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The Handguide to ALT-R&B (2010-2015)
We spotlight the important releases from 2010 through 2015 that defined the Alternative R&B movement and provocative albums that, while influenced by…
14 mins ago
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Shatter the Standards
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Brandon O'Sullivan
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Phil
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Shanté
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James Anthony Carmichael Built the Records Everyone Else Sang On
He turned a Tuskegee party band into a ballad machine and piano demos into number ones, and his name stayed in the small type the whole time.
12 hrs ago
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Renée Holloway
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Album Review: Therapy Wasn’t Enough by Inayah
Inayah’s fourth album turns a public breakup into a grievance she can’t stop airing, and the writing goes slack the minute she decides to forgive him.
Jun 5
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Jen Mauvais
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Album Review: Cry Baby by Vince Staples
Staples aims his Long Beach dread at the whole country over live guitars, the most direct work of his career. He never lets go of his own body.
Jun 5
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Phil
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Album Review: Doctrine of Love by Jalen Ngonda
Ngonda’s second album sings love from the losing side, a man pleading with a train conductor, another staying through cruelty.
Jun 5
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Imani Raven
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New Music Drops: June 5, 2026
As new albums and singles get constantly flooded into our radar, look no further than skimming through the release week of June 5th. We know it can be a…
Jun 4
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Album Review: Seen by Latanya Alberto
A poet by training, Latanya Alberto fills her debut with kept knives, dodged bullets, and a healer’s scarred hands. Her comfort songs are greeting-card…
Jun 4
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Ulani Iona
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Album Review: Sir Render by Navy Blue
Closing a self-produced trilogy, the Brooklyn rapper turns in his densest, most allusive set yet and keeps pace with guests like Mike Shabb and a…
Jun 4
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Koda Lin
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Album Review: BITCH by Lizzo
Lizzo is funnier and meaner than she is grand. The jokes and grudges hold up where the big self-claims sag.
Jun 4
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Amaya🎀
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Our Favorite R&B Songs of 2026 So Far
The hits are not the story this year. The sleepers are, and 2026 buried more gems in deluxe editions, and stray singles than most full albums hold.
Jun 4
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Asa McKenzie
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The 75 Best Albums of 2026 So Far
No filler, no genre silos, no other list in its weight class. Seventy-five records make 2026 impossible to call a slow year. Match this range if you…
Jun 4
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Peabo Bryson Was a Songwriter Before He Was a Disney Voice
The two movie themes that made him famous are the least revealing things he ever sang. His self-written ballads and his duets make a better case.
Jun 3
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Brandon O'Sullivan
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