Sitting w Babyface in his Las Vegas studio for The NYTimes' “30 Greatest Living American Songwriters” was like stepping into the DNA of modern R&B. What he achieved is a redefinition—of the charts, but more lastingly of what a modern love song could be. 🎁 link to clip www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

clip is blurry but idc! 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters. The New York Times. I was a judge. I wrote essays on Valerie Simpson, Smokey Robinson, and Carole King. I interviewed Babyface and Mariah Carey on camera. And my dog barked on CNN 🎵🐾

i wrote about Babyface for the New York Times’ 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters project. below is a quick excerpt. full essay is here www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

i wrote about Babyface for the New York Times’ 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters project. below is a quick excerpt. full essay is here www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

who told me to binge L.A.'s Finest because now I'm invested

i’ve always thought “Way Over Yonder” was Carole King’s best song and i finally got to talk about it in The New York Times www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

i’ve always thought “Way Over Yonder” was Carole King’s best song and i finally got to talk about it in The New York Times www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

not me scared to turn on this #celtics game

amazing interview!! i love learning about what inspired a songwriter 🤔🤯 esp when that songwriter is one of the greatest ever!

random song i love is "Suzanne" from Raye + Ronson www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev9G...

let me check NBA Today to see how they're trashing my #Celtics

there is this www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

random song i love is "Suzanne" from Raye + Ronson www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev9G...

Dee, folks did stand up for JD. It was a tough room

somebody's gotta be the new kid on the block. long discussions were had. he made the cut 🙏🏽

Erykah on Stevie 💕

Thank you for this! Loved your interview with Mariah Carey! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 @danyelsmith.bsky.social

that was a rough one #celtics

Queen & King of New York 🔥🔥🔥🔥

do tell 👀

What a fantastic list, I've thoroughly enjoyed reading through it. So interesting that people speak of some of the songwriting as simple & clear while we laud Mariah's writing for its elevated vocabulary & world-building.

💕💕 i adore your questions 🤩 that wasn’t me on Jay tho— Mariah and Babyface 💕💕

sometimes we all need to be told 🙏🏽

i’m on the team that created this. gift link www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

i need for my #Celtics to please get this done tonight.

ha! let me know what you think. i wrote about Valerie Simpson, Smokey, Babyface, Mariah and Carole King. interviewed Mariah and Babyface on-cam www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/m...

The sheer variety of American song is like whoa. How do you define greatness? Originality? Influence? Mass appeal? I wrestled with all of it as a judge + essayist for the NYT's Greatest Living American Songwriters project. Interviewed Babyface. Mariah. More to come www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/m...

🤨

yes indeed! i'd interviewed Mariah before, so it was great to see her

The sheer variety of American song is like whoa. How do you define greatness? Originality? Influence? Mass appeal? I wrestled with all of it as a judge + essayist for the NYT's Greatest Living American Songwriters project. Interviewed Babyface. Mariah. More to come www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/m...

when y'all make me watch basketball games that the celtics aren't playing in

It’s too much going on 😟

does Jaylen have blood on his sleeve? #nbaplayoffs

grapefruit juice or (real) lemonade

Uh oh. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/c...

y'all can say what you want about Tatum. he's that guy. go Celtics.

!!!

i can't stand a close game. too much stress rn

facts

i love working with Tiffany and @thetriibe.com

please no flagrant 🙏🏽

xxoo 💞

💞

The conversation doesn’t stop here. There’s more on the way, and we’re previewing it in our RESHAPE newsletter. Subscribe today to see it: thetriibe.com/newsletters/

It was an honor to work with former VIBE EIC Danyel Smith on this interactive story about the cultural impact of Quincy Jones. The TRiiBE stands in the legacy of Mr. Jones, Danyel and the trailblazing work of VIBE. thetriibe.com/interactive/...

wait they are holding DEN to 4 points rn??

re-posting 😬