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Kandi Burruss, a well-known member of the ’90s R&B girl group Xscape, recently sat down with Glamour to share some unknown facts about five songs that she wrote over the course of her career. While discussing Destiny’s Child’s 1999 hit single, “Bills, Bills, Bills,” co-written by Burruss and producer Kevin She’kspere Briggs, alongside the group’s members, the Real Housewives […]
For the past couple of years, South East Londoner Joel Culpepper has been locked away working on his debut album proper, Sgt Culpepper. We got the first taste of the album in “Return” and “W.A.R” last year and now we’ve got a new taste, “Poetic Justice”, along with some fresh new visuals from Julianknxx. Produced by Tom Misch and […]
Ashanti is starting off her new year on a high note. On Friday, the singer revealed that she and her family are officially COVID-free. “Feeling grateful,” Ashanti captioned her Instagram announcement. “My parents and I got our negative results back right in time to start off the New Year healthy, happy & loved. Wishing y’all […]
Earlier this summer, Turkish singer-songwriter emir taha released his debut EP, Hoppa Pt. 1, a stunning six-tracker that put forward his R&B vision. In the past he’s commented that he hopes to do for Turkey with R&B what Roselia did for Spain with Flamenco. That may seem like hubris, but Hoppa Pt. 1 laid out an R&B sound built around impossibly graceful vocals […]
Tomorrow, October 23, North London producer and artist Wauve, aka Robeal Yohannes, will release his debut EP Shade. Although he describes himself as a producer first and a singer a distant second, if the EP’s new single “Pamela”, which features Afrobeats stars ZieZie and Stonebwoy is anything to go by, we can’t help but feel like he’s […]
After tentatively dipping her toe in the water with a series of SoundCloud uploads, 21-year-old, Dublin-born singer-songwriter Aby Coulibaly eventually plucked up the courage to make a proper go of it, opting for the independent route by setting up a label with her friends, Chamomile Records, in the summer of last year. In July, a year […]
Today, Nigerian Afro-pop star Simi released her new EP, Restless II, a solid gold six-track collection of simmering, Afrobeats-inflected R&B featuring fellow Nigerians singer-songwriter WurlD and highlife singer Adekunle Gold, as well as our very own Ms. Banks. To celebrate, she’s also released the EP’s second single “No Longer Beneficial”. The video, directed by Gizelle Hernandez (whose credits include […]
LA-born singer-songwriter Syd B is back with her third single of the year “RITF”, adding to the consistent stream of self-assured R&B gems she’s blessed us with since she made her debut in 2017. Ahead of the track’s official release at midnight tonight, she’s just unveiled the visuals. Directed by Clyde Munroe, the guitar-led R&B jam is treated […]
London trio Jacquard Looms — aka Tommy, Spike and Joey — are today releasing their new single “Your Ugly Heart”, an entirely relatable song about putting everything you have into getting over a love that didn’t quite work out. Pinning all your hopes on someone who turned out to fall short of your expectations can be quite […]
Just like the green-filled West Yorkshire they sprung up from, Leeds four-piece Noya Rao are all about the organic. Despite their futuristic R&B sound, they’re far more interested in live instruments and hardware, giving tracks like their new single “Heaven Bound” a layered, lo-fi sound that’s impossible to replicate with software. Drawing influence from a range of sources […]
