Exactly one year ago today, Tiana Major9 was celebrating her first top 10 R&B single on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart for “Collide” featuring EARTHGANG. This evening at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, the Benny Cassette-produced track is in a tight race to win Best R&B Song. [embedded content] It’s hard to believe that
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Hours before the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, winners were announced at the pre-telecast ceremony hosted by Jhené Aiko. Rated R&B shared their predictions, now here’s who took home the gold. Best Traditional R&B Performance For new vocal or instrumental traditional R&B recordings. Ledisi — “Anything for You” Best R&B Song A Songwriter(s) Award. A song
Front + Center is Rated R&B’s artist discovery series, putting new and emerging R&B singers at the center of your attention. It’s a mid-afternoon in Atlanta and Dixson is maneuvering comfortably in his family’s basement. Decorated with wood paneling and vintage furniture, the room immediately gave a likening to the southern native’s singing voice; homegrown,
Many people remember the first time they heard Givēon sing his now certified-gold single “Like I Want You,” especially LosHendrix. He contributed production to it. While he’s grateful for the opportunity to have adorned the song from Take Time, one of this year’s Best R&B Album nominees, the Philly-born musician is most proud of his
Donell Jones knows that what goes around, comes around in his new video “Karma (Payback).” Directed by G Visuals, Jones figures out that his girl has been unfaithful. On a night out on the town, he confides and finds comfort in his friends, including fellow R&B singers Carl Thomas and RL (of Next). The video
Less than six months after releasing All Love Everything, self-termed thematic artist Aloe Blacc has shared a deluxe version featuring three new songs. Two of the recent songs include the gorgeous duet of “I Do” featuring LeAnn Rimes and the soul-stirring song “Other Side.” Blacc closes out the updated LP with “Missing Piece,” the third new offering. It has a pop
Join ThisIsRnB’s The Reach, as we explore R&B in its effects on TV, film, theatre and culture. If you were like most in 2020, you immersed yourself in entertainment. You couldn’t turn on a streaming service without bumping into our latest guest, Marisha Wallace. From being featured in Netflix’s Jingle Jangle’s soundtrack, and upcoming season
On Tuesday night, Janelle Monáe campaigned her rousing track “Turntables” one last time for an Academy Award nomination on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Set in a dimly-lit warehouse, the genre-bending artist and her wicked band rock out to the song in signature Monáe style: wild and free. She fiercely wielded an electric guitar
Lilan Kane (pronounced LEE – lawn) is a soul and jazz vocalist based in Oakland, CA. is set to release her latest single, “(Time Keeps Moving On) TKMO. “ Kane is a graduate of Berklee College of Music, where she studied with Grammy award winning vocal arranger Donna McElroy and drummer/arranger Kenwood Dennard. “TKMO” was
Motown/UMe will honor the legacy and wishes of founding Supremes member Mary Wilson with the release of Mary Wilson: Expanded Edition. The album, which is set to arrive on April 16 via Motown/UMe, includes eight bonus tracks. It features rare mixes of her hit “Red Hot,” the unheard Gus Dudgeon sessions and the brand-new single
Legendary actress and Grammy winning singer Brandy Norwood returns to the ABC network to star in the upcoming music drama pilot “Queens” written by Zhair McGhee, Sabrina Wind and ABC Signature. Brandy joins rapper/actress/talk-show co-host EVE (Barbershop) and Naturi Naughton, best known as Tasha St. Patrick of the hit Starz series Power. Brandy plays Naomi,
For ambitious artists angling for a permanent position in the music industry, a day job is often a stepping stone away from their big break. For Ant Clemons, his once steady job at Red Lobster in Philadelphia has led him to a 2021 Best R&B Album nomination for last year’s Happy 2 Be Here. It’s
Social media sensation and emerging singer Olivia King has released her new track “20 Something.” The mid-tempo, produced by shayonthebeat, illustrates the feelings of a 20-something person struggling with their chaotic life. On the track, King speaks of seeing everybody around her going into new situations, such as marriage and having kids, and her not
These days, The Weeknd has more than blinding lights blurring his vision. The international phenom has a handful of new platinum plaques from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to thank as well. For starters, his current album After Hours has been certified double platinum with over two million equivalent units sold. This also
Alicia Keys continues to be in a league of her own. “So Done,” her liberating duet featuring Khalid, unseats Chris Brown and Young Thug’s “Go Crazy” from the No. 1 position on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart this week. Counting all Keys’ entries (12), this accomplishment makes her the only artist with the most
There’s no better way for Brandy to celebrate International Women’s Day than with some good news. The music legend will co-star in an hour-long pilot for ABC’s upcoming hip-hop drama, Queens, Deadline reports. “So excited to share this news with y’all,” Brandy wrote in an Instagram post. “Thank you God for allowing me to
Dawn Richard continues to chart her own course as a fearless talent by releasing her new track, “Pilot (a lude).” It arrives with a supporting visual, celebrating the notion of Black women flying in futuristic territory. There’s nothing jet lag about Richard’s “Pilot (a lude).” On the fierce track, she boasts about flying above the
Yaya Bey is readying the follow-up to last year’s Madison Tapes. The Queens, N.Y. native’s forthcoming release, The Things I Can’t Take With Me, is due to arrive on April 9 via the newly rebooted label Big Dada. Speaking on the concept of her upcoming EP, Bey said in a press release, “[The album] is
How thrilled must Alicia Keys be that her liberating song “So Done” featuring Khalid has reached number one on the R&B radio? It’s her second song from the ALICIA album era to end up at the pinnacle on this radio format. She previously held the title for “Show Me Love,” featuring Miguel. Of course, with the new chart position
Remember the trip Jhené Aiko took us on with her while high on Psilocybin? SZA takes on a psychedelic journey with her the drug in her new video for the song “Good Days.” With the premise of this video, of course, Solana (aka SZA) trusted nobody but herself to bring the vision to life. The