R&B

Rising singer Brandon is back with his first single since last July. The self-produced track is titled “Cherie.” Brandon is unraveling at the seams on the guitar-lined song now that his partner has left his side. “I miss her / I just want to kiss her / Girl, you know I only want your body

Mary J. Blige’s one-night-only Apple Music Live performance at New York City’s historic United Palace, the Grammy award-winning and Academy award-nominated artist, actress, producer, and entrepreneur joins Nadeska on Apple Music to discuss what fans can expect from the performance and her approach to crafting a career-spanning setlist with plenty of classic fan favorites. Blige

“I literally feel like I delivered a baby,” Naomi Raine tells Rated R&B over the phone. It’s the release day of her debut solo album, Journey, and the Grammy-winning vocalist is relieved to have it out. “After you deliver a baby, usually you get to hold them in your arms. I feel like now I’m

According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Jhené Aiko’s best-selling single is “Sativa,” the alternate version featuring Rae Sremmurd. The song is now certified 5x multi-platinum with cumulative U.S. sales of more than five million equivalent units.  The original version, lifted from Aiko’s 2017 album Trip, features Swae Lee, one-half of Rae Sremmurd

Canadian R&B artist Dylan Joshua is bringing a different sound to R&B with his new single, “Wishing You Were Still Here,” premiering exclusively on ThisisRnB. Always maintaining a heavy hand in the production process, Joshua sustains creative control over his works that continue to take the Canadian market by storm. Now, ready to amplify his

Impactful lyrics and soulful voices have contributed to some of the most memorable music everreleased, but there are other tracks that similarly hit the mark. When it comes to the world’s love ofanimals, particularly dogs and cats, there is a wealth of songs dedicated to a topic that manypeople can relate to. Songs about animals

Superstar. Multi-Grammy winner. Hardest woman in show business. Icon. Many key terms mentioned above are currently used to describe Beyoncé at one point or another in her decorated career. Now, in the fourth decade of her profession, she no longer needs them to identify who she is as a highly-acclaimed music titan. Beyoncé is now

Raheem Devaughn and Dru Hill shut the stage down to a sold-out audience Saturday evening during A Night of R&B at the Mable House Barnes Amphitheater in Atlanta. Hosted by ATL native and comedian Mc Lightfoot, the show was a night to remember. Raheem Devaughn started the show. He came out on the stage, welcoming

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Ro James has not given up on the promotional efforts for Mantic, the long-awaited follow-up to his Eldorado debut. The Germany-born singer has released the corresponding video for “Too Much” featuring Miguel.  The Daps-directed video sees James and Miguel busting wheelies and shifting gears in fast cars in forgotten semi-desert where beautiful women aren’t hard

Toronto R&B Roy Woods recently released his new single “Bad Bad” via Drake’s OVO Sound/Warner Records. Built around dark, bass-heavy percussion and elevated by sultry guitar notes, the song captures the feeling of someone special slipping through your fingers. The song starts out with a short intro before moving to the chorus.“You be on your

Young people today access the internet many times more daily compared to middle-agedadults. Recent data show about 95% of teenagers in the US use smartphones daily. Mostof them go online multiple times daily. They plug into music streaming apps and sharewith friends online. The youth engage in discussions about popular music multiple times with differentfriends.

Singer-songwriter India Shawn has released her debut album, Before We Go (Deeper), via LACA Records/Epic Records — and it was well worth the wait. The 14-track LP includes all the songs from Shawn’s 2021 EP, Before We Go, and seven new tracks. Every song on Before We Go (Deeper) was produced by Oscar and Grammy winner

Brother Love (formerly Diddy) diddy-bops in the name of love on the new music video for the lead single, “Gotta Move On” featuring Bryson Tiller, from the upcoming Motown Records R&B-stricken debut album. Directed by Teyana “Spike Tey” Taylor, the music video co-stars thriving actress/singer Serayah and well-known muse Joie Chavis. Love premiered the song

Kem returns with Full Circle, his first music collection since 2020’s Love Always Wins. Named after his co-headlining 2022 tour with Babyface, the brand new EP features the love song “Stuck On You,” issued in February.  Full Circle is equipped with five songs, some of which could be described as his most energized. Kem enlisted the

With an appealing name and undeniable swagger, emerging recording artist Mornin Afta aims to make himself a standout act in today’s new R&B landscape with the release of the inviting new EP, intriguingly-titled Heartaches & 808’s, out now, via own imprint. Evidently inspired by the 2008 Kanye West classic, 808s, and Heartbreak, the Baltimore native

Rochelle Jordan has announced her new project Play With The Changes Remixed, set to release Sept. 16. It’s a reimagined version of her 2021 album, Play With The Changes. The album will include remixes produced by Kaytranada, Sango and Soul Clap, among others. To accompany her album announcement, Jordan has released her “Love You Good (Remix)”

Rotimi unites the nations with fellow West African & London-raised heavyweight JNR Choi & Ghananian producer Blackway for the latest visual’ Throwback.” And ThisIsRnB’s Host, Kadeja caught with the mogul-in-the-making for a highly entertaining and informative interview. Rotimi has delivered a rousing visual production that makes us want to celebrate life and stimulates us to

Hot on the heels of the new song “Heartbreaker,” DaniLeigh continues steady output with the new EP My Side. The seven-track effort follows the multi-platinum singer’s 2020 album Movie.  Thus far, DaniLeigh’s shared two My Side songs, including the one mentioned above and the harsh “Dead To Me,” which arrived on May 10. She recently shared