s easy to get them confused. So somehow we’ve come up with the Best of 2010 Preview Awards. Because if there’s one thing a good music site must do, it’s predict the future with infallible accuracy.

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Dec17

Ghostly International Best 110 of the Decade List

The “Best of” lists are flying fast and furious during these final weeks of the decade. But we respect the taste of Ghostly International more than most—even if this may have just come off of Sam Valenti’s iTunes.

Ghostly International

January 2010 not only marks the emergence of a new year and a new decade—it’s also a bookend on the first ten years of Ghostly International. Naturally, we’re feeling a little reflective.

Since our humble beginnings, Ghostly has become much more than a label (or labels), and while the sky’s the limit for our ambitions, music remains at the core of our being. As a tribute to the brilliant artists who have inspired us during Ghostly’s lifetime, we present Ghostly’s 110: Our Favorite Albums of the Decade. Read

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Dec07

URB BEST OF THE DECADE SURVEY (VOTE NOW)

The following list was assembled by a cabal of URB contributors and confidants—writers, DJs, publicists, label heads, fashionistas and more. It in no way covers <em>all</em> of the greatest musical moments of the past ten years, but we think it represents a good consensus. And of course, we left room for you to tell us  your favorite Artist, Album, Song and Label.

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