Listen to “Here” by Alessia Cara

The soft voiced, power singer Alessia Cara stuns on “Here,” a song that describes an evening with an introverted, antisocial, uninterested, standoffish eighteen-year-old, comes through the Def Jam gates. She’s my kind of girl: Honest and not with the bull, ever.

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Written by Richardine Bartee

Her unprejudiced love for people, the arts, and business have taken her this far. Join Richardine on her journey as she writes history into existence, one article at a time. Richardine is a member of the Recording Academy/GRAMMYs, and a GRAMMY U Mentor. She is the North American Press Agent and US Business Manager for Oxlade and contributes to BET.com; Director of Content for Duke Concept; Follow her on Instagram and Twitter.

Songs That Remind Us of Our Mothers

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