2013 R&B/Soul Music Preview

It's almost the first month of a brand new year, so it's time to take a look ahead at the R&B and Soul music releases due out over the course of the next 12 months. And in the 2013 R&B/Soul Music Preview, we have 19 releases that have been either officially confirmed as coming out during the year, like the new releases by Brian McKnight, Ashanti and Avant; semi-confirmed and expected to come out, like Beyonce's and R. Kelly's latest projects; or are unconfirmed, but are likely to drop in 2013, like the comeback album by Anita Baker and the long-awaited latest by Mariah Carey. For projected release dates and other details of 2013's upcoming R&B/Soul music, click the link below.

• 2013 R&B/Soul Music Preview