R&B

Thirty years seems like forever for an artist of Mary J. Blige’s stature to finally see themselves as a queen. In a February interview with long-standing friend and radio personality Angie Martinez, Blige dubiously played iHeartRadio’s The Box. In this game, she gave commentary on items and moments from her storied career placed in the

According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Jhené Aiko’s best-selling single is “Sativa,” the alternate version featuring Rae Sremmurd. The song is now certified 5x multi-platinum with cumulative U.S. sales of more than five million equivalent units.  The original version, lifted from Aiko’s 2017 album Trip, features Swae Lee, one-half of Rae Sremmurd

H.E.R. is set to star as Belle, the confident bookworm princess, in ABC’s upcoming animated and live-action adaption of Beauty and the Beast. The two-hour live production will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the animated film that debuted in 1991.  As the first Black-Filipina Belle, H.E.R. is thrilled to make history and bring her interpretation

Ro James has not given up on the promotional efforts for Mantic, the long-awaited follow-up to his Eldorado debut. The Germany-born singer has released the corresponding video for “Too Much” featuring Miguel.  The Daps-directed video sees James and Miguel busting wheelies and shifting gears in fast cars in forgotten semi-desert where beautiful women aren’t hard

Steve Lacy’s sophomore album, Gemini Rights, debuts at No. 7 this week with 34,000 equivalent units sold. It’s his highest-ranking debut on the Billboard 200 and his first album to appear in the top ten of this chart. Lacy made his solo Billboard 200 debut with the 2019 album Apollo XXI, which went to No. 160

Vedo is not selfish in pleasing his woman, making it known in the new song “Come First,” featuring Baby Tate. It was co-produced by OG Parker, Romano and Xynothing. “Come First” is a wild tale of bedroom escapades that finds Vedo holding out on getting his rocks off too soon to make sure his woman

Hot on the heels of the new song “Heartbreaker,” DaniLeigh continues steady output with the new EP My Side. The seven-track effort follows the multi-platinum singer’s 2020 album Movie.  Thus far, DaniLeigh’s shared two My Side songs, including the one mentioned above and the harsh “Dead To Me,” which arrived on May 10. She recently shared

At some point in time, we’ve all worn a shiny red nose and matching red shoes for someone we couldn’t let go. Tink is going through a similar situation, sharing her experience breaking soul ties on the new song “Goofy.”  For “Goofy,” a slow jam about an unwise Tink hooked on the goods of an

Rochelle Jordan has announced her new project Play With The Changes Remixed, set to release Sept. 16. It’s a reimagined version of her 2021 album, Play With The Changes. The album will include remixes produced by Kaytranada, Sango and Soul Clap, among others. To accompany her album announcement, Jordan has released her “Love You Good (Remix)”

Kem returns with Full Circle, his first music collection since 2020’s Love Always Wins. Named after his co-headlining 2022 tour with Babyface, the brand new EP features the love song “Stuck On You,” issued in February.  Full Circle is equipped with five songs, some of which could be described as his most energized. Kem enlisted the

Singer-songwriter India Shawn has released her debut album, Before We Go (Deeper), via LACA Records/Epic Records — and it was well worth the wait. The 14-track LP includes all the songs from Shawn’s 2021 EP, Before We Go, and seven new tracks. Every song on Before We Go (Deeper) was produced by Oscar and Grammy winner

SZA lends her vocals to her Top Dawg Entertainment labelmate Doechii’s “Persuasive (Remix).”  Doechii opens the remix with the original chorus and first verse. “She’s so persuasive /That marijuana / She’s so flirtatious / How does it feel to be you?” Doechii sings on the midtempo dance bop.  SZA comes in on the second verse,

Singer and actress Shonka Dukureh was found dead in her Nashville, Tennessee, apartment on Thursday. A cause of death has not been revealed. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department confirmed the news on Twitter. “BREAKING: No foul play is evident in today’s death of actress Shonka Dukureh, 44, who portrayed Big Mama Thornton in this year’s

Fans of Whitney Houston and vinyl collectors alike can rejoice. According to the late music icon’s official social media channels, five of her albums will be released on vinyl in 2023. Those five albums include Whitney Houston (1985), Whitney (1987), I’m Your Baby Tonight (1990), Preacher’s Wife (1996) and My Love Is Your Love (1999).

Beyoncé has unveiled the official tracklist to her upcoming eighth album, Renaissance. The music icon shared the details in an Instagram Stories post. Renaissance consists of 16 tracks, including the empowering anthem “Break My Soul” produced by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart. Since its June 20 release, “Break My Soul” has peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard

Josh Levi has announced a headlining tour in support of his new EP Disc Two. The Vices Tour begins Aug. 23 at Peppermint Club in Los Angeles, California, and concludes Sept. 12 in Atlanta, Georgia, at The Masquerade.  Levi didn’t leave his hometown of Houston, Texas, out of the tour itinerary. He’ll be performing Sept. 4

K. Michelle’s latest single “Scooch” moves to No. 1 this week on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart, dethroning Silk Sonic’s remake of Con Funk Shun’s “Love’s Train” from the top spot.  It’s the Memphis, Tennessee, native’s first number one on this chart. Her previous best was “The Rain.” The New Edition-inspired tune scored K. Michelle’s first

Jae Stephens has returned with a new song, “What’s A Monday,” encouraging others to live each day as if it’s their last. It was released as part of a partnership between Google and HBO Insecure creator Issa Rae’s imprint Raedio.  On “What’s A Monday,” which she co-wrote with J.LBS (Kendrick Lamar, Ella Mai, Jhené Aiko), who

DaniLeigh no longer has the wool pulled over her eyes, sharing her story of clarity on the new single “Heartbreaker.” On the guitar-laden track, the multi-platinum singer seems to have woken up and smelled the coffee about a cunning two-timer who’s shown his hand more than once. “It’s a shame the way you play /

K. Michelle‘s latest single “Scooch” has peaked at No. 1 at R&B radio. It’s the singer-songwriter’s first chart-topper on this radio format. Her previous best was “The Rain,” which was a top 10 hit. K. Michelle first benefitted from an R&B radio hit with “V.S.O.P.” from her debut album, Rebellious Soul. The song, co-written by