R&B

SiR embraces settling down on his new song, “Nothing Even Matters,” produced by SamTRax. It samples D’Angelo’s “Send It On” from his Grammy-winning sophomore album, Voodoo. With the neo-soul sample as its backbone, the deeply focused love song pushes the Inglewood, California, native further into the arms of an ebony goddess he can’t live without.

Mary J. Blige, Ella Mai and Queen Naija make all-too-relatable songs. They go through similar joy and pain tied to love, selflessly extending deep levels of vulnerability that resonate with their devoted audiences. That simple formula may be why the reigning Queen of Hip-Hop Soul invited the new R&B divas to join her Good Morning

After two years of anticipation, Durand Bernarr is back with a new album. Wanderlust is the latest record from the emerging singer and songwriter. It follows his 2020 LP Dur&, which was among Rated R&B’s 30 Best R&B Albums of 2020 list. Bernarr wrote on Instagram how Kelis and her 2001 sophomore album Wanderland inspired

Muni Lung (formerly known as Priscilla Renea) has released her first full-length project, Public Displays of Affection: The Album. The LP arrives on Long’s Supergiant Records imprint in partnership with Def Jam.  Public Displays of Affection: The Album includes seven songs from her sophomore 2021 EP (Public Displays of Affection), including the smash hit “Hrs

Robin Thicke has joined forces with rapper Yo Gotti for his new single “Brown Liquor.” Thicke co-wrote the intoxicating tune with Rook Monroe and co-produced it with Rich Skillz. In an interview with Crisco Kidd Block Party, Thicke revealed that he and Yo Gotti worked on “Brown Liquor” a few years ago. “I’ve been holding

Kiana Ledé has released the video for her recent single “Irresponsible,” which arrived last Friday. Directed by Michelle Parker, the video finds Ledé and an on-screen lover sitting across from each other, where she pours out her heart about the state of their relationship. As mentioned above, Ledé shared “Irresponsible” on Sept. 16. The Musiq

Teyana Taylor is headed to the silver screen. The multifaceted entertainer will star in The Smack, an indie thriller based on the novel of the same name, written by Richard Lange, The Hollywood Reporter reports. “Whewwwwww won’t he do it?! 😰 I meannnnnnnn AunTEY is in great company & I am honored 🥹🙏🏾 Thank you

If you think R&B is dead, R&B singer/songwriter Ballad is proving that theory wrong with his new single, “Lemonade,” which is debuting on This is RnB today. With a musical journey spanning the last decade, the singer/songwriter is taking R&B by storm. “Lemonade” is a classy, sexy song talking about being “sweet like a glass

Jesse Powell’s 1999 hit single “You” makes its debut on Billboard’s R&B Digital Song Sales chart during the week of Sept. 24, 2022.  Powell’s signature track, which he co-wrote with Carl Roland, enters at No. 5 this week. According to Billboard, the R&B Digital Song Sales chart tracks the most popular downloaded songs and is

[embedded content] R&B powerhouse Saul Stone has just dropped his latest single “Bring It Back” on YouTube and all the usual streaming platforms. Singersroom has covered Saul Stone’s earlier work – “Conversations” in 2020 and “White Lies” in 2014. His latest offering “Bring it Back” is similarly impressive and shows his maturation as an artist

Babyface and Ella Mai have reached No. 1 at R&B radio with “Keeps On Fallin’.” The Tevin Campbell-inspired song currently amasses more than 9.4 million audience impressions, garnering plays from 86 radio stations. It earns each artist their second term at the top this year. Babyface went to Instagram to thank R&B radio for supporting

Fans are calling Jade Novah’s latest single “Trip” a majestic romantic anthem. The song opened with a piano introduction that led me to the start of what unraveled as one of the most beautiful R&B songs I’ve heard in a very long time. From the beautiful harmonies and what I describe as a powerfully soft

Beyoncé will put steam behind a new song from Renaissance at rhythmic radio next month. “Church Girl,” a fan favorite that the 28-time Grammy winner produced with The-Dream and NO I.D., is set to impact the format Tuesday, Oct. 4. The good-girl-turned-bad jam, which includes a sample of the legendary Clark Sisters’ 1981 devotion “Center

Mariah Carey continues to flutter in honor of her liberating album Butterfly. The music icon has announced her new diamond jewelry collection with Chopard called Happy Butterfly. It marks the first joint venture between the two and celebrates the 25th anniversary of Carey’s fourth album. The collection is the result of a close collaboration with

Billboard-charting songstress Miya Guggs recent release of her new single and lyric video “Some Day” features Grammy Award-Winner Anthony Hamilton. The rising R&B songwriter and singer Guggs is climbing the charts with her summer release “Fake news” the follow-up to her top 30 R&B Single Billboard chart  “Situationships.”  Guggs is right back after heating things up

It’s officially a new era for Kelela. The singer/songwriter has returned with her new single “Washed Away.”  On the soothing tune, produced by Yo van Lenz, Kelela’s angelic vocals soar across an atmospheric backdrop. “The mist, the light, the dust that settles the night / The hope, the longing, fade away, blurry-eyed / Riding out

Chris Brown is presently gearing to send his next single from Breezy to urban radio. His Wizkid-assisted single “Call Me Every Day,” co-produced by Blaise Beatz and RoccStar, will impact the hip-hop-dominated format on Tuesday, Sept. 20. It follows his previous focus track “We (Warm Embrace).” On Spotify, “Call Me Every Day” has been played