Erykah Badu in Sterling Heights

Erykah Badu is an American singer-songwriter from Dallas, born in 1971, who performs neo-soul and R&B informed by jazz, funk and hip-hop. Her 1997 debut album, Baduizm, yielded “On & On”; later signature songs include “Tyrone,” “Bag Lady” and “Window Seat,” while Mama’s Gun and New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) became central works in her catalogue. The 1997 concert album Live was recorded at Sony Music Studios in New York and introduced “Tyrone,” first released as a live recording. In 2004 she performed at Dave Chappelle’s Block Party in Brooklyn and appeared in the concert film that followed; in 2011, she performed with her band at Coachella.