Rolling R&B 2016

new zo! album is quite good, quiet storm/'80s smooth r&b vibe with a rotating cast of guest vocalists incl. phonte

Playlist is updated for the month of May.

ILM's Rolling R&B Thread 2016 Spotify Playlist

this christte michele is awesome https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ_DHRI-Xp0

usher's new single with young thug is not good :(

leans a little too hard on the master p references too

any r&b singer with a thugger collabo = http://i.imgur.com/aqbzg7q.png

it's cool but sounds like it can't decide if it wants to be a rap or r&b song

solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of 2016 R&B

Ant thoughts on why A. Keys' In Common doesn't seem to be taking off (yet)? It's pretty awesome!

it's very dawn richard

it is - but it is also very Sorry/Work/OneDance/afropop so a pinch of Dawn really shouldn't hold it back.

really like it but it's a bit anaemic

I'm happy for every drop of anemic Alicia Keys we get.

i like that song a lot, wasn't expecting anything else from her to be good after the atrocity that was "girl on fire"

as for why it's not taking off... at radio it seems to be struggling to find the right fit format-wise. it's making decent inroads at urban and urban ac stations, where it sounds very unique compared to the rest of their fare. meanwhile, the rhythmic stations, where i think the song would fit best sonically, are barely biting at all (maybe they're waiting for it to become a bigger r&b radio hit?). i think it's been performed on tv once or twice, but i'm not sure if it's the kind of song that'll sell a bunch off of live performances.

oh, and it's nowhere to be found at mainstream pop radio because of course it's not :\

I really don't get the dawn Richard comparisons, it's this super warm reggae/afropop record which sounds nothing like her colder tactile electronic ish to me

It DOES sound imho like sevyn streeter's "consistent" one of last year's most underrated songs although I hesitate to make the comparison only bc it makes "in common" seem slight

The song is heavily influenced by tropical music,[1][2] as well as dancehall,[5][6][7] having a Latin beat.[1] It is also marked by clipped phrasing over a minimal beat[2] with trendy Caribbean vibes,[17] Afrobeat instrumental[18] and icy drum patterns.[19] The instrumentation also features collage of electronic beats and tropicalia-infused rhythms.[20]

How[1][2] could that[3][4][5] even go[6] wrong[8][9], huh?[12]

somebody call a doctor, we got a burst appendix

this thread is so sad & dead

helpful revive

im trying!!

Hey, that Black Coffee remix of In Common is pretty great! More african remixes, please!

yeah k.michelle, king & maxwell the only r'n'b i'm enjoying this year...

Surely the Tweet album gets some love...

I heard this Ro James song on BET Soul today and I liked it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp1Pq2Fuw30

found this while browsing bandcamp tags:
https://amyfitzdoyley.bandcamp.com/album/spines-snippet

I'm feeling June's Diary, the band Kelly Rowland put together on Chasing Destiny. I'd post YouTubes but I'm on a train.

"LANCE" is an awesome record

I am not that into the k michelle but do love tweet and King and maxwell

After the influence of a few friends I'm coming around on the DVSN

I'm more looking for new artists or singles a little off the beaten path tho, like tweet and Maxwell have been making music for 1-2 decades

the dvsn was not as bad as i thought initially but i still find it pretty ponderous (prob the point)

I just wish there was a star, the anonymous thing is weird to me

I wish the Jacquees mixtape got more run

oh yeah i like that too

PJ's album is dropping in a week, I believe.

I wish the Jacquees mixtape got more run

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runs all day w me I love it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-JBOEAyMtQ

^- is very good

playlist updated.
LANCE is a v v fun song.

ngaiire is sorta vaguely r&b, more ppl should be talking about that album other than brad, tim and me lol

love this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r24BSFe75g

https://twitter.com/KaneChattey/status/718806743178993664

mentioned on artist specific thread but new jeremih album
http://www.audiomack.com/album/jeremih-14/late-nights-europe

this is so good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI70xeHd0Jc

new Diana (Wynter) Gordon track up on the fader is pretty strong - excited for more.

can we assume j0rdan's in a string vest with a can of red stripe jammin that new partynextdoor

yes but to the new tyga

heh acceptable

'nasty' still >>>>>>> tho, as deej will advise

that song is great

the new torey lanez is the real dud