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Xfinity R&B Music Channel

Your Xfinity TV package comes equipped with Music Choice channels that you can access either through the X1 app or using voice remote by saying, “Music Choice / Genre Name”, respectively. Channels marked as TV-MA are authorized to air material with profanity or explicit content, such as swear words. Streaming Music Choice streaming capabilities on […]

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Sad Songs From the 90s

No matter the state of your romance or distance-induced drama, R&B music can help ease heartache. Thanks to artists like Babyface, Boyz II Men, Mary J Blige and Toni Braxton singing your feelings off the page – R&B will help get through any heartbreak that may come. Shanice’s song features an emotionally impactful rap bridge

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The Difference Between Death Metal and Brash Death Metal

Death metal bands tend to glorify violence and horror in their lyrics, often drawing upon Z-grade horror movie violence as inspiration, while also delving into Satanism, the Occult and other darker subjects. Death metal music is characterized by heavy distorted guitar riffs, blast beats and guttural vocals. Modern death metal bands such as Carcass and

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How Heavy Metal Music Benefits You

Researchers have disproved popular beliefs that metal music makes people violent; instead they have found it can actually reduce feelings of stress and depression while simultaneously increasing logical thinking skills and scientific reasoning abilities. Research has also shown that metalheads tend to be more open to new experiences than non-headbangers, which could explain why they

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The Difference Between Alternative and Indie Music

Alternative music encompasses many distinct styles. Notable examples are grunge, post-punk and new wave. But there are also artists that make more acoustic music that doesn’t use power chords; is there any distinction between these genres? Definition Alternative music encompasses many forms, spanning rock, pop and punk genres – as well as genres such as

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Top 3 Hours of Sad Music

If you’re feeling down, listening to sad music may provide comfort; just be careful that it doesn’t lead to more melancholy feelings than necessary. Reasons for engaging with sad music varied among samples; however, in general participants reported feeling pleasure and comfort while reminiscing when listening to sad music. Nothing Compares 2 U (Sinead O’Connor)

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A Guide to Zulu Folk Music

Over the last century, Zulu people have struggled with various forces that threaten their traditional way of life, such as Westernisation, Industrialisation and Urbanisation. Rycroft suggests that Zulus do not make an etic distinction between ukuhlabelela and izibongo; however, its effects remain unclear whether their distinction lies on stylistic or functional grounds. Ukuhlabelela Zulu music

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R&B Music Quiz

Take a trip down memory lane with these R&B (and Hip Hop) questions written by an R&B/Pop expert with extensive radio experience – also part of our app development team! R&B music fuses rhythm and blues influences with those from hip hop, soul, and pop. Can you guess the missing lyrics and artist behind any

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