R&B

Arin Ray‘s first album of new material in four years has a title, official cover artwork, and release date. Hello Poison will release June 3 via Interscope Records. It is the follow-up to the rising singer’s debut album, Platinum Fire, which was released in March 2018 and later upgraded to a deluxe suite that December.

As one of the world’s most popular rappers, Lil Baby uses his credibility and star power to endorse an R&B upstart destined for big things. R&B newcomer Chalynn has signed to the Grammy winner’s label, 4PF (Four Pockets Full), and is the first R&B act on the roster.  Following her signing, Chalynn has released her debut

T-Pain and Kehlani share a gold award from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). “I Like Dat,” released as a standalone collaboration last May, has been certified gold with more than 500,000 equivalent units sold.  The achievement marked a couple of notable firsts for the rapper-turnt-sanga. It’s T-Pain’s first certified release under his imprint, Nappy Boy

K. Michelle’s current single “Scooch” has checked in at No. 10 on the R&B radio chart. The make-out jam is the singer-songwriter’s first song to fill a top 10 position since the New Edition-inspired “The Rain” in February 2020. Released days ahead of Valentine’s Day, “Scooch” marked a direct yearning in K. Michelle’s voice that

Mahalia is back. The Grammy-nominated singer has released her new EP, Letter To Ur Ex, via Atlantic Records. The five-track project includes the previously released songs “Whatever Simon Says,” “In The Club” and the title track. On “Forever,” produced by GRADES, Mahalia shows how devoted she is when she’s in a relationship but isn’t interested in

Ravyn Lenae’s moment is now. The emerging singer-songwriter has released her debut album, Hypnos, her first project since 2018’s Crush EP. Hypnos is left-field R&B at its best, consisting of 16 songs, four of which have cameos from other artists of the same caliber. Those upstarts include Steve Lacy, Fousheé, Smino and Mereba. The first featured

You can count on one hand how many albums Maxwell has released in his faithful music tenure, which is now in its fourth decade. Think back to April 2, 1996. The irony of a 23-year-old Maxwell releasing Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite, his glorious debut album, on the birthday of one of his biggest influences Marvin

Mary J. Blige continues to collect her well-deserved flowers in 2022. The reigning Queen of Hip-Hop Soul is featured on TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2022 list. She joins a range of prominent public figures, including Issa Rae, Jazmine Sullivan, Oprah Winfrey, Quinta Brunson and Zendaya.  Edward Felsenthal, TIME’s editor-in-chief and CEO, said, “Our

Fousheé is determined to convince herself that all is well. The extreme volume of chaotic rock roars planted in between the half-whispered vocals and lines of deception on her new single “I’m Fine” would beg to differ. She softly sings, “I am fine / I swear I don’t mind / Sticks and stones to curb

Iman Omari may be breaking some male code on his new song “All They Wanna Do,” co-written and produced by K, Le Maestro. It begins with a thick bass before Omari anxiously awaits to jump into like a game of double-dutch to present his case on why he’s not like other men. He asserts that

Emerging R&B act Brandon Banks releases his latest song, “Wonderland.”  Starting with a rhythmic guitar, courtesy of Lophiile (Jack Harlow, BTS), the song eventually grows into a masterful production that includes beautifully placed harmonies and great drumming. Against this background, Banks sings with a soulful tone about balancing oneself and relates it to the nature

Ari Lennox reaches back in time and grabs hold of “A Kind of Magic,” an immortal tune from Queen’s catalog in the late ’80s. The effortless and faithful remake was produced by longtime collaborator Elite and featured in a global film titled The Conductor, honoring the iconic rock band.  Lennox is one of seven artists to

Serayah has a slight addiction and has something to do with the tool in her man’s pants. On “Revenge,” the second song released by the singer/actress this year, she sings about throwing fits and causing a toxic relationship environment to get the best makeup sex of her life. With striking lines like “I’ma block you

Chlöe Bailey’s self-titled debut album is expected to hit the world like a meteorite via Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Records sometime this year. The project’s first single, “Have Mercy,” was released in the fall of 2021 and topped diverse R&B and hip-hop charts months after. The smash single eventually earned the rising singer-songwriter a gold award from

Jacquees has returned with his new single, “Say Yea,” his first song release of 2022.  Over a pillowy production stitched by XL Eagle, the self-proclaimed King of R&B lays out ways he plans to treat a special woman like a queen. “Gourmet dinner, candlelight, champagne / Order oxtail, lamb chop, valet / Everything exclusive when

John Legend has officially kicked off a new of music. He recently released his new single “Dope” featuring rapper JID as the first offering from his forthcoming album. “I’m so thrilled to be releasing new music,” Legend said. “The past year or so has been so exciting for me creatively. I have been writing and

Sean “Diddy” Combs has begun to assemble talent for his newly-minted label, Love Records, in partnership with Motown Records. First on the roster is Jocelyn “Jozzy” Donald, a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter the mogul introduced at Sunday night’s Billboard Music Awards. At the ceremony, where Mary J. Blige was honored and Maxwell saluted Michael Jackson, Combs brought

‘Tis the season of Chris Brown. The R&B superstar has announced his tenth album, Breezy, will release June 24 via Chris Brown Entertainment/RCA Records.  The album is preceded by Brown’s singles “Iffy” and “WE (Warm Embrace).” The former was produced by Smash David, OG Parker and Blaq Tuxedo. The latter tune, which includes a songwriting

Olivia has reemerged after a two-year break. The first artist signed to Clive Davis’ now-defunct J Records has shared a new single titled “No Permission.” It was produced by High Volume and co-written by Tejai Moore (Jacquees, HEX). Inspired by the traffic rules, “No Permission” is Olivia singing across a hip-hop tempo and offbeat synths

The spring months have been kind to Ari Lennox. “Pressure,” the lead single from her pending second album, has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with more than 500,000 equivalent units sold. The well-pushed single, produced by Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, and Elite, marks Lennox’s third consecutive certified gold release