Tag: R&B

Joe got in the game first with 'Everything' in 1993, introducing himself with 'I'm in Luv.' Donell Jones answered in 1996 with 'My Heart,' flipping Stevie Wonder's 'Knocks Me Off My Feet' into his breakout moment. Two very different entrances. Swipe through, listen back, and tell us who took round one.

The Chicago singer just dropped 'Slow,' and it sits right in that cool, sultry lane. It's the second visual off her album 'Honey Trap,' and two videos in, the world she's building is already worth locking in on.

The Nigerian-born, Toronto-raised singer Osé just dropped her debut EP 'Feels Like Home,' led by the standout 'Gently.' It's a strong introduction to one of the most promising new voices in the Afro-Soul wave. Across seven tracks, she blends Afrobeats, R&B, and soul into a sound that's all her own.

The 24-year-old from Tondo, Manila came up writing songs in her bedroom and recording until sunrise, and now she's one of the first homegrown Filipina artists signed to a major US label. She's had the internet buzzing after her From The Block performance of 'SPEECHLESS' racked up over 16 million views on Twitter, becoming the first Filipino artist to bring the platform to the Philippines, filmed right in Tondo with an all-Filipino team whose work landed on a Times Square billboard in NYC.

29 years ago today, Joe dropped "All That I Am," his second album and his first on Jive. "All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)" went gold, "Don't Wanna Be a Player" ran the summer of '97, and "No One Else Comes Close" still gets played at weddings to this day. The album shipped over 1.2 million copies and went platinum in under eight months.

Billboard thought Leon Thomas had one of the best sets at Lollapalooza. He celebrated his 33rd birthday on the main stage, brought out Chicago's own BabyChiefDoIt for 'Ghetto Love Story,' and closed with his Grammy-winning 'Mutt.' He performed 'Make It Shine' from his Victorious days for longtime fans. A full-circle moment for one of R&B's brightest artists right now.