For years many people including myself have asked this very
question. Reminiscing of the days when you could turn on the radio and hear a
good R&B song or a slow jam to make you think about that special person.
The days of Xscape, Jagged Edge, and Joe are gone and now when you turn on the
radio you hear more hip-hop and rap then R&B. This genre of music use to
dominate the airwaves and you couldn’t help but to sing along to the radio.
Currently traditional R&B artists have been going the route of hip-hop or
dub step beats. Yearning for the days of the smooth melodic beats and the
harmonies that we received from singers in the 90’s.
This year it looks like the need for R&B is being heard.
Artists that we have known and loved are coming out with new music. Bringing
back that R&B flavor to music lovers. Songs about love, friendships,
heartbreak are being made that brings back memories when you listen to the
lyrics. Artists like Kelly Rowland, Justin Timberlake, Chrisette Michele, Alicia
Keys and Maxwell to name a few are giving their fans songs with soul and
feeling.
There is also a new wave of artists coming on the R&B
scene, showing that R&B is not dead and fans need to get ready for what
they have to offer. Fans need to show there love of R&B by supporting all
these artists, old and new, by buying there music, requesting their videos on
TV and songs on the radio, and seeing their performances. Labels need to take notice
and they need to promote their R&B artist, stop thinking that fans want the
same cookie cutter mainstream music. Fans want the different emotions, they
want to blast songs in their car and sing along, they want to cry after heartbreak
while their favorite R&B songs plays in the background and gives them
comfort. All these different emotions are why artists started making music in
the first place, so it’s time to get back to basics. We need that old thing
back!
