A veteran R&B singer has truly mastered the art of “making love” songs… announcing his 8th baby is on the way, marking number ...

KEM hadn’t come through Milwaukee in eight years. Ledisi had only played in town once before over a 23-year career. They sure made it up to Milwaukee fans Saturday, teaming up for the “Soul II Soul” ...

There’s a spot on the Detroit riverfront, just behind the city’s main post office, where Kem experienced his life’s lowest moment and, in a certain regard, one of his highest. These days, the singer ...

Before becoming an international R&B star, Kem experienced homelessness and struggled with addiction in Detroit, where he grew up. He says he doesn’t regret that period of his life because, now, on ...

Detroit-raised, Grammy-nominated R&B singer-songwriter Kem will be joined by genre legends the S.O.S. Band and Loose Ends this weekend in two concerts at The Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre. A portion of ...

Kem has never been averse to change during his 20-plus-year recording career. Now he’s making his biggest pivot yet. After 23 years signed to Motown Records, the Oakland County-raised R&B singer is ...

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For R&B singer Kem, music is a balm for pain and addiction, for a family life that wasn’t always pretty. In his new memoir, music is a map he uses to find himself. “[Musical] Seeds from Africa ...

"It was all part of me. It was my inheritance.” For R&B singer Kem, music is a map to himself For R&B singer Kem, music is a balm for pain and addiction, for a family life that wasn’t always pretty.