This article originally appeared in the May 1985 issue of SPIN. Sade Adu is like her songs—smooth, elegant and beautifully arranged. A coffee-colored queen in voluminous macho shirts, hooped earrings ...

She is a 52-year-old British singer who hadn’t put out an album in ten years. And yet we all instantly recognize the name Sade. No doubt, her enduring popularity is fueled by a few iconic 1980s hits.

For decades Sade has been an ambassador of love. Just before her long-awaited “Soldier of Love” album drops (February 8), she and her band opened up to AOL Black Voices about how they make music for ...

Christina Radish is the Senior Entertainment Reporter at Collider. Having worked at Collider for over a decade (since 2009), her primary focus is on film and television interviews with talent both in ...

Selma and 13th director Ava DuVernay revealed via Twitter Tuesday that she had successfully convinced Nigerian-British singer Sade to record new music. The legendary R&B artist who brought us “Smooth ...

Reporting from New York — — Helen Folasade Adu, a.k.a. pop soul chanteuse Sade, had been a complete vegetarian for nine years when she spotted some lambs on her farm in England. “I hate to say this,” ...