James Brown returned to a Billboard chart thanks to a prominent sample. Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn did not. When it comes to samples, "everything is negotiable." By Elias Leight In early March, a ...

Luther Vandross didn’t just sing love songs. He invented the kind of vocals that make you want to text your ex, light a candle, and dramatically stare out a window all at once. While Vandross is ...

Lamar's duet with SZA samples Luther Vandross' 1982 hit "If This World Were Mine." The song was written by Marvin Gaye, who himself recorded it in 1967 as a duet with Tammi Terrell. This is FRESH AIR.