If you turned on your radio in the mid-1980s, chances are you were going to hear something loud and bombastic. World Cafe ...

In this culture where we worship everything young and fresh, Sade reminded us during last night’s tour opener that there is no substitute for experience. Coming onstage Seattle’s Key Arena behind a ...

It’s very easy to hate Sade, and it has been so ever since the group emerged from London’s jazz-club scene in the early 1980s. Part of it is socio-cultural: although Sade Adu herself is hardly a ...

MUSIC’S Smooth Operator is back on the scene after 13 years away from the stage. Eighties soul superstar Sade began her tour at Palais Nikaia in the French resort of Nice on April 29, continuing ...

Sexy, smooth and sung by an exotic beauty, Sade’s music resonated deeply with a worldwide audience. The best songs — “Smooth Operator,” “The Sweetest Taboo,” “No Ordinary Love” — set the smoky, lower ...

In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions Sade performs Smooth Operator on Top of The Pops in 1984 More Video: ...

Unlike hardcore fans, who have been sharing images, personal recollections and music ever since I was assigned this to story to coincide with Sade turning 63 this week, I didn’t grow up listening to ...

With six Grammy awards and millions of record sales worldwide, she is Britain’s most recognisable global star. But yesterday Adele was trumped by Sade in the 2012 U.S. money list. The soft jazz ...

Best Pop Vocal Album is undoubtedly one of my favorite Grammy categories. The award has gone to many greats in pop music, from The Beatles to Billie Eilish. But one of my personal favorites has to be ...

Fans of sophisticated pop music everywhere were likely rejoicing when they heard that Sade has been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The British band fronted by the unforgettable singer ...

An Appreciation of the Music of Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman, and Paul S. Denman, who write and perform songs about friendship, love, and sympathy in both cosmopolitan and common lives in ...