Rolling Stone : Mario Winans

New Release : Never Really Was (Remix)

Tue, 24 Aug 2004 05:47:58 PDT

Artist: Mario Winans

Album Review : Hurt No More

Thu, 20 May 2004 08:16:26 PDT

Artist: Mario Winans
Album: Hurt No More
Review: Hurt No More is admirably single-minded, a document of the psychological crumbling of a man scorned. Puffy-approved singer-songwriter Winans nails all the emo cues: resignation on the Enya-sampling single "I Don't Wanna Know," resentment on "Pretty Girl Bullsh*t" and frustration on "This Is the Thanks I Get," asking, "How could you do a good nigga like this?" But though his melodies are strong...

Article : Mario Winans Spreads the Gospel

Tue, 18 May 2004 01:46:57 PDT

"You can have church anywhere," says Mario Winans, a few hours before he's scheduled to hold services on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He'll be promoting his lush new R&B album, Hurt No More, which is already a Top Five hit.

The show's biggest surprise isn't that Winans, a devout Christian, brings down the house; it's that his mom, renowned gospel singer Vickie Winans, makes an unannounced appearance as a Mother's Day gift. "When he sang, I started crying," says Vickie. "I was so...