R&B

Rising R&B singer Chxrry22 has released the official video for her new single “Just Like Me.” The Avery Stedmam-directed video brings Toronto’s wintry weather indoors as Chxrry22, joined by three models dressed in all white, dances in the synthetic snow, lounges on fur rugs, and sits pretty atop a cherry-red snowmobile. The aesthetic and even
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British singer-songwriter Nao has released her fourth album, Jupiter, via Sony Music UK/RCA Records. While it’s technically a follow-up to Nao’s 2021 album, And Then Life Was Beautiful, it’s also a sequel to 2018’s Saturn. “Jupiter is the sister album to Saturn,” Nao reveals. “Where Saturn was about tough lessons and growth, Jupiter is about coming through the
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Another R&B tour will be making waves this year. Grammy-winning singer Melanie Fiona has unveiled the dates for her headlining Say Yes Tour. The 15-date North American tour begins April 27 in Philadelphia at the Theatre of Living Arts. From there, Fiona will visit Washington, D.C., Atlanta, New York, Toronto, Houston and more. The spring
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Longtime collaborators Kendrick Lamar and SZA have notched a new hit on Billboard. Their smooth jam “Luther” has reached No. 1 on the Hot 100. It tallies Lamar’s sixth chart-topper and SZA’s third. Of Lamar’s No. 1s, four were earned within the last year following his beef with fellow rap star Drake, including his Grammy-winning diss
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K. Michelle has earned another certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).  Her 2019 single “The Rain” has been certified gold with over 500,000 equivalent units sold in the U.S.  The Jazze Pha and Cory Mo-produced track, which samples New Edition‘s “Can You Stand the Rain,” is lifted from K. Michelle’s 2020 album, All
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Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and producer Leon Thomas visited NPR’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., to perform a soulful Tiny Desk Concert. Thomas, with his guitar, four-man band, and background singers, opened with “Vibes Don’t Lie,” the smooth number from his lauded sophomore album, MUTT. Keeping the vibes going, Thomas performed a couple more songs from his
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Coco Jones has released her new single “Taste.” The sultry track, which samples Britney Spears’ 2003 hit “Toxic,” was produced by Stargate, Jasper Harris, and Aaron Shadrow. Over a silky production, Jones finds herself spellbound by her partner’s bedroom skills. “Got me where I’d never be / Way you kiss my lips and leave a
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Grammy-nominated artist Leven Kali has returned with his new single “Are U Still,” his first release under Def Jam Recordings. He co-wrote and co-produced the track with his longtime collaborator Sol Was. On “Are U Still,” Kali reaches out to a lover to see where things stand between them after a conflict. The funky song
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R&B’s future star Chxrry22 has returned with her new single “Just Like Me” via XO Records/Republic Records. The song’s production, helmed by Believve, evokes early 2000s R&B-pop flavor with its Neptunes-esque bounce. Lyrically, “Just Like Me” is bold, flirty and brims with confidence as Chxrry22 shows she can play the same games men try to
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Ethiopian-American singer Mereba has returned with her sophomore album, The Breeze Grew a Fire, via Secretly Canadian.  She wrote every song on the album, as well as produced alongside Sam Hoffman and Kibrom Birhane. Across 13 gentle tracks, Mereba embarks on a soul-replenishing journey through the lens of motherhood. Heartwarming songs like “Out of the
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J. Valentine wants to divide and conquer in the bedroom with his new song “Separate Ways.”  On the passionate track, produced by Shawn Holmes, Valentine sings, “You know what to do I ain’t gotta say / Girl I wanna see those legs go their separate ways / Lay back and watch you put a show on.” 
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Muni Long is feeling romantic in her new song “Slow Grind.” Released ahead of Valentine’s Day (Feb. 13), the bedroom jam finds Long craving a night full of passion with her partner. “One time, I wanna slow grind, baby / All night, I wanna slow grind, baby,” she sings in the chorus. Speaking on “Slow
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