EXCLUSIVE: Jesse Boykins III Covers Corinne Bailey Rae’s “Closer”

Set on an exciting path to future stardom, Brooklyn based singer songwriter Jesse Boykins III exclusively dropped something rather special into the SoulCulture inbox this afternoon: his beautiful interpretation of “Closer,” a highlight from Corinne Bailey Rae‘s latest album, The Sea. Compelled to reinterpret the song and show some love to Ms Bailey Rae, Jesse [...]

Mercury Prize 2010 Nominations Announced: Corinne Bailey Rae, Dizzee Rascal & The XX Among Chosen

The annual Barclaycard Mercury Prize Albums of the Year have been announced for 2010…. Speaking earlier today from The Hospital Club in Covent Garden, London, BBC presenter/DJ Lauren Laverne revealed this year’s album nominations for the £20,000 prize, which is open to UK and Irish acts who have released albums over the past year. The [...]

Corinne Bailey Rae – “Closer” | Official Music Video

Here’s the video to Corinne Bailey Rae‘s latest single “Closer”, from her album, The Sea. I love this song; in fact I love the album. While I acknowledged her vocal talent before, I had very little interest in Ms Bailey Rae, but her gritty soulfulness, musical openness and depth on this record (much derived from [...]

Corinne Bailey Rae Performs On Glastonbury’s Main Stage | Video

Corinne Bailey Rae gave a passionate performance this weekend at the Glastonbury 2010 festival which also had some amazing performances from The Gorillaz and Snoop Dogg. Although this wasn’t her 1st performance at Glastonbury but this was the first time Corinne had performed on the main pyramid stage and she didn’t disappoint. Watch the full [...]

Corinne Bailey Rae Performs “Paris Nights/New York Mornings” x “Closer” On Later With Jools Holland|Video

Corinne Bailey Rae joined Jools Holland for the last episode in the current series of Later With… Jools Holland this week. Delivering amazing performances of “Paris Nights/New York Mornings” & “Closer” from her current album The Sea, I don’t think I have ever seen this woman deliver a wack or sub par performance yet.

A Sultry Performance From Corinne Bailey Rae: “The Blackest Lily” on Jimmy Fallon

Excellent performance from Corinne Bailey Rae of “The Blackest Lily”, taken The Sea, backed by house band The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

Corinne Bailey Rae Performs “Closer” On The Late Late Show (Video)

Corinne Bailey Rae performs “Closer” from her critically acclaimed sophomore album The Sea on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

Corinne Bailey Rae Performs Closer on David Letterman (Video)

Amazing performance from Corinne Bailey Rae of “Closer” which is one of my favourite tracks from her recent album The Sea. BONUS: After the jump watch Corinne Bailey Rae talking to Soulculture.TV about Erykah Badu and the creation of The Sea’s album artwork.

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