R&B

First impressions, especially in music, hold serious weight. It’s what listeners have close to the top of their minds when an artist enters the conversation. Luckily for Col3trane, the burgeoning singer scored a passing mark on Lush Life, his debut album. Col3trane said the album’s title was inspired by a jazz standard of the same title written

MAJOR. has a special delivery from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). “Why I Love You,” produced by Harmony Samuels, has been certified platinum, with more than one million equivalent units sold. Released as a dual single in May 2016, the beautiful piano-laden tune was a major breakout hit for MAJOR. It made a

Leon Thomas has a new label home. The singer/actor has signed to Ty Dolla $ign’s newly-minted EZMNY Records, a partnership between Motown Records, Billboard reports. Thomas is the first signee. “Leon’s talent was just a higher level from every other singer or producer that I was hearing, and the fact that he was doing everything

Inglewood, California, native SiR is back with his new single “Satisfaction.” The mellow ballad, produced by Rascal, is punctuated by delicate acoustic guitar plucks courtesy of Steve Octave. SiR soulfully croons about a complicated relationship that certainly isn’t easy, like Sunday morning.  “As much as I hope one day things could still work / We

On her new single, “I’ll Cut Them Off For You,” rising newcomer and entrepreneur Luck holds an everything must go sale on her boy toys to focus on just one man. According to Luck, the man of her dreams is honored to be the option she is most interested in pursuing long-term. She further inflates

“Now keep in my mind I’m an artist, and I’m sensitive about my shit,” Erykah Badu once said on the outro of “Next Lifetime (Interlude)” from her lone Live album. Although Ella Mai had just turned three when Badu first made this utterance, it is indicative of her thought process for Heart On My Sleeve, her new album

Singer-songwriter Kenyon Dixon has quite an impressive musical resumé. For starters, he has a Grammy nomination for “Bring It on Home to Me,” a Sam Cooke tribute, he recorded with PJ Morton, BJ the Chicago Kid and Charlie Bereal. He has written for artists like Mary J. Blige, Justin Timberlake and Tyrese. He has toured

In Mack Wilds’ video for “Simple Things,” a romantic dinner between him and his lady was almost ruined. Directed by Greg Cally and inspired by an episode of Netflix’s Black Mirror, the sees Wilds wrapping up the check at the table of a quaint restaurant. The waitress is less interested in getting a tip and

On November 5, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will roll out the red carpet at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater for its class of 2022. This year, the legendary Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis will be inducted. Jam & Lewis, who released their debut album last year, will be honored in the Musical Excellence

Mary J. Blige has reissued her 14th album, Good Morning Gorgeous, with a deluxe version. Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) includes four new tracks, including the recently released “Good Morning Gorgeous (Remix)” featuring H.E.R. The original version peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay chart and scored Blige her first entry on the Billboard Hot

Things are about to heat up on the West Coast. Summer Walker has partnered with Live Nation Urban to curate a unique live experience dubbed A Hot Summer Night in LA. The one-night event will take place on June 24 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. Named Billboard Women in Music’s 2022 Chartbreaker recipient,

Masego has earned his second award from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His Don Toliver-assisted single “Mystery Lady” has been certified gold by the RIAA, selling more than 500,000 equivalent units.  “Mystery Lady” is lifted from Masego’s Grammy-nominated project, Studying Abroad: Extended Stay, a deluxe edition of 2020’s Studying Abroad. Co-produced by Kojo, Sam Gellaitry

Teyana Taylor is still moving forward with her music retirement plans. The platinum-selling superstar has unveiled dates for the second leg of her The Last Rose Petal Tour.  The 18-date trek, powered by Live Nation and Femme It Forward, kicks off Aug. 3 at Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California. She’ll perform in other major

The third time’s the charm for Siergio. That’s not to discredit his first two albums — This Will Hurt and Songs for the Jeep. But on Before It’s Too Late, the rising singer delivers something extra that’s missing from progressive R&B.  Having no frills on an LP spanning 13 songs and running 45 minutes is

Tink is all for pampering her man. “Cater,” a tender track produced by Hitmaka and features 2 Chainz, shows off how much she revels in waiting on her boo hand and foot. “You been on ya grind and the way you shine I’m falling in love / Swallow my pride no one alive is gonna

It’s album release week for Ella Mai, and she’s already off to a great start. On Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart, “DFMU” posts at No. 10 in its tenth week, giving the Grammy winner her sixth top 10 single on this chart. Mai’s newest chart action is something to run home and talk about. All six of her

For many, married life isn’t perfect. Not everything that’s shown on the outside of a couple’s so-called picturesque life is always an accurate portrait of what’s going on behind closed doors. PJ Morton’s new album, Watch the Sun, is well-represented by how his complicated love story with his wife, Kortni, remained alive. Morton opened himself to

It seems like Cedric Brazle is in need of someone real. On his new single, “Product of Love,” the emerging singer is opening his heart again to make a deeper connection with an interest who can understand his complex life. Haven’t loved right in a long a time, Brazle dreams of this person unlocking a

Singer-songwriter Eric Bellinger has released his New Light: The Remixes EP. The project features remixes of six songs from his Grammy-nominated album New Light, released in September 2021. All of which have Bellinger paired with new and seasoned artists in the R&B and hip-hop game, from Tone Stith on “Go Get It” to Phabo, The Game, and Dom Kennedy on “Truly

R&B is at the heart of this year’s Billboard Music Awards. Silk Sonic and Maxwell have been revealed as performing artists at the ceremony’s 29th edition. Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars, together known as Silk Sonic, could take the stage to perform their remake of Con Funk Shun’s 1982 classic “Love’s Train.”  Their rendition recently shot to number one on Billboard’s