R&B

Babyface is holding on. His latest single “As a Matter of Fact” remains atop Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart for a fourth consecutive week, extending his lead as the male solo act with the most weeks at No. 1 this year. By doing so, the song, which Babyface wrote himself and co-produced with Tommy Brown,

Durand Bernarr has recorded a pair of songs for the Spotify Singles series. As part of the campaign, the multifaceted singer has issued a sensational remake of Seal’s 1994 smash “Kiss from a Rose,” lifted from his self-titled album and most notably, the Batman Forever soundtrack.  Regarding his choice for a remake, Bernarr says, “When

Teenear has shared an updated version of her 2020 single “Come See Me” with Atlanta-based rapper K CAMP. The remix features Teenear’s same sultry vocals from the original version, as well as its charmingly persuasive lines about having a suitor pull up for a night of touch me, tease me.  K CAMP anxiously awaits his

Tori Kelly has released her eponymous EP, tori, via Epic Records. The seven-track EP was preceded by the lead single, “missin u,” which arrived in March. The project also includes features from Ayra Starr and Jon Bellion.  Among the project’s standouts is the opening track, “cut,” which sounds like it was created at the height of

Alternative R&B singer-songwriter Roy Woods has returned with his sophomore album, Mixed Emotions, via OVO Sound. The 17-track project includes the previously shared songs “Touch You,” “Insecure,” “Bad Bad,” “Don’t Love Me,” “Young Boy Problems,” “Don’t Mind Me” and “Test What I Know.”  On Mixed Emotions, Woods takes listeners on a winding journey, as he unpacks

Berhana has officially launched a new era. The emerging Ethiopian-American singer and songwriter has returned with his latest offering, “Gone (Abebe Bikila),” alongside a supporting black-and-white music video.  “Gone (Abebe Bikila)” is a tall looking glass into the inebriated mind of Berhana, as he is sober enough to make clear sentences about losing a special

Rising singer J. Brown just released a new album, The Art Of Making Love, via MochaMusic/SRG-ILS Group.  The 12-track album includes previously released tracks “123 Fourplay” and the Kevin Ross-assisted “Weightless.” The latter song, released as the second offering, was written and produced by Ross. The Art Of Making Love features the freshly-released lead single,

Otis Kane has returned with his song “Smile,” which he co-wrote and co-produced with D Mills. On the lovestruck tune, Kane describes how a special person has the ability to turn his bad mood into a good one whenever he needs a boost. Discussing his new single, Kane says, “This song is about my relationship

Jordan Hawkins is cranking out more tunes. The self-proclaimed R&B Rockstar has shared “Bad Gurl,” a new song that he wrote and produced himself. Hawkins skillfully uses his flexible voice to praise a foxy woman who effortlessly caught his eye on the hazy, alternative R&B track. He also oscillates between singing and rapping, lusting over

Grammy-winning singer Mýa is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her third album, Moodring, with a digital deluxe edition. Dubbed Mooding (Deluxe), the expanded edition features nine additional tracks previously unavailable on streaming platforms. Among the batch of tracks are international bonus tracks (“Moodring,” “Little Too Much, Little Too Late,” “EXtacy”), four remixes of “My Love Is Like…Wo”

Dvsn has announced 13 additional tour dates for the second leg of their Working On My Karma World Tour. The new leg opens Sept. 4 at Billboard Live in Osaka, Japan, with two other stops Sept. 6 to Sept. 7 in Tokyo, Japan.  After their concerts overseas, dvsn will be back in North America to

Leon Thomas has enlisted Victoria Monét for the official remix of his single, “Breaking Point.” Most of the overdriven guitar-backed track remains intact, as Thomas keeps many of his vocal parts. Monét expresses her melancholic perspective on the unpredictable nature of love. “Like fire on an ocean floor, I don’t understand how we’re here /

Rising singer Jastin Martin has unveiled a new song called “Miss Me Yet?” which she co-wrote with Grammy and Emmy-winning songwriter and producer David “Swagg R’Celious” Harris. Against a twinkling production, Martin sings about being romantically misled after a promising suitor didn’t keep up their end of the deal with doing right by her heart. 

Dionne Warwick is getting her flowers this year. The music icon has been crowned recipient of the SoundExchange Music Fairness Award for her advocacy work with SoundExchange and the musicFIRST coalition in support of the American Music Fairness Act (AMFA). The AMFA bill, supported by SoundExchange, aims to guarantee that artists receive payment for their

Tone Stith’s latest single, “Girls Like You,” is now a top 10 hit on Billboard.  The lovelorn tune makes a debut at No. 6. on the R&B Digital Song Sales chart this week, led by Coco Jones’ “ICU.”  “Girls Like You,” which reached No. 1 on iTunes’ R&B Songs chart, was released on June 30

Babyface’s latest single “As a Matter of Fact” has locked in a third week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart. This is the music icon’s longest time as a soloist at the top of this chart. This move also pushes Babyface in the lead among male acts for the most weeks at

Coco Jones’ single “ICU” continues to prove it’s a hit that sticks. The Camper-produced track re-enters Billboard’s R&B Digital Song Sales chart this week at No. 1.  It’s Jones’ first time leading this chart, which according to Billboard, tracks “the week’s most popular downloaded songs” and is “ranked by sales data as compiled by Luminate.”

Teyana Taylor continues her annual sweep of singles awards from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Her 2018 track “Rose In Harlem” has been certified gold with more than 500,000 equivalent units sold. It marks Taylor’s second certified release this year behind the Wu-Tang Clan-assisted remix of “Gonna Love Me,” which also is now

Maxwell has hinted at his sixth studio album, blacksummers’NIGHT, in a recent social media post. The legendary singer, songwriter and producer shared his third and final installment in a trilogy started in 2009 is still on the way.   “That_NIGHT music takes time; she dressing,” Maxwell wrote in a tweet for a photo of a half

Life can feel chaotic and overwhelming at times, especially when we start to contemplate all the things we wish to mend. Rising alt-R&B singer Casper Sage’s new track, “Flow State,” beautifully strives to soothe life’s abrasions with pure gratitude and contentment. “I want to flow like the water and I’m running out of things to