(ThyBlackMan.com) When I think about the artists who’ve shaped the sound of modern R&B, pop, and dance music, Jody Watley’s name always rises to the top of the list. She wasn’t just a chart-topping ...

In and around the music industry for more than 30 years, Jody Watley got her start in her mid-teens as a dancer on “Soul Train” before joining R&B group Shalamar. The Chicago-born singer’s stint with ...

Ozy has inked Jody Watley to a talent deal that includes a biopic on the Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter-producer. OZY and Watley have begun the search for writers to attach to the project. “When ...

The 1980s were a renaissance of sorts for a new generation of black female vocalists. The dawn of the MTV era produced a slew of iconic soloists that dominated the R&B and pop charts throughout the ...

Farai Chideya talks to Grammy Award-winning dance and pop artist Jody Watley. The diva is back with a new album — and some surprising cover tunes — on her new CD, The Makeover.