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Fast-rising London rapper and producer Cynikal returns with an excellent tune for the Summer titled “Beautiful”. (more…)

Fresh from being added to the MTV Base TV playlist for his latest single “Mainstream”, British Nigerian Alternative Soul singer and songwriter Midé debuts his brand new EP ‘Mainstream’. (more…)

Emerging London R&B singer and songwriter Mark Asari unveils his long-awaited debut mixtape ‘Mark My Words’ with features from Ms. D and Lems. (more…)

The debut album from British R&B singer Angel, ‘About Time’ is out today and you can get your copy on iTunes. (more…)

Veteran British R&B/Soul diva Terri Walker joins forces with Virgina Songstress Nicole Wray to form the Super Soul duo Lady and here is the brand new video for their new single “Get Ready”. (more…)

Legendary 90′s R&B singer Avant is back today with some new music that we have been waiting for..for a very long time. You may be familiar with Avant from his numerous soulful R&B hits like “4 Minutes” “I Wanna Know” “Makin Good Love” and his classic collaborations with KeKe Wyatt like “Nothing In This World”.. Well the singer drops a new track titled “Best Friend” which depicts just that.. Having a woman that is not only your lover, but your best friend? Isn’t that what we all want? Check out the new track after the jump! (more…)

With Harlem’s A$AP Rocky creating a huge buzz for New York in hip-hop, it just may be time for R&B’s next big star to represent the borough as well. Nineteen year old Deon Young is gunning for the number one spot and has linked up with legendary music executive Sylvia Rhone to do exactly that. Recently signed to Epic Records who houses fellow budding R&B stars like Brandon Hines, Leah Labelle and more, Young has a mature voice that was formerly used to drop bars before he decided to try his hand at singing instead.

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It seems with any urban artist you meet nowadays, they all share one thing in common: their love for all-things Michael Jackson. From early Jackson 5 recordings of “Ill Be There” to “ABC” and then to solo pop superstardom, MJ was the man for all the little kids growing up aspiring to be in the music biz. Call it the “MJ rule” if you want. That rule applies to Brandon Hines, the authentic R&B/Soul singer who is fittingly from Motown. Growing up in Detroit and being introduced to the soulful sounds of Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations and Jodeci to name a few, the latest Epic Records signee Hines has been working on filling in the rhythms and blues void that’s been somewhat in the grey area lately with today’s pop-sounding, crossover influence. The smooth vocalist with the baritone is hoping to bring a sense of soul, emotion and feeling through the notes he belts out –something that will make females feel sexy listening to and have the fellas wanting to up their game.

Interview by Michael Nguyen

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