Catching Up With Raphael Saadiq

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Grammy Award-winner Raphael Saadiq will release his fifth studio album, Stone Rollin', on March 22. The follow up to the hugely successful The Way I See It (which boasted four Billboard R&B chart singles, was nominated for three Grammy Awards including Best R&B Album, and was also selected by iTunes as their 'Album of the Year' in 2008) celebrates the classic sounds of '60s and '70s soul, but with a futuristic twist.

Saadiq dropped by the Out studio last week to chat about Stone Rollin', making baby-making music, his upcoming duet with Mick Jagger at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards taking place this Sunday, February 13, and more:

For more on Raphael Saadiq, including details on upcoming performances, head to his official website and visit his Facebook page. To purchase "Radio," the first single from Stone Rollin', visit iTunes. And be sure to tune into the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night to see Saadiq's sure-to-be talked about duet with Mick Jagger.

-- NOAH MICHELSON

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