R&B

Xavier Omär is a provider. In his personal life, he’s a husband and new father. In his professional life, he is a singer and songwriter. It’s the day of Omär’s b l u r r EP release and he’s out shopping for furniture for his family’s new home in Dallas, Texas. They moved there just

Beyoncé is back on top. “Break My Soul,” the current single from the iconic entertainer’s seventh album, Renaissance, has reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The empowering anthem, co-written and co-produced by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, represents her eighth Hot 100 leader, following Megan Thee Stallion‘s “Savage (Remix)” in May 2020. It

R&B newcomer TRAETWOTHREE has released his debut mixtape, Out the District, via Nick Cannon’s Ncredible, in partnership with Art@War and Atlantic Records. The 11-track project includes guest features from Blueface, DDG, DW Flame and Justina Valentine.  The South Central, Los Angeles, California, native says Out the District is an introduction to him as an artist. “It’s

Vedo and producer OG Parker have released a joint project titled While You Wait. Across eight tracks, Vedo is not modest about his sexual wishes. He begins on “Soon As I Get Home,” unbuttoning himself and his lady over a sample of The Isley Brothers’ classic 1983 slow jam “Between the Sheets.”   Vedo trails the

Dvsn (vocalist Daniel Daley and producer Nineteen85) has teamed up with Spotify for its Spotify Singles. As part of the campaign, the duo recorded a stripped-down rendition of their latest single, “If I Get Caught.” Working with a simple, guitar-laden production, Daley’s remarkable vocal illuminates thoroughly all through the reworked version. In addition to prescribing

Ray J, Sammie, Bobby V and Pleasure P have formed a new R&B group called RSVP. The announcement was shared last month (July 22) on its official Instagram account with a photo collage of all the respective veterans. Under the post was a caption that hinted at potential projects, including television and music. Interestingly, in

John Legend has announced his eighth album, LEGEND, which will release Sept. 9 via Republic Records.  The double album consists of 24 tracks, including the previously shared songs “Dope” featuring JID and “Honey” featuring Muni Long. (A Target Exclusive edition features two bonus tracks.) “All She Wanna Do,” the new focus track featuring rapper Saweetie, is a

There is no worse feeling than feeling alone. R&B duo THEY. (Drew Love and Dante Jones) have what it takes to fill that emptiness on their new song “Lonely” featuring rapper Bino Rideaux.  Determined to prove that they’re a versatile pair, THEY. change course from their last two songs and come back with something with

Arin Ray has unveiled dates for his headlining Hello Poison Tour. It begins Oct. 4 at The Axis Club in Toronto, Canada.  The dates span throughout October, with Ray performing in major cities such as Boston, Atlanta, and Cincinnati, to name a few. He’ll wrap up the tour Oct. 19 at The New Parish in

Beyoncé has released Break My Soul Remixes, a maxi single that features four alternate versions of her current single, “Break My Soul.”  The four-pack includes remixes by producer/artist will.i.am, Chicago house DJ Terry Hunter, house producer/DJ Honey Dijon and DJ Nita Aviance.  “Break My Soul,” co-produced and co-written by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart, appears on Beyoncé’s

The-Dream has announced his plans to release a documentary, Love/Hate. The doc will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the singer/songwriter/producer’s immaculate debut album of the same title. (The album’s full title is Love Me All Summer, Hate Me All Winter.)  The documentary is set to release in December, the same month as the album’s 2007 release. The-Dream

Chloe Bailey, eponymously known as Chlöe, has scored her first platinum award from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as a solo act. Her debut single “Have Mercy” has officially sold more than one million equivalent units since its September 2021 release.  The twerk anthem, which Chlöe co-wrote and co-produced, achieved gold status in

Rising singers RAAHiiM and Shantel May have teamed up with podcast host Rory for his new single “Not Me.”  On the argumentative track, RAAHiiM and May portray a couple having issues with honest communication. RAAHiim sings from the perspective of a boyfriend who makes an effort to be honest. However, he struggles with saying things

Mary J. Blige is happy. Seriously, the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul is in a good headspace and makes it known on Angie Martinez‘s newly-minted podcast, In Real Life. In the episode titled “We’re All Gonna Die,” Blige spoke candidly about a series of topics, some of which are remarks we have yet to hear from

Kyle Dion has released a deluxe edition of his sophomore album, Sassy.  The new version of Sassy features all 17 songs from the original LP, which all remain in the same sequence, plus four additional tracks. Three of them were shared ahead of the expansion, including the Tkay Maidza-assisted “Hazy,” “Spoon & Bang,” and “Dance For

Craig David is going to have us pumping our fists to his latest single. The British singer and Swedish electronic production/DJ duo Galantis have come together for the dancefloor filler “DNA.”  On the attention grabber, David dabbles in a hybrid of Euro-flavored dance and R&B with the duo’s help. Lyrically, he takes a keen interest

DaniLeigh has announced her first headlining tour, 4 Velour Tour. It kicks off Sept. 9 at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California. The rising singer will travel across the nation, hitting major cities such as San Francisco, Phoenix, New Orleans, Atlanta, New York, and Chicago, among others. DaniLeigh will wrap the 4 Velour Tour at The

Fresh on the heels of her exclusive Apple Music Live concert, Mary J. Blige has released a live album comprised of the setlist. It marks Blige’s second live album, following 1998’s The Tour, which Rated R&B placed on its list of favorite live albums in 2020.  Over an hour-long, Apple Music Live: Mary J. Blige

India Shawn has unveiled the video for “Caught in the Middle,” following the release of her freshly-shared debut album Before We Go (Deeper). The Dennis Leupold-directed video sees Shawn and her love interest (played by Deivys Nicola) journeying through a sweet connection that leaves them inseparable. When Shawn isn’t glued to her man at their

Calvin Harris has shared another new song from his forthcoming album, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2. The Scottish DJ joins forces with Normani and Tinashe, along with rapper Offset, for “New To You.” The superbly musical track finds Normani covering the chorus. Tinashe delivers a verse about square one of a growing love that she