R&B

Jazmine Sullivan’s “Hurt Me So Good” has placed in the top ten of Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart the week of Oct. 1. Co-produced by DZL, Akeel Henry and Luca Mauti, the heartwrenching ballad marks the sixth song of her career to achieve this recognition. It impacted R&B radio, which sources rankings of Adult R&B,

Summer Walker is among the artists featured in the video for “Power (Remember Who You Are),” a song lifted from the soundtrack of the upcoming short film The Flipper’s Skate Heist. Nigerian DJ and producer SPINALL, French DJ and producer DJ Snake and rising singer Äyanna are part of the star-studded collaboration and its newly-unveiled

R&B newcomer Chxrry22 (pronounced “Cherry 22”) has released her debut EP, The Other Side. Of the EP, Chxrry22, says, “The Other Side is about coming to terms with duality – we all have two sides. We can be both the villain and the victim in some story and this is me owning that.” On the

Teyana Taylor’s The Album has produced its third gold-certified award from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). “Bare With Me,” co-produced by Bizness Boi, Cardiak, and NinetyFour, has pushed more than 500,000 equivalent units since its release. It amassed over 25 million streams on Spotify at the time of publication. This award follows the

“Love requires work, just like faith requires work. Faith without works is dead, love without work is dead”-Tony Terry Twenty-two years ago, R&B legend Antonio Terry, known by his stage name Tony Terry released one of the greatest love songs of all time. From the 11-song, self-titled album, “Toni Terry,” it was track number 5,

Ciara and Summer Walker did not miss with their new video for “Better Thangs,” directed by Mia Barnes. In the aesthetically-pleasing video, the two multi-platinum superstars favor ’90s beauty looks that define an era when Black women set a new bar for fashion, jewelry and hair — as they continue to do today. A steamy

ThisIsRnB had the wonderful opportunity to sit down and chat with Motown Gospel’s amazing talent and beautiful winner of Fox’s inaugural season of the singing competition  “The Four: Battle for Stardom, Tennessee native, Evvie McKinney. In 2018 Evvie totally stunned the world and turned the competition upside down with her performance of Andra Days’ “Rise

The Isley Brothers are back. The legendary R&B group has released their new album, Make Me Say It Again, Girl via RI Top Ten. The album includes the lead single “Friends and Family” featuring Snoop Dogg and its follow-up, “Make Me Say It Again, Girl” featuring Beyoncé. The latter tune, which is a reimagined version of their

Indie artists like BETH are proof that R&B is alive and thriving. We first met the singer/songwriter when she released her debut album, “Free, “and now she’s back with her sophomore release, “Get To Know Me,”  giving full-grown R&B vibes.  It comes from her label, Anise Records with primary production from Marcus “Da Heatmizer” Devine

Three years after With Time, ilham returns with a new self-titled EP. It marks the rising singer/songwriter’s first project for Def Jam. Ilham was executive produced by DannyBoyStyles and features additional co-production from him, Bizness Boi, The Fisticuffs, Julez Jadon, SVRN, Blake Straus, and NinetyFour, among others. The vibey EP possesses a breezy synergy that

Joyce Wrice plans to get better acquainted musically with Grammy-winning producer/DJ Kaytranada on the new EP Motive. The new record will arrive independently on Oct. 7. Wrice shared that she recorded Motive as an outlet for the world to dance to. Wrice explains, “This new project is experimental, fun, carefree, and sexy. After Overgrown, I

Many high schools in many countries include music as part of their curriculum. Some students study music professionally in specialized schools in addition to their basic education or enroll in colleges. Higher education in this field is gaining in popularity, and new areas, including interdisciplinary areas, are emerging. The foreign music industry is growing rapidly,

“There’s a void out there for male R&B groups like Jagged Edge, [which] has a rough-around-the-edges feel but can deliver vocally,” a thriving Jermaine Dupri, head of So So Def, told Billboard in August 1997. “I think they have the right creative mix and are especially interesting since they wrote the songs on the album.”

After much anticipation, global superstar Ciara has released her Summer Walker-assisted single “Better Thangs.” It marks their second collaboration, following “Ciara’s Prayer,” which appeared on Walker’s 2021 album, Still Over It. “Better Thangs” is an energizing affirmation that one can turn heartbreak into empowerment. What truly makes this celebration of healing after a dead-end relationship

India Shawn has announced her headlining Before We Go Deeper Tour. The singer-songwriter will be joined by supporting acts Zyah Belle, Remy Williams and Brik.Liam. The latter two artists will appear on select dates. The Before We Go Deeper Tour kicks off Sept. 30 in Washington, D.C. From there, Shawn and friends will play in major cities such