All Entries in the "Features" Category

Is Mya Another R&B Sell-out?

RnB artists have changed their sound a lot over the past years and through the music industry, it has now become a craze to do dance music. First Kelis, then Ciara and then Kelly, and now Mya. Mya also runs her own independent label, which has made the decision to turn to dance music.
Mya was [...]

BET Awards 2010 Nominees List: Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Rihanna & Sade

BET Awards 2010 Nominees List: Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Rihanna & Sade – Jay-Z, Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Trey Songz, Melanie Fiona, Rihanna, and Sade have been nominated for the upcoming 2010 BET awards. The awards have been filled with highlights in recent years, with performances from upcoming stars and established ones.Monica, Nicki Minaj, Ludacris, Fabolous, Trina, [...]

2010 Music Preview:2010 R&B And Soul Music Upcoming Album Releases

2010 Music Preview:2010 R&B And Soul Music Upcoming Album Releases – 2010 looks like it will be a very interesting year for R&B music fans with the return of Sade,Jaheim and Janet Jackson.Maxwell and Beyonce are also schedule to release new albums this year.You can check out the upcoming releases after the jump.

Best R&B/Soul Songs 2009:Top RnB Music Tracks

Best R&B/Soul Songs 2009:Top RnB Music Tracks – 2009 is over and left us some very good songs.It gave us nice love,sex and thoughtful music.Here are some of the best cuts for the year 2009.

Best R&B/Soul Albums 2009:Top RnB CDs

Best R&B/Soul Albums 2009:Top RnB CDs – 2009 is over musically and it is time for our annual Best R&B/Soul Albums list/post.The year was quite good RnB music wise with the return of Maxwell,the confirmation of Chrisette Michele and the discovery of Melanie Fiona.The likes of R.Kelly,Mary J. Blige and Mariah Carey also proved that [...]

Most Anticipated 2009 RnB Albums?

Most Anticipated 2009 RnB Albums? – Every RnB singer out there has decided to release a new album in the upcoming months.Of course few will get pushed back for early 2010.So as a music lover whose CD are looking forward to?

2009 Grammy Award Winners

2009 Grammy Award Winners – Here are the names of the lucky winners of 2009 Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, on Sunday.

Jazmine Sullivan

Jazmine Sullivan – “Artist Focus” is a new feature on the blog,where I will do a mixture of bio and update of an artist and you can share your thoughts on that artist in general.I am starting this,with the incredibly gifted Jazmine Sullivan.

Biography

Top R&B Videos 2008

Top R&B Videos 2008 – I have selected some of the best R&B music videos from 2008.You can watch them after the jump.What were your favorite R&B videos for 2008?

Best R&B Songs 2008

Best R&B Songs 2008 – R&B music offered us some hot songs in 2008.A newcomer named Jazmine Sullivan took some of us by surprise with her debut album and a ‘veteran’ called Beyonce tried to get her throne back.
So,what were your favorite R&B songs for 2008?
Here are my picks.

Best R&B Albums 2008

Best R&B Albums 2008 – 2008 is over,and it was a pretty decent year for R&B music.What were your favorite R&B Albums for 2008? Here is my selection.

Beyonce=Boring?

Beyonce=Boring? – MTV calls Beyonce Knowles boring and advices her to air her dirty laundry and flash her private parts in order to sell more albums.In an article publish earlier today,Knowles is asked to follow Britney Spears and Taylor Swift’s foot steps instead of hiding behind her alter ego Sasha.You can read the article below.

American Music Awards 2008 Nominees

American Music Awards 2008 Nominees – The nominees for the 2008 American Music Awards have been unveiled and Alicia Keys is leading the pack with five nods, including one for Artist of the Year,Favorite Female Artist – Pop or Rock Music; Favorite Female Artist – Soul/ Rhythm & Blues Music; Favorite Album – Pop or [...]

Usher Trading Places Video,Disrespectful To Wife Tameka Foster?

Usher Trading Places Video,Disrespectful To Wife Tameka Foster? – Usher “Trading Places” video is apparently so raunchy that people find it disrespectful to his wife Tameka Foster.A blogger on Yahoo wrote:

The love scenes in Usher’s new video “Trading Places” were so steamy that some of his staffers were upset, claiming that the newly married man [...]

Win Signed Keith Sweat “Just Me” CD

Keith Sweat released his new CD “Just Me”,few days ago.Atco Records and RnB Music Blog are teaming up to offer our readers two album copies,signed by the legendary R&B/soul, singer-songwriter and record producer.Keith Sweat will also be going on tour in the upcoming weeks,you can check out the schedule below.
All you have to do [...]

Danity Kane Soundcheck Giveaway Competition

RnB Music Blog and Wal-Mart Soundcheck teamed up to offer our readers a copy of “Welcome To The Dollhouse” ,an iTunes gift card,several Degree and Suave products from Unilver.
This giveaway is to celebrate the group’s recent concert series for Soundcheck.
All you have to do to win is leave a comment in this blog post with [...]

List of Winners At Grammy Awards 2008

Complete list of winners at the 2008 Grammy Awards.
Winners at Sunday’s 50th Annual Grammy Awards:

Album of the Year: “River: The Joni Letters,” Herbie Hancock.
Record of the Year: “Rehab,” Amy Winehouse.
Song of the Year: “Rehab,” Amy Winehouse (Amy Winehouse).
New Artist: Amy Winehouse.
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Mark Ronson.
Pop Vocal Album: “Back to Black,” Amy Winehouse.
Female Pop [...]

Top RnB Songs Of 2007

2007 is more or less over,so it is finally time to look back at the top R&B songs of the past year.When you listen to some of these tracks,you have to tell yourself that RnB is not doing that bad after all.Maxwell and D’Angelo,may not be releasing new materials but now we have talents like [...]

Grammy Awards Nominations 2008

The R&B nominees for the 50th Annual Grammy Awards were announced earlier today.Musiq Soulchild is expected to do very well when the winners will be revealed in Los Angeles on February 10, 2008.
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
Just Fine, Mary J. Blige
When I See You, Fantasia
No One, Alicia Keys
If I Have My Way, Chrisette Michele
Hate On [...]

Main RnB Albums scheduled for 2007

Main RnB Albums scheduled for 2007

-Usher
-Mariah Carey 2 albums
-RKelly
-Maxwell

Usher is talented no one will deny that.So let’s just hope this album will fly higher than his recent collabos(Jay Z,Artists on his label).
Mariah Carey 2 albums: isn’t Mariah showing us too much love by releasing 2 albums the same year?
I am not sure my heart is [...]

Ciara,rnb sensation on a mission

Ciara is on the cover of the new vibe.
I will jump on the occasion to post this article
,I found on her.Obviously,this woman knows where she’s heading.
“Sharking through gridlocked Hollywood Boulevard in a chauffeur-driven SUV, the 21-year-old, mono-monikered R&B sensation du jour Ciara was running dangerously behind schedule for a not-to-be-missed appointment: the Victoria’s Secret lingerie [...]

RMB Artist Focus-JIMMIE REIGN : the First Lady of the Bay

I would like to introduce you to Hip Hop Soul artist JIMMIE REIGN – the First Lady of the Bay. JIMMIE is following in the successful footsteps of other Bay Area native’s KEYSHIA COLE, LATOYA LONDON & GOAPELE. She currently has a song receiving radio airplay and just recently opened for Jagged Edge, Keyshia Cole [...]

Is Katherine McPhee,the next big thing in RnB?

Is Katherine McPhee,the next big thing in RnB?
Babyface and American Idol’s Katherine McPhee?

A website reported :”Babyface after being dumped by his wife Tracey Edmonds was dating a former girlfriend from back in the day but now may be looking for something much younger. He was spotted getting cozy with Katherine McPhee Saturday in Niagara Falls, [...]

Alicia Keys goes to Hollywood

Promo picture from Alicia Keys new movie.It doesn’t look like she has a big role in it though.
Common is also part of the cast.Hope that we’ll have a soundtrack ,where she sings.
Smokin’ Aces Trailer

Video provided by: RnB Music Blog

Curt Jones-360 Degrees (2006) [RMB Focus]

1. Make Me Want You
2. Seasons
3. Is It
4. LDL
5. Someone Like You
6. Stay and Lay
7. I’ll Be Around
8. Never Take Your Love From Me
9. Somebody’s Watching You
10. Full Circle
11. Spend Some Time
12. Is This Love
13. Somebody’s Loving You
Red Virgo Productions Inc.
Presents
Curt Jones
Funk/ R&B Vocalist / Lyricist / Musician / Producer
“360 Degrees”
Curt Jones is a multifaceted [...]

Sagacity Wednesday Episode 1-When Justin Timberlake Strikes…..

Today ,I am inaugurating a new segment in my blog entitled “sagacity wenesday”.
Sagacity wenesday is just a funny and pertinent way to review the rnb music week.
Apparently a new Timbaland track featuring Justin and Nelly surfaced this week and JT following lyrics had the blog world buzzing recently.
You can listen to the track here/
http://www.supload.com/listen?s=STbjRZIBYjC
And [...]

What’s the 411 in RnB Music ?(November 14,2006 Issue)

Nov 12-The queens of soul Mary J & Aretha meet on new song

Soul queens Mary J Blige and Aretha Franklin have teamed up for the soundtrack of Emilio Estevez’s much-anticipated new movie Bobby
The singers have recorded Bryan Adams tune Never Gonna Break My Faith.
The soundtrack features 1960s soul classics like I Was Made To Love [...]

Can Micheal Jackson regain his throne as king of pop?

Can Micheal Jackson regain his throne as king of pop?
After three weeks of media hype ,the access hollywood interview aired this week on nbc.
The interview left me speechless for many reasons:
Access Hollywood Event – Michael Jackson Interview 2006 – 1

Video provided by: Music Videos Forum-First Micheal Jackson is a media cow,this is not insulting in [...]

RnB Music Blog Monthly Update

Every month I will have a little meeting with my readers :for me to know how you feel and for you to know how I feel about this whole blogging experience.
I am doing this because I consider that interactivity is an important if not crucial element of a website.By this I mean ,I can do [...]

Saluting miss Keys

Today,I wanted to send a big shout out to Alicia Keys ,for always finding time in her busy schedule to try to help other people.I know other celebrities do the same thing,but in this new generation of rnb artists ,she is really one of the most active figures.Props again to her for that.
This is [...]

Janet Jackson’s “20 Y.0″ first week sales,failed to live up to high expectations,and rumoured reunion with Justin Timberlake.

Janet Jackson’s “2O Y.O” ,first week sale results are considered as semi flop.She is set to debut # 1 on the U.S with sales surpassing the 300 k mark,but Ludacris ’s “Release Therapy” is not really too far.If victory there is it will be a short one for Miss Jackson.Believe it or [...]