R&B

No one should be surprised that T-Pain is still collecting certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). While on his Road to Wiscansin Tour, the rapper-turnt-sanga’s sophomore album Epiphany graduated to double-platinum status with more than two million equivalent units sold. It becomes his only album to climb over the multi-platinum level. Released
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Determinedly softer than the string play it adorns, Karen Turner’s lead vocal in “If the World Is Ending” crushes us with its melancholic yearning, its very presence highlighting a contrast between her delivery and the tone of the instrumentation. There’s something quite fetching about her hesitation in some of these verses, but the eagerness with
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The last big song titled “Magic Stick” united Lil’ Kim and 50 Cent and occupied the number two spot on the Hot 100 without a video. None of that is intended to add pressure on Trè Samuels, the newest Warner Records signee who released his major-label debut single of the same title. Nothing about the
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The 2022 Roots Picnic is happening on Saturday, June 4, and Sunday, June 5, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Hosted at The Mann at Fairmount Park, the two-day festival is headlined by Mary J. Blige and the Roots, and Summer Walker. Other performers on the star-studded lineup include Jazmine Sullivan; Summer Walker; Alex Isley; Tone Stith; Robert Glasper &
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Anderson .Paak does more than dominate the charts and win awards as one-half of Silk Sonic with Bruno Mars. The extraordinary musician makes style a patent priority of his brand, displaying it through his third collaborative collection with Vans. The Vans x Anderson .Paak Vanderson Collection features unique footwear and apparel made for the entire
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Arin Ray is back with his first studio album in four years. Hello Poison follows his 2018 debut album, Platinum Fire, which was expanded months later with a few bonus cuts.  Among the 15 songs on Ray’s sophomore album are the glistening “Gold” and “The Mood” featuring D Smoke. In between those two songs, he
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Grammy-nominated, R&B platinum-selling singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor, Tank and multi-platinum singer-songwriter and music executive J. Valentine premiered a  new “R&B Money Podcast” on (6/1). From iHeartMedia Inc. and Charlamagne tha God’s Black Effect Podcast Network, this podcast is for staunch and loyal R & B enthusiasts, highlighting artists from Marvin Gaye to Pink Sweat$,
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[embedded content] Album artwork “I Could Be Dreaming” Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Love Keyys has just released her highly anticipated sophomore album “I Could Be Dreaming” on Friday, June 3 2022. The album includes her powerful love song, “Life Worth Living” as part of the 11 track collection which explores themes of love gone bad. “I
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Glitter, formerly known as Glitter Rose, started making music at twelve years old and, now in her thirties, finds herself immersed as deep as ever in that world. Her new single “Pretend Love” does not entirely abandon her initial direction as a southern rocker, she is still working with her bandmates Marc Bain, David Crandall,
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[embedded content] Album cover art for Tsharna’s debut EP, “About That Time” An exciting new R&B soul songstress has emerged from Luton in the United Kingdom to debut her exquisite EP titled “About That Time” on Thursday, May 26. The EP includes the following five tracks: 1. “Think About Me”2. “Curfew”3. “Shiver”4. “For Life”.5. “Insane”.
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Chlöe has released an official remix of Capella Grey’s 2021 single, “Gyalis.” The updated version doesn’t stray much from the original, keeping Grey’s sly verses untouched. Chlöe slides in behind him with unequivocal vocals, which allows her to lament beautifully about the devious protagonist.  An easy catch herself, she knows that she “could’ve had his
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This year’s Black Music Month kicked off with nominations for the 2022 BET Awards. Leading the R&B pack in three categories is Ari Lennox, who received four nods. The Washington, D.C. native’s hit single “Pressure” scored two acknowledgments, including Video of the Year and Bet Her. She is a two-time nominee in the latter field,
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The contemporary music landscape seems to be continuously changing for as long as we can trackhuman creativity. Even within the span of a single decade, we notice a variety of musical trendsappearing and developing, only to disappear into an even newer variation of the genre. Most timesthis change is heavily influenced, or even fully motivated
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