New R&B Releases RD: September 2024 (Due November 10th)

[HamedM1 💔]

This Kimberly era is flopping I fear, we need another Love Em All in our lives.

[SHOOTER]

I will hold this grudge till the day I die
And I'll still be pissed on the other side
This hate lives all through the afterlife
I'm not the one to let it slide...





18. Aliah Sheffield - "Boo Boo The Fool" (110 Points)
Written by: Aliah Sheffield
Produced by: Aliah Sheffield

.indulgecountry : 3
bat1990 : 9

SHOOTER : 11
jtd Thee Stallion : 12
Soulsista : 13
Ty : 14
BB🌕 : 15
newpower : 15
HamedM1 💔 : 15
singingrulebritannia : 16

kimberly : 17
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 18
Kanenrá:ke : 19
wavey. : 21

Singer-songwriter Aliah Sheffield, who went pandemic viral with her anthem Earth Is Ghetto (which made it to #14 in the April 2022 rankdown), has now signed with Def Jam. Boo Boo The Fool will be included on her debut EP, These Songs Are for Anyone Sick of Earth..., coming this summer.

[.indulgecountry]

K. Michelle getting done dirty af again? This time it was a bop! "You" is meh so I could understand that, but now I am confusion. 💔

[SHOOTER]

I'm inside of your thoughts
When you sleep and you talk
That's why I know too much
And you don't know enough...





17. Josh Levi - "EGO" (112 Points)
Written by: Josh Levi, Trey Campbell and Anthony Jones
Produced by: Tone Jones

Kanenrá:ke : 4
SHOOTER : 6
Soulsista : 9

newpower : 12
kimberly : 13
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 13
wavey. : 14
singingrulebritannia : 15
BB🌕 : 16
.indulgecountry : 16

jtd Thee Stallion : 18
HamedM1 💔 : 19
Ty : 20
bat1990 : 21

Without a Normani assist, Josh Levi is unable to escape the bottom-5 with EGO, one of the new tracks from his DISC TWO (SCRATCHED UP) EP. Don't They (from the original EP) finished at #11 in the June 2022 rankdown.

[kimberly]

if I watched that video... I could have made room for him in my... Top 10. 😅

[SHOOTER]

I could tell that you'd rather be anywhere
Anywhere other than here with me
I've been trying to break down all the places I went wrong with you...





16. Jimi Legxacy - "mileys riddim" (133 Points)
Written by: James Olaloye
Produced by: Jimi Legxacy

singingrulebritannia : 2
wavey. : 4
BB🌕 : 7
bat1990 : 8
newpower : 8

Ty : 11
Soulsista : 12
jtd Thee Stallion : 13
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 14
SHOOTER : 16

kimberly : 18
.indulgecountry : 20
HamedM1 💔 : 21
Kanenrá:ke : 21

Producer, rapper, singer and creative director Jim Legxacy is one of the UK’s most exciting new artists (per his Bandcamp). mileys riddim can be found on his new EP entitled homeless n*gga pop music.

[SHOOTER]

New R&B: April 2023 (Top-15)

Be the One (Bree Runway x Khalid)
Blades (Arlo Parks)
Bless Your Heart (chloethegod)
Bubblegum (Dawn Richard)
Butterfly (Jade Novah)

Double Fantasy (The Weeknd x Future)
Give It to Me (Miguel)
Got Time for Me (Jamie Jones x Channel Tres)
Jealous (Kiana Ledé feat. Ella Mai)
Southern Delicacy (Jai'Len Josey)

Tasty (DaniLeigh)
Terms and Conditions (Mahalia)
Tonight (Tamika Scott x Method Man)
Try Me (Jorja Smith)
Waiting (Keke Palmer)

May's list will be up later tonight hopefully.

[SHOOTER]

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Rank 1-20 (Due July 2nd)
Forgot Your Name (BJ The Chicago Kid feat. Cory Henry)
Love Me Down (LA'DY)
The Energy (Lalah Hathaway x Ariza x KOLE)
On My Own (Sy'Rai)
SOW (Q)
Party Girls (Victornia Monét feat. Buju Banton)
Lipstick Lover (Janelle Monáe)
Girl Next Door (Tyla feat. Ayra Starr)
God Herself (Madison McFerrin)
Leave It Behind (AMAKA)
Worlds Away (Chxrry22)
My Phone Can Die (Rory x Ari Lennox x James Fauntleroy)
New Type (Summer Walker feat. Childish Gambino)
Sossaup (KAYTRAMINÉ x Amaarae)
Through the Night (Maeta feat. Free Nationals)
Ghost (Arlo Parks)
Like That (Jade Novah)
Petty (Liana Banks feat. Cleotrapa & Lola Brooke)
Wolves (Lauren Jauregui x Russ feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
Body (Khia)

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[bat1990]

Ooooh! Queen Khia and KAYTRANADA for May

[SHOOTER]

You want me inside it, beg me to slide in
Knowing we should have never met
Girl, when you ride it, see you decide it
Don't say those words that you'll regret...





15. The Weeknd feat. Future - "Double Fantasy" (136 Points)
Written by: Abel Tesfaye, Nayvadius Wilburn, Leland Wayne and Mike Dean
Produced by: Metro Boomin, Mike Dean and The Weeknd

jtd Thee Stallion : 5
Soulsista : 6
newpower : 7
HamedM1 💔 : 8
bat1990 : 10
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 10

kimberly : 11
singingrulebritannia : 12
wavey. : 12
BB🌕 : 14
Kanenrá:ke : 14

.indulgecountry : 21
SHOOTER : 21
Ty : 21

Double Fantasy is the first single taken from the soundtrack to The Weeknd's new HBO series The Idol. He previously finished at #4 in the January 2022 rankdown with Out of Time.

[SHOOTER]

I know you hear me, you ain't so, so deaf, I know what's best
I'm saying that, boy, we could be the big picture
Know they put us on they mood boards and wallpapers
Be real, baby, all you needed was the kicker...





14. Jai'Len Josey - "Southern Delicacy" (139 Points)
Written by: Jai'Len Josey, Chris Carey and Joseph T. Manson, Jr.
Produced by: Jai'Len Josey, Chris Carey and Seph

Soulsista : 2
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 3
Ty : 5
.indulgecountry : 8

BB🌕 : 12
SHOOTER : 12
singingrulebritannia : 13
HamedM1 💔 : 14
wavey. : 15
bat1990 : 16
Kanenrá:ke : 16
jtd Thee Stallion : 16

newpower : 18
kimberly : 19

Singer/songwriter/actress Jai'Len Josey made her professional debut at the age of 16 playing Pearl Krabs in SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical. That exposure led to her creating the score for an Oil of Olay campaign followed by the release of her debut EP Illustrations in 2020. From there, she signed a publishing deal with Sony, co-wrote Ari Lennox's #1 Adult R&B hit Pressure, and inked a deal with Lena Waithe's Hillman Grad imprint under Def Jam. Southern Delicacy is the title track from her second EP out now.

[SHOOTER]

I ain't gon' tell you to make a commitment
Should know what you're missing
The rest ain't my business
But right now, I'm jealous...



13. Kiana Ledé feat. Ella Mai - "Jealous" (142 Points)
Written by: Kiana Ledé, Ella Mai, Avital Margulies, Amanda Atoui, Chelsea Lena, and Veronica Vera
Produced by: VRon

kimberly : 1
.indulgecountry : 2
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 4
Kanenrá:ke : 9
SHOOTER : 9
HamedM1 💔 : 10
jtd Thee Stallion : 10
Ty : 10

bat1990 : 17
wavey. : 17
singingrulebritannia : 18
Soulsista : 18
BB🌕 : 20
newpower : 21

The top-10 continues to evade Kiana Ledé as she lands at lucky #13 for the second time with Jealous, the second single from her sophomore album, Grudges, out June 16th.

Kiana Ledé - New R&B RD: History
#10 Ur Best Friend feat. Kehlani (July 2021)
#13 Irresponsible (September 2022)
#13 Jealous feat. Ella Mai (June 2023)    

[.indulgecountry]

This missing the top 10 is wild af to me.

[SHOOTER]

Sweet as crème brûlée, eat it 'til it's sorbet
Shit ain't minute maid, you should let it marinate
Put it on my plate, that's a dinner date
I'ma grab your face in between these legs...





12. DaniLeigh - "Tasty" (148 Points)
Written by: Danielle Curiel, Anthony Clemons, Uforo Ebong and Larrance Dopson
Produced by: Bongo and Rance

jtd Thee Stallion : 2
Kanenrá:ke : 5
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 5
bat1990 : 7

newpower : 11
HamedM1 💔 : 11
wavey. : 11
.indulgecountry : 12
Ty : 13
SHOOTER : 14
kimberly : 15
Soulsista : 16

BB🌕 : 19
singingrulebritannia : 19

"Yellow Bone" singer DaniLeigh's first appearance in this series comes just a bit short of the top-10. Tasty is the first taste of her third album that will probably be delayed due to her recent legal troubles.

[kimberly]

I knew I was going to be the biggest supporter of Kiana & Ella but I did not think they would miss Top 10 😲 and a last place ranking?

at least they lasted longer than whatever Abel Tesfaye is up to these days.

[SHOOTER]

No, I can't slip away in the night
Maybe, someday, you'd meet me in the deep end
Hear the voices in my head decide
And, you know, I just needed a reason...





11. Bree Runway x Khalid - "Be the One" (149 Points)
Written by: Brenda Mensah, Khalid Robinson, Jamil Chammas, Kaelyn Behr and Justin Lucas
Produced by: Digi, Styalz Fuego and Justin Lucas

kimberly : 3
.indulgecountry : 4
HamedM1 💔 : 5
Soulsista : 5
Ty : 7
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 9
wavey. : 10

bat1990 : 11
newpower : 14
Kanenrá:ke : 15

BB🌕 : 17
jtd Thee Stallion : 19
singingrulebritannia : 20
SHOOTER : 20

UK sensation, and BET Award winner, Bree Runway comes just ONE point shy of a top-10 finish with her new single Be the One. No word yet on whether this is a taste of her next EP, mixtape or (hopefully) debut album.

[SHOOTER]

New R&B: April 2023 (Top-10)

Blades (Arlo Parks)

Bless Your Heart (chloethegod)

Bubblegum (Dawn Richard)

Butterfly (Jade Novah)

Give It to Me (Miguel)

Got Time for Me (Jamie Jones x Channel Tres)

Terms and Conditions (Mahalia)

Tonight (Tamika Scott x Method Man)

Try Me (Jorja Smith)

Waiting (Keke Palmer)

[singingrulebritannia]

Khalid always either rises to his collaborator's level or makes them stoop down to his level, but more often the latter, and "Be The One" was one of those cases

[.indulgecountry]

Khalid is meh, but Bree carried. I was surprised by how much I like this one.

[HamedM1 💔]

This burnt on me pretty fast but still one of the better songs of this set, we deserved another Experience tho.

[bat1990]

I don't remember what most of these sound like since I turned in my list so early

[Kanenrá:ke]

Josh Levi's just hit a sweet spot for me....and if I had seen that video...with that ending! Maybe would've moved into my #2 spot

[SHOOTER]

Smelling real good, slip my outfit on
Any little stress that I had is gone
Tonight, I'm going out with a couple of friends
And we gonna get it in 'til the party ends...





10. Tamika Scott x Method Man - "Tonight" (150 Points)
Written by: Tamika Scott and Clifford Smith
Produced by: James "Aggie" Barrett

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 1
Soulsista : 1
jtd Thee Stallion : 7
BB🌕 : 8
wavey. : 9
Kanenrá:ke : 10

.indulgecountry : 11
bat1990 : 12
singingrulebritannia : 14
kimberly : 14
HamedM1 💔 : 16

SHOOTER : 18
Ty : 18
newpower : 19

Tamika Scott, 1/4 of legendary R&B group Xscape, makes the top-10 with her first entry here. Tonight, featuring Method Man, is the first single from her new EP coming later this year.

[SHOOTER]

You're getting harder to believe in
Harder to call upon
And we see right through your scheming
Who turned that water in wine?





9. chlothegod - "Bless Your Heart" (156 Points)
Written by: Chloe Chavis, Jonah Feingold, Ben Nartey, Mike Irish and Groove
Produced by: Mike Irish and GrooveSince1989

SHOOTER : 3
BB🌕 : 4
Soulsista : 4
bat1990 : 6
kimberly : 9
Ty : 9
singingrulebritannia : 10

Kanenrá:ke : 11
newpower : 13
.indulgecountry : 15
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 15

HamedM1 💔 : 17
jtd Thee Stallion : 17
wavey. : 19

chlothegod is a singer/songwriter from North Carolina who started her music career while in college, self-releasing an EP and gaining enough of a following to take herself on a 10-city tour. She continued working on music while in school and earned an opportunity to open for Latto thanks to a Sprite-sponsored competition. She has since signed a deal with EQT Recordings (also home to Masego); Bless Your Heart is her second release under the label.

[SHOOTER]

Only loved you 'cause I ain't loved myself
That version of me no longer exists no more
Loving you was toxic for my health
I lost my colors trying to please another...





8. Jade Novah - "Butterfly" (164 Points)
Written by: Lindsay Johnson and Devin Johnson
Produced by: Devin Johnson

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 2
jtd Thee Stallion : 3
singingrulebritannia : 7
SHOOTER : 7
kimberly : 8
newpower : 9
BB🌕 : 10
.indulgecountry : 10

Ty : 12
bat1990 : 13
HamedM1 💔 : 13
Soulsista : 14

Kanenrá:ke : 18
wavey. : 18

Jade Novah secures her second top-10 finish with new single Butterfly. "Trip" finished at #6 in the August 2022 rankdown.

[SHOOTER]

Don't think I don't know what this body do
So good that you wanna hide me from the truth
I can tell warnin' signs, it ain't nothin' new
You wasn't all that, what I got to lose?





7. Keke Palmer - "Waiting" (170 Points)
Written by: Jeremiah Bethea, Korey Roberson, Daniel Barry Shyman, David Karbal and Christopher Stewart
Produced by: Tricky Stewart, Big Korey and David Karbal

Kanenrá:ke : 2
.indulgecountry : 5
wavey. : 5
kimberly : 6
singingrulebritannia : 8
jtd Thee Stallion : 8
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 8
Soulsista : 8
HamedM1 💔 : 9
newpower : 10

Ty : 16

SHOOTER : 17
bat1990 : 18
BB🌕 : 18

Screen, scream, and meme queen Keke Palmer earns a top-10 finish with her debut entry here. Waiting is taken from her new "visual album" Big Boss, which details the story of Palmer's early years in a male-dominated music industry. It's available to view now on YouTube.

[SHOOTER]

Do you got time for me?
The VVS is glistenin', fine piece
I know you got a man, that's fine with me
Different colored Porches, yeah, I got five of these...





6. Jamie Jones x Channel Tres - "Got Time for Me" (174 Points)
Written by: Jamie Jones, Sheldon Young and Akil King
Produced by: Jamie Jones

newpower : 1
wavey. : 1
bat1990 : 4
kimberly : 4
singingrulebritannia : 5
BB🌕 : 6
HamedM1 💔 : 6
Ty : 6
SHOOTER : 8

jtd Thee Stallion : 15

.indulgecountry : 19
Soulsista : 19
Kanenrá:ke : 20
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 20

A collaboration between two of the buzzworthiest names in electronic music, and two multitalented musical polymaths in their own right, Jamie Jones and Channel Tres yields "Got Time for Me", which comes 3 points short of a top-5 finish.

[SHOOTER]

New R&B: April 2023 (Top-5)











Wrap this up later tonight? Maybe. I'm lazy. We'll see.

[singingrulebritannia]

Rooting for Arlo Parks, Miguel, Mahalia, and Jorja Smith

[SHOOTER]

My pussy smooth like a punani flex
I drive you crazy like the exorcist
Take over your body like you're possessed, yes
Come lay it down like it's a J. Press, yes...





5. Dawn Richard - "Bubblegum" (177 Points)
Written by: Dawn Richard
Produced by: Wes Singerman, Tay Dex, Andy McCaughley and Bubbs

bat1990 : 1
BB🌕 : 2
newpower : 2
HamedM1 💔 : 3
wavey. : 3
SHOOTER : 4
jtd Thee Stallion : 6
Kanenrá:ke : 8

singingrulebritannia : 11
.indulgecountry : 14
kimberly : 16

Ty : 19
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 21
Soulsista : 21

Former Danity Kane and Diddy Dirty Money member Dawn Richard has spent the last decade building her indie electro-pop cult following with eight critically acclaimed projects released to date. Bubblegum is the first taste of her ninth expected later this year.