Have you ever been with someone who's so good in bed that they make you wanna just stay attached to them all the time? And the sex is so good that it makes you neglect or forget about your everyday responsibilities, like work or doing laundry or even picking up the kids from school? If so, then you can probably relate to "Lazy Love," the first official single from Ne-Yo's upcoming R.E.D. album. (The title, which stands for Realizing Every Dream, thankfully replaced the album's original name, The Cracks in Mr. Perfect.) On "Lazy Love," Ne-Yo sings about how being consumed with lovemaking has it's ups and downs (heh heh): "I gotta go, I got responsibilities I gotta take care of/that's when you wrap them legs around me, and I fall victim to that lazy love," he croons. "You got that I-don't-wanna-go-nowhere, that lazy love." This song's a little unexpected from Ne-Yo, since in recent years, his singles have mostly been electronic/dance numbers, not sensual ballads. But if this is the direction he's taking with R.E.D., it's a good one and a welcome change of pace. The album's due out Sept. 18, 2012, and you can stream the highly recommended "Lazy Love" via the top link below.

• "Lazy Love" audio stream (via soundcloud.com)
• R&B Artist Bio: Ne-Yo

If success in the contemporary music world was predicated upon an artist's ability to sing strongly and with conviction, then Soul crooner Ryan Shaw would be one of the best known, most successful vocalists in the industry. Because unlike many of his musical peers, Ryan doesn't hide behind production wizardry, studio tricks or guest vocalists on his songs. On his second album, Real Love, which is being released in the U.S. May 15, 2012, his rich, powerful and emotive voice is front and center, giving Real Love the type of warm, personal sound that's missing from much of today's R&B and Soul music. For more, click the link to check out the full review of Ryan Shaw's Real Love.

• Album Review: Ryan Shaw - Real Love
• Music: Ryan Shaw - "Karina"
• R&B Artist Bio: Ryan Shaw

Some of the more interesting R&B-related news and rumors from the past week:

• The former brother-in-law of singer-actress Jennifer Hudson has been found guilty of murdering Jennifer's mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. Prosecutors had alleged during the two-week trial that the shooter, William Balfour, committed the crimes because he was upset that his estranged wife -- Jennifer's sister Julia -- had been seeing another man.
• A reality show featuring members of the late Whitney Houston's family is in the works. "The Houston Family Chronicles" will focus on Whitney's former manager and sister-in-law, Pat Houston, but Whitney's mother Cissy Houston, cousin Dionne Warwick and daughter Bobbi Kristina, will also appear.
• Chris Brown has been added to the list of performers at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, which air live May 20 on ABC. Other scheduled performers include Usher and Cee-Lo Green.
• And speaking of Chris Brown, he reportedly upset Rihanna with a freestyle about an ex girlfriend that some people have interpreted as a thinly-veiled diss of her.
• R. Kelly has just dropped the latest single from his upcoming album, Write Me Back. The album, which is due June 19, is the sequel to his 2010 release, Love Letter.
• Bobby Brown is marrying his girlfriend in Hawaii during the weekend of June 15, which is about 10 days after his latest album, The Masterpiece, is due out.
• R&B one-hit-wonder Houston, best known for his 2004 song "I Like That" with Nate Dogg, was arrested in Southern California recently.
• The upcoming album by Soul singer Ryan Shaw can be streamed exclusively at essence.com up until it's May 15 release.

It's hard to believe that a highly successful global superstar like R. Kelly would still know what it's like to be played like a woman, but he does a good job of convincing us he does on his latest song, "Feelin' Single." The track, which is from his upcoming album Write Me Back, tells the tale of a man who's so fed up with a lover who's always out partying with her friends that he decides to follow in her footsteps and do his own thing, too: "If she wanna hit the town and party all night with her friends, if she wanna fool around, then two can play that game," she sings. "You got me feelin' single, 'bout to get out, find somebody who's gonna love me." And although the subject matter might ordinarily be cause for depression, this song actually goes the opposite route musically; it's actually an upbeat, optimistic tune at heart that has a strong subtext of self-affirmation. Kells' Write Me Back album isn't scheduled to drop until June 19, 2012, but you can stream the new single via the link below.

• "Feelin' Single" audio stream (via soundcloud.com)
• R&B Artist Bio: R. Kelly