Front + Center is Rated R&B’s artist discovery series, putting new and emerging R&B singers at the center of your attention. Bren Joy is a singer-songwriter signed to Warner Records — but that was never his original plan. Even though the Nashville native was a vocal performance major at Belmont University, becoming an artist was
Before spring stands still, Emanuel will know what it feels like to a project bloom from a Motown Records flower. ALT THERAPY, his first full-length project, is out June 16 via Motown and Universal Music Canada. The album serves as the follow-up release to last year’s Alt Therapy Session 2: Transformation EP. Paired with the
ROE once laid down background vocals on Usher’s Raymond v. Raymond (“Papers”) album and contributed songwriting placements on tracks for Sevyn Streeter, Chloe x Halle, Kash Doll, and Kiana Ledé. With all her in-studio experiences combined, she still missed the element of doing things on her own terms as a frontwoman. All that changes with
Teedra Moses isn’t a fan of sharing her man. She demands exclusivity — and makes it clear on her new single “Make Me,” produced by Uncle Chucc and Brody. “You gon’ have to cut them hoes off, f*cking with me / You gon’ have to let them hoes know / Really, I ain’t being petty
It has been said in more ways than one that a closed mouth doesn’t get fed. That’s precisely why TeaMarrr wants her bedroom bully to be “Specific” about their sexual expectations and openness on her new song. Innovative rapper Duckwrth turned in a poetic verse for the sex-positive song. Cruising at a pace fit for
Miguel has returned withCAOS,his first album in eight years, via ByStorm Entertainment/RCA Records. Released on his 40th birthday (Oct. 23), the project (previously titledViscera) is a raw, unrefined collection of songs that probes deep into the process of personal transformation. It doesn’t attempt to be clean-cut or placid. Instead, the album is an intentional mess
Kem is back on top of Billboard. The R&B crooner’s latest single “Rock With Me” rises from No. 4 to No. 1 on the Adult R&B Airplay chart dated Nov. 1. “Grateful beyond words!” the singer wrote in a celebratory Instagram post. It marks Kem’s ninth chart-topper, breaking his tie with Maxwell. Kem now has
Los Angeles-based singer Sophia Galaté steps into the spotlight with her debut album, For My Own Entertainment. Released Oct. 24, the 35-minute set brims with lush instrumentation that draws from R&B, soul and funk. Across the album’s 12 tracks, Galaté gives herself permission to prioritize and explore her full self without feeling the need to
At the heart of Daniel Caesar’s fourth album, Son of Spergy —the follow-up to 2023’s Never Enough — is faith and family. Released Oct. 24 via Republic Records, the album opens in church with “Rain Down,” a spirit-stirring hymn where Caesar and Sampha trade leads, belting to the heavens, “Lord let your blessings rain down,