“I don’t really think about it until I’ve got a nice group of songs together,” he explains. He routinely takes several years between albums, and he’s not driven by time. Part of KEM’s success is a focus on quality over quantity. “Lie to Me,” the first single from “Love Always Wins,” gave him another high-charting addition to that hit list. And he’s been nominated for three Grammy Awards, and scored hits such as “I Can’t Stop Loving You,” “Love Calls” and “Why Would You Stay.” His last release, 2014’s “Promise to Love,” debuted at No. Born in Nashville and raised in Detroit, he’s notched three Top 5 albums on the Billboard 100 and on the R&B/hip-hop charts. Love has never failed KEM when it comes to his career. ![]() No matter what’s going on, when all else fails, that will always stand. But I wanted this particular body of songs to remind people that there is still good in the world, and I believe that good is love. Most of the music had been done by then, but the subject matter became even more apropos. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Sure, part of the writing was fueled and informed by our politics and the divisiveness in the country and the uncertainty – and then, of course, it was amplified with the pandemic in March.
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