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The 2025 American horror film “Sinners” has set a new Oscars record with a whopping 16 nominations. One of those nominations is for best original song, which was written by the Grammy-winning singer ...

There's something undeniably sweet about a bunch of couples all singing and dancing to songs about the joys of matrimonial lovemaking. So it was during R&B singer Raphael Saadiq's performance in the ...

Raphael Saadiq has spent decades shaping the sound of R&B, but his latest achievement arrives in another space, the movies. The Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and producer played a key role in ...

Hanging out in Sacramento not long ago on a trip to see his mother, Raphael Saadiq dropped into a crowded barbershop for a haircut. “They didn’t know who I was for a sec, but they figured it out real ...

On a crisp fall evening, the Chicago Theatre glowed with anticipation. October 8, 2025, marked a night of connection between Raphael Saadiq and a city that understands soul. The marquee read No ...

The multi-instrumentalist revealed that his greatest gratification comes from before the world even hears the finished song. “For me, it was always like… when I’m in the studio and you write a song, ...

“I Lied to You” co-writer Raphael Saadiq just received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song for his “Sinners” track. In Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” the horror-infused film compels us to believe ...

Raphael Saadiq has probably made at least a couple of songs you love, even if you never realized it. Born Charles Ray Wiggins in Oakland, California in 1966, he grew up playing bass in church bands ...

Many months after its release, audiences are still talking about that transcendent musical sequence at the center of “Sinners” — and the haunting track, “I Lied to You,” that soundtracks the epic ...