Hello all

I want to know of any new R&B songs/artists that you HEAR ON RADIO. I know there are those on youtube and elsewhere online who are good, but I mean on radio. Not necessarily a song that gets major airplay on every station, but something new that you may hear on the radio now/

Thank you

Anthony David 4evermore featuring Algebra and phonte.

It doesn't get heavy airplay. I first saw it on Bounce TV's top ten countdown.

I also like his new song Sweet Pain.

Great R&B is over unfortunately

that great melody was borned out of the spirituals

and now over the past 25 years, culture has been homogenized into a structure which has exploited it right out the root

so as of now, we don't have a culture to build on anymore even when we think we do

[Edited 11/16/12 21:44pm]

There's not a lot of R&B played on the radio channels I listen to, but there are a couple of DJ's that play some great new stuff in that genre. These two songs are no major radio hits, but I've heard them on the radio in the last few weeks.

Jose James - It's All Over Your Body

Cody ChesnuTT - That's Still Mama

If you must limit yourself to mainstream radio artists, I'd recommend these...

Daley - Alone Together ft. Marsha Ambrosius

Miguel - Adorn

Elle Varner - Refill

OP nobody told you?

R&B has been dead for over 2 decades and every single music act from the last 2 decade is awful.

You're better off just listening to old music.

Terrib3Towel said:

OP nobody told you?

R&B has been dead for over 2 decades and every single music act from the last 2 decade is awful.

You're better off just listening to old music.

Amen on this day......

what you said was all true

as culture became homogenized, real r&b (born out of the spirituals) became eviscerated over time because real r&b spoke on liberation of mind and conscious

as the pop ascension movement took reign during the late 80s, r&b it became a demographic (late 80’s), it became formula driven (early 90’s), it became a derivative (mid 90’s), and then it became a sub-culture (neo-soul in the late 90’s), before it gave way to anything or anyone who would incorporate into their existence (the beginning of new millennium), before eventually falling off the face of the earth (as of right now).

thekidsgirl said:

If you must limit yourself to mainstream radio artists, I'd recommend these...

Thank you for the videos!

I spend a lot of time downloading oooold albums, finding old (and new) songs/artists on youtube. I never listen to radio, but I like to mention these songs to others around me who would otherwise turn the song off instantly if they hear the release date was before 2006 lool

Scorp said:

Great R&B is over unfortunately

that great melody was borned out of the spirituals

and now over the past 25 years, culture has been homogenized into a structure which has exploited it right out the root

so as of now, we don't have a culture to build on anymore even when we think we do

[Edited 11/16/12 21:44pm]

Agreed...but there are exceptions...Janelle Monae and India Arie..imo...are making great R and B...