Permanent Rotation: Yaya Bey The Brooklyn singer-songwriter talks to @annabel_ross about Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway — the Grammy-winning duet LP celebrating its 50th anniversary this year — that changed the way she listens to music. While Flack, Hathaway and Bey’s lyrics all trade in love and relationships, @yayabeybay found inspiration in her predecessors’ ability to intertwine love stories with broader political and cultural themes. “It helped to open my ears up because I’m listening for more things, especially as a writer. I’m listening for lyrics, I’m listening for melodies, I’m listening to the tone in their voices and I don’t think I was doing that, or consciously doing that, before [hearing] this album.” Hit the link in bio for the full interview.