In June 2020, Harvey Mason Jr. said to Rated R&B he wanted to lead the Recording Academy to be the best it can be. The music great will make good on his promise as he officially assumes the role of ...

Elaine is getting back to life and back to reality following a breakup on her new single, “Right Now,” produced by Elizée and Andrew Morin.  The song’s landscape is spaced out as her laden voice resembles the burden she has ...

Emerging singer Lou Val returns to set 2021 ablaze, releasing not one but two new songs via Soulection Records: “Cruel Silence” and “Eternal Sunshine.” “Cruel Silence,” produced by Anthony Yordanov and Luke Fenton, finds Val stepping onto a grunge R&B ...

On Grace Weber’s new song “Played Yourself” she makes it clear that no matter how solid a man may think his game is, he can’t play her; he can only play himself.  “Played Yourself” was produced by Mighty Mike and Pat ...

No real musician can say that they haven’t bitten from the palatable apple tree of musicality that the legendary Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis planted in a fruitful R&B-pop garden some 30-plus years ago. Arden “Keyz” Altino is guilty, and ...

Last night, Lucky Daye stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform “How Much Can A Heart Take,” featuring Yebba. The tit-for-tat duet is lifted from his latest project Table For Two, which includes guest appearances from all woman singers.  The televised rendition ...

R&B everyman Lamone has found the missing link in his life on his new single “You Complete Me,” featuring acclaimed saxophonist and flutist Najee.  This new song marks another blossoming chapter in Lamone and Najee’s musical partnership, having toured the world and recorded ...

The blaring noise of fire truck sirens will be difficult to silence if Cautious Clay’s heart keeps scorching. On his  new single “Wildfire,” the fledgling musician hopes for a strong chance of rain showers to calm the raging flames of ...

R&B veterans Angie Stone and Ginuwine have been named among the honorees at the 2021 Black Music Honors, which will air on Saturday, June 19 at 1 p.m. EST on Bounce TV. Stone will be presented with the Soul Music ...

Omarion is leading the fight to reflect on the past on the empowering new song “We Will Never Forget,” which is in the upcoming Dreamland: The Burning of Black Wall Street documentary. The song features Lala Hathaway and Kierra Sheard ...