Review: Lianne La Havas - 'Is Your Love Big Enough?'
Friday August 31, 2012
Pop/Soul singer and songwriter Lianne La Havas, who's a native of London, England, hasn't received as much attention in the U.S. as in her native country, but if she keeps ... Read More
Miguel Announces Fall 2012 Tour Dates
Wednesday August 29, 2012
R&B singer-songwriter Miguel Pimentel, who's one of R&B's more creative young artists, is taking an unusual approach to the release of his upcoming album. In July, he dropped a three-song ... Read More
Album Review: Tamia - 'Beautiful Surprise'
Tuesday August 28, 2012
The title of Canadian singer-songwriter Tamia's fifth studio album may be Beautiful Surprise, but it only halfway lives up to its name. Tamia and her voice are indeed beautiful, but ... Read More
Review: Dwele - 'Greater Than One'
Monday August 27, 2012
You know the old saying about a picture being worth a thousand words? Well, everything you need to know about Dwele's fifth album, Greater Than One, is written all over ... Read More
The Weeknd Announces Fall 2012 Tour Dates
Sunday August 26, 2012
For those not already familiar with him, The Weeknd is the stage name of Abel Tesfaye, an R&B singer-songwriter from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He's a friend and protege of another ... Read More
R&B News N Rumors: 08/25/12 Edition
Saturday August 25, 2012
Some of the more interesting R&B-related news and rumors from the past week:
After a long legal battle, Usher has been awarded primary custody of his sons, four-year-old Usher Raymond V ... Read More
New Music: Brandy - 'Wildest Dreams'
Wednesday August 22, 2012
As of the moment these words are being written, the video for the first single from Brandy's upcoming album was just released within the past week, but as far as ... Read More
Album Review: Trey Songz - 'Chapter 5'
Tuesday August 21, 2012
On his fifth studio album, Chapter V, Trey Songz displays the soaring vocal ability, charisma and sex appeal that have made him one of the top five male singers in ... Read More
New Music: Faith Evans - 'Tears of Joy'
Monday August 20, 2012
It's not like she ever really left, but Faith Evans is poised to make a big return to the urban music scene during the second half of 2012. First, she's ... Read More
R&B News N Rumors: 08/19/12 Edition
Sunday August 19, 2012
Some of the more interesting R&B-related news and rumors from the past week:
John Legend has a new album coming out and a new tour coming up this fall. The album, ... Read More
New Music: 'R&B Divas' Theme Song - 'Lovin' Me'
Friday August 17, 2012
If you hadn't heard, five ladies whose names should be familiar to most longtime R&B fans -- Faith Evans, Monifah, Syleena Johnson, Nicci Gilbert (of the '90s group Brownstone) and ... Read More
Free R&B: Deon Young - 'Forever Young' Mixtape
Thursday August 16, 2012
There's a new R&B singer on the scene, and he's a young one, both literally and figuratively. Deon Young is his name and he's a Harlem native who's just been signed ... Read More
New Music: Willie Taylor feat. Dondria - 'Not Mine'
Wednesday August 15, 2012
In case you missed it, the members of R&B group Day26 released a statement last month announcing that they had decided to "take a break from the group and focus ... Read More
Free R&B: '#Discovery Vol. 3' Mixtape
Tuesday August 14, 2012
For the second time this year and third in just 10 months, the folks over at TheNext2Shine.com have unveiled a mixtape showcasing some of the world's best young unknown and ... Read More
Joss Stone Touring Europe, North America this Fall
Monday August 13, 2012
Fresh off the release of her latest studio album, The Soul Sessions, Vol. 2, British Soul singer Joss Stone has just announced that she'll be touring the U.S. and Canada ... Read More
John Legend Announces Fall 2012 Tour
Monday August 13, 2012
R&B singer-songwriter John Legend has just announced that not only is he putting the finishing touches on his fifth studio album, he's also hitting the road this fall and touring ... Read More
R&B News N Rumors: 08/11/12 Edition
Sunday August 12, 2012
Some of the more interesting R&B-related news and rumors from the past week:
More than 12 years after she died in a plane crash, a 'new' song by Aaliyah has emerged. ... Read More
Review: Various Artists - 'Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'
Thursday August 9, 2012
When the soundtrack to the original version of the movie Sparkle was released in 1976, it boasted eight songs that were sung by Aretha Franklin and written and produced by ... Read More
New Music: Anita Baker - 'Lately'
Wednesday August 8, 2012
It's been seven years since R&B-jazz singer Anita Baker released a studio album. Actually, if you don't count her 2005 holiday album, where she covered classic Christmas tunes, it's been ... Read More
New Music: LaToiya Williams - 'This Love is Sweet'
Tuesday August 7, 2012
You may not know R&B/Soul singer LaToiya Williams by name, but if you've ever watched the movies Baby Boy, Soul Plane, or The Wash, or if you've heard the 2002 ... Read More
New Music: Aaliyah feat. Drake - 'Enough Said'
Monday August 6, 2012
Yes, you read the headline right. Aaliyah Haughton, the singer who died more than a decade ago in a plane crash, is back with a new single. And along for ... Read More
R&B News N Rumors: 08/05/12 Edition
Sunday August 5, 2012
Some of the more interesting R&B-related news and rumors from the past week:
Rapper-singer Drake says that contemporary R&B has become too cliched and over the top. "The whole heartthrob thing, ... Read More
New Music: Vivian Green - 'Anything Out There'
Thursday August 2, 2012
After taking some time off following the release of her 2010 album, Beautiful, R&B singer Vivian Green re-emerged on the music scene earlier in 2012 by performing the vocal duties on ... Read More
New R&B/Soul Music: Aug. 2012
Wednesday August 1, 2012
Summer's in full swing and with the hot weather comes a new release from one of the hottest singers in R&B these days. Trey Songz drops his fifth album -- ... Read More