{"id":3620952,"uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/plays/3620952/?format=json","airdate":"2026-02-22T18:34:18-08:00","show":66004,"show_uri":"https://api.kexp.org/v2/shows/66004/?format=json","image_uri":"https://coverartarchive.org/release/d19ae238-9672-4385-ae28-1d0cf2096f6d/32986966243-500.jpg","thumbnail_uri":"https://coverartarchive.org/release/d19ae238-9672-4385-ae28-1d0cf2096f6d/32986966243-250.jpg","song":"If You Love Me","track_id":null,"recording_id":"c162ffd5-c0e5-4ead-99d1-689d4ae6dd4f","artist":"Brownstone","artist_ids":["9b214042-4154-4571-8f6c-5643eb4bc06f"],"album":"From the Bottom Up","release_id":null,"release_group_id":"bee65aec-0eb6-3295-a505-855df4b3c259","labels":["MJJ Music"],"label_ids":["00e45b1d-3db8-4cd9-9fc1-e141d54a1f61"],"release_date":"1994-06-01","rotation_status":null,"is_local":false,"is_request":false,"is_live":false,"comment":"Brownstone's \"If You Love Me\" was the second single from their 1994 debut album, From the Bottom Up. \nThe song was written by Gordon Chambers, Nicole Gilbert, and Dave Hall, and features a sample from \"Spellbound\" (1990) by American rapper K-Solo. \"If You Love Me\" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1996 but lost to \"Creep\" by TLC.\n\nBrownstone originally consisted of Nicole \"Nicci\" Gilbert, Charmayne \"Maxee\" Maxwell, and Monica \"Mimi\" Doby. In 1995 during promo for their debut From The Bottom Up, Doby departed the group and was replaced by singer Kina Cosper. \n\nOriginal member Charmayne Maxena \"Maxee\" Maxwell died on February 27, 2015 at age 46 following what has been reported publicly as an accidental fall.\n\nBrownstone's newest line-up is currently composed of founding member Nicci Gilbert, Arin Jackson, and Alexis Jones.","location":1,"location_name":"Default","play_type":"trackplay"}