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- Skip Marley feat. H.E.R., “Slow Down” You never know what’s missing until it’s there in front of you. Case in point: the inspired pairing of Skip Marley and H.E.R.
- Ledisi, “Anything for You” Soul powerhouse Ledisi returned after a nearly three-year hiatus to release “Anything for You” — a soothing ballad about the power of love — right when the world needed it most.
- Usher feat. Ella Mai, “Don’t Waste My Time” On this irresistible, generation-spanning team-up, Usher and Ella Mai play it like KC & the Sunshine Band used to way back in the day: Do a little dance, make a little love, get down tonight.
- Kem, “Lie to Me” “You’re listening to Love 101/ From the top of the world,” announces Kem on the funky bass-and-brass first single from his fifth Motown album, Love Always Wins.
- Summer Walker, ‘Fun Girl’ The tension of Summer Walker’s “Fun Girl” is in what it refuses to say or do or present. There are no drums, perfectly comped vocals, or self-affirming hooks.
- Marco McKinnis, ‘Give It Up’ It’s a truism at this point that most rappers now sing. But a bizarre consequence of this development is that a lot of R&B singers try to sound as if they are rappers singing — they tamp down their vocal abilities, unwilling to scare off potential listeners with more complex melodies.
- Ann Marie, ‘My Body’ Often the best R&B songs are the most simple. They cut directly to what the “thing” is — whether it’s desire or sex or jealousy — without wrapping it in anything unnecessary.
- Jacquees and Future, ‘What They Gone Do With Me’ Smooth and coarse, polished and haphazard, bullish and blunted, Jacquees and Future represent the past and present of R&B.
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Contributing writers: Trent Clark, Kyle Eustice, Justin Ivey, Josh Svetz, Dana Scott, Brandon Caldwell, David Brake, Kenan Draughorne, Devon Jefferson & Jeremy Hecht. Forward by Josh Svetz.
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Dec 18, 2019 · And sadly, most listeners couldn’t even discern WHAT R&B was anymore. But if you’re a fan of this site, you know great R&B never really left the building. 2019 exemplified that more than ever before. Over the past 12 months, we’ve enjoyed some incredibly good music – even though the names behind many of these hits might not ring a bell.
