Gerald Maxwell Rivera, known mononymously as Maxwell, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Along with fellow musicians D’Angelo and Erykah Badu, Maxwell has been credited as an originator of the “neo soul” movement that rose to prominence during the late 1990s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maxwell has artfully managed to transfix music lovers for more than two decades, releasing five studio albums, all in his own time and all duly anointed as classics. The soul singer redefined soul music in April of 1996 when he released his critically acclaimed debut on Columbia, ‘Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite.’ It earned Grammy nominations, double platinum status and RIAA gold for the single, “Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder).” The platinum albums ‘Embrya’ (1998) and ‘Now’ (2001) followed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After eight years, 2009’s ‘BLACKsummers’night’ debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and won two Grammys, including Best R&B Album. To date, Maxwell has achieved 4 platinum album certifications from the RIAA. His last album ‘blackSUMMERS’night,’ the second installment of his musical trilogy, earned Maxwell his third-Grammy (Best R&B Song for “Lake By The Ocean”) an NAACP Image Award (Outstanding Male Artist), and a Soul Train Award (Best R&B\/Soul Male Artist).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a recent Valentine’s Day appearance on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Maxwell performed his latest single “Off,” and in a special edition of Colberts’ Precise Advice<\/em> Maxwell joined again to answer a few questions about life, love and relationships-as well as his thoughts on leftovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For your added enjoyment we’ve added a Gem from 2009 when Maxwell released “Till The Cop’s Come Knockin.'” Let us know what you think of Maxwells’ performance by using the comment box below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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