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

[SHOOTER]

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Rank 1-20 (Due February 4th)
MY HOUSE (Beyoncé)
Standing Next to You Remix (Jung Kook x Usher)
The Greatest (Marsha Ambrosius)
JK, I Love You (The Amours)
Lucky (Raiche)
My idols lied to me (Aiyana-Lee)
Mistaken (Libianca x Oxlande x Chlöe)
Not an Angel (Tems)
Finally (Jorja Smith)
No Love Lost (Keyshia Cole)
Risk It All (Usher x H.E.R.)
You See Me (Coco Jones)
Please Don't Go (WanMor)
wherever u r (UMI x V)
Back to Your Place (October London)
Summer (Kenya Vaun)
These Four Walls (Khamari)
Water (Tyla)
Lose Control (Teddy Swims)
Luv Everybody (Baby Tate)

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Just like in years past, December is a hodgepodge. Since it was lighter on new releases, I included a few singles that didn't get ranked earlier in the year for various reasons and a couple recs (and holding off on new Tyla so she doesn't compete against herself).

Also: Reminder: 2023 Adult R&B Year-End RD is still open: pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/222433/2023-adult-year-rankdown-2024

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{R&B Lovers to the Front!}anthony11554 yuh yuh bat1990 BB🌕 Beno Linnethia Monique boysilver400 Private Dancer castleoblivion26 cedric CF15 George g8erboi LBTrocks @crapkuki23 DistrictTwelve Glove Slap Ling-Ling Crimsonio 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 Fancy fearlessarrow Exclusive filthy gabe Troublemaker singingrulebritannia God GP newpower hydraflare Sambalada 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker HamedM1 💔 .indulgecountry @jadenlefranks jamesflame Leo ✔ Juanca Zeebz Kanenrá:ke jtd Thee Stallion kimberly 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 lyhom shootingstar16 #LisaRinna Sir Benji Mayman MoD Mylo13 💜 Caviar netti Nick P owenlovesmusic Kelly's 10th Fan RobbyFlorida samo🦕 sergejdordij rnb Soulsista spitfire stallie tallen2001 Au$tin tinawina toomuchboy @trilogy twigs Ty B-Boy walt91 wavey. mako willapted33 wrip wyckyd YotamTS Zach

[wrip]

Oh wow these results are a mess 😭 i figured Tummy Hurts would be low but bottom 3 is sad, i just have been obsessed with it lately. between this and wtm, i’m surprised by the reception to alone, it’s such an interesting song so i’m surprised it’s been doing poorly. Red Flags and Fresh Face were cool discoveries as well

[SHOOTER]

I don't know what you think this was, but this ain't that
I can recognize your voice, but not the disrespect
Is this your way of thankin' me for havin' your back?
Not you playin' victim like you under attack...





12. Queen Naija x Monica - "One of Them Days" (127 Points)
Written by: Queen Naija Bulls, Monica Arnold, Michael Mulé, Isaac John de Boni, Durand Bernarr and Kenneth Knight
Produced by: FNZ

.indulgecountry : 2
Soulsista : 7
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 8
samo🦕 : 9
SHOOTER : 10
Ty : 10

newpower : 11
HamedM1 💔 : 11
wavey. : 12
jtd Thee Stallion : 13
BB🌕 : 15

singingrulebritannia : 19
wrip : 19

Queen Naija and Monica's star power combined was not enough to propel them into the top-10. One of Them Days is featured on Naija's new EP, After the Butterflies, out now.

[SHOOTER]

Fuck you in the backseat
Leg room up in the lambo truck
Late at night, you tеxt me
Can we be morе than friends?





11. Dizzy Fae - "Backseat" (129 Points)
Written by: Kianna Fleming
Produced by: Tk Kayembe and Josef Lamercier

wavey. : 6
HamedM1 💔 : 8
.indulgecountry : 8
SHOOTER : 9
Soulsista : 10

jtd Thee Stallion : 11
BB🌕 : 12
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 12
wrip : 12
newpower : 13
singingrulebritannia : 14
samo🦕 : 14
Ty : 15

Dizzy Fae is a classically trained, queer Black interdisciplinary artist from L.A. via Minnesota that has been self-releasing music since 2018. The underground buzz from her debut mixtape, Free Form, led to tour dates opening for the likes of Lizzo and Toro Y Moi. Backseat was her first release of 2023 ahead of a new EP expected later this year.

[SHOOTER]

Tryna feel something
In a city that never rains
Wishing I could take the top off
Cover up the tears and watch them all go down the drain...





10. Lolo Zouaï - "Crying in the Carwash" (131 Points)
Written by: Laureen Zouaï and Oscar Scheller
Produced by: Lolo Zouaï and Oscar Scheller

HamedM1 💔 : 6
BB🌕 : 7
singingrulebritannia : 7
newpower : 8
jtd Thee Stallion : 10

.indulgecountry : 11
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 11
samo🦕 : 12
Soulsista : 12
SHOOTER : 14
Ty : 14
wavey. : 14

wrip : 16

Lolo Zouaï ("zoo-eye") is a singer/songwriter/producer from San Francisco via Paris who first went viral in 2017 with her song High Highs to Low Lows. This kicked off a chain of independent singles, songwriting opportunities with the likes of H.E.R. (on her Grammy-winning self-titled project), and a deal with RCA. After opening for Dua Lipa on tour and releasing two projects under the label, she regained her independence in 2022. Crying in the Carwash is the title track from her latest EP out now.

[Ty]

Not a fan of these new girlies...They all sound the same!

[SHOOTER]

Cocoa butter, Baccarat on covers
I smell it on my sheets
I heard you say that you might love another
It filled up my world with envy...





9. Lucky Daye - "That's You" (132 Points)
Written by: David Brown, Austin Brown, Peter Hernandez, Dernst Emile II and Mike McGregor
Produced by: D'Mile and Bruno Mars

HamedM1 💔 : 4
jtd Thee Stallion : 7
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 7
Ty : 7
wrip : 7
BB🌕 : 9
singingrulebritannia : 9
Soulsista : 9
samo🦕 : 10

.indulgecountry : 15

wavey. : 18
SHOOTER : 19
newpower : 20

Lucky Mars Daye earns a top-10 finish with That's You, his first taste of new music since the 2022 release of his sophomore album Candydrip.

[SHOOTER]

New York pizza, my Coke Zero
Gamble my heart, Rob De Niro
I just want you to call
So we can get congenial...





8. Ari Lennox - "Get Close" (154 Points)
Written by: Courtney Salter, Kelvin Wooten and Michael Holmes
Produced by: DZL and WU10

SHOOTER : 1
HamedM1 💔 : 2
wrip : 3
BB🌕 : 6
singingrulebritannia : 6
Ty : 6
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 9
.indulgecountry : 10

jtd Thee Stallion : 12
newpower : 14
samo🦕 : 15
wavey. : 15

Stay Away
Soulsista : 20

Ari Lennox nets another top-10 with Get Close, her first drop of new material since the 2022 release of her sophomore album age/sex/location.

[SHOOTER]

Say this empty house just ain't no home when you're gone
Tears on the pillow, eyes out the window
It's like you slowed down time when I'm alone
What are we doin'?...





7. Brandy - "Feels Different" (157 Points)
Written by: Brandy Norwood, Ron Feemster, Coleridge Tillman and David Williams II
Produced by: Neff-U and David Williams II

.indulgecountry : 1
Ty : 3
newpower : 6
jtd Thee Stallion : 6
samo🦕 : 8
Soulsista : 8
BB🌕 : 10
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 10

SHOOTER : 11
wrip : 11
singingrulebritannia : 12
wavey. : 13

Scrooge
HamedM1 💔 : 17

Brandy earns her first top-10 in the series with Feels Different, the opening track of her first Xmas album - Christmas with Brandy - out now.

[singingrulebritannia]

Wow, and here I thought my ranking of "Get Close" would be considered an under-ranking...

[SHOOTER]

New R&B: November 2023 (Top-6)


(Keys N Krates x Ciara - "Fantasy")


(PinkPanthress - "Feel complete")


(Tkay Maidza - "Ghost!")


(BJ The Chicago Kid feat. Chlöe - "Honey")


(KAYTRANADA x Rochelle Jordan - "Lover/Friend")


(UMI - "why dont we go")

[.indulgecountry]

Brandy missing top 5 feels incorrect. 🚮

[Ty]

"Feels Different" is my joint!

"Get Close" is strong but also feels like a song Ari had already released 3-4 times.

[singingrulebritannia]

1 3 4 8
11 17

Anything but "Why Don't We Go" or "Honey" for the win

[jtd Thee Stallion]

1 2 3 4 5
17

[wrip]

Ari Lennox missing top 6 is so unexpected, Get Close is great. Ideally Tkay will win this again!

Also kinda wild that Honey made it so far since it was bottom 15 in wtm seed 3 but i guess it’s a different crowd lol

[SHOOTER]

I love it when you take my hand
And you understand
That heaven has no contraband
And it's never ending...





6. Keys N Krates x Ciara - "Fantasy" (160 Points)
Written by: Ciara Harris, Adam James Tune, Gregory Charles Dawson, Maurice Francois and Jordan Tager
Produced by: Keys N Krates

Soulsista : 3
SHOOTER : 4
Ty : 4
newpower : 5
samo🦕 : 5
.indulgecountry : 6
BB🌕 : 8
singingrulebritannia : 8
wavey. : 9

wrip : 14
HamedM1 💔 : 15
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲: 15

jtd Thee Stallion : 17

Ciara collects her second top-10 with Fantasy, a collaboration with Canadian electronic trio Keys N Krates for their third album - In: Tension - out now.

[samo🦕]

I figured this or Honey would be out first, but this is my favourite song I've heard from Ciara in a while

(not that I mind that much bc the top 6 is my top 6 lol)

[SHOOTER]

Flavor recipe
I love it when you stick to me
Like sugar drops on my tongue
Follow me to ecstasy...





5. BJ The Chicago Kid feat. Chlöe - "Honey" (163 Points)
Written by: Bryan Sledge, Chloe Bailey, Alissia Benveniste, Gamal Lewis, Rogét Chahayed, Charlie Bereal, David Sprecher, Natalie Dunn, Rian Lewis and Soraya La Pread
Produced by: Yeti Beats

jtd Thee Stallion : 1
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 1
Soulsista : 1
samo🦕 : 4
.indulgecountry : 5
Ty : 5
newpower : 7
wavey. : 10

BB🌕 : 14
HamedM1 💔 : 14
wrip : 15

SHOOTER : 16
singingrulebritannia : 17

BJ The Chicago finishes in the top-10 for the first time with Honey, a duet with Chlöe on his fourth album - Gravy - out now.

[SHOOTER]

I'm starin' through your eyes
I see myself dancin' through the night
Can I show you someplace I
I could show you a good time?





4. UMI - "why dont we go" (168 Points)
Written by: Tierra Wilson and Veronica Vera
Produced by: Fred Ball and VRon

HamedM1 💔 : 1
Ty : 2
jtd Thee Stallion : 4
wrip : 4
samo🦕 : 6
SHOOTER : 7
wavey. : 8
.indulgecountry : 9
newpower : 10

BB🌕 : 11
singingrulebritannia : 11
Soulsista : 13

Uninivited
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 19

UMI nets yet another top-10 with why dont we go, the second drop from her new EP - talking to the wind - out this Friday (1/19).

[SHOOTER]

I'm not goin' to bed because you want me to
Tell me why you allow alcohol get to you
I never wanted to end this book, this fairytale
Not another drink this week, I just wanna feel completе...





3. PinkPantheress - "Feel complete" (196 Points)
Written by: Victoria Walker, Ikuforiji Olaitan, Ozedikus Nwanne and Alex Crossan
Produced by: PinkPanthress and Mura Masa

BB🌕 : 2
samo🦕 : 2
Soulsista : 2
wavey. : 2
newpower : 3
SHOOTER : 3
singingrulebritannia : 4
.indulgecountry : 4
jtd Thee Stallion : 5
wrip : 8
HamedM1 💔 : 9

Ty : 16
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 17

PinkPanthress' makes the top-3 with her first entry in this series. Feel complete can be found on her debut album, Heaven knows, out now.

[singingrulebritannia]

1 vs 3

go Tkay again

[SHOOTER]

It comes down to the 7th-highest SD vs. 10th-highest SD. With five #1s, three bottom-5s and just two points between them, the winner is...


(Tkay Maidza - "Ghost!")

vs.


(KAYTRANADA x Rochelle Jordan - "Lover/Friend")

[SHOOTER]

No defenses, satisfaction
Stopped your heart, just to get a reaction
Kept you wanting, let it haunt you
Can't deny, when it's right, no one has to lose...





2. KAYTRANADA x Rochelle Jordan - "Lover/Friend" (199 Points)
Written by: Louis Celestin, Rochelle Jordan and Rush Davis
Produced by: KAYTRANADA

newpower : 1
jtd Thee Stallion : 2
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 2
wrip : 2
singingrulebritannia : 3
samo🦕 : 3
BB🌕 : 4
HamedM1 💔 : 5
SHOOTER : 5
wavey. : 5
Ty : 9

.indulgecountry : 16
Soulsista : 17


KAYTRANADA and Rochelle Jordan come close but have to settle for runner-up this month with their collaborative single Lover/Friend.

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Gave you peacе of mind, a treasure pricelеss
Battling your pride, you chose your vices
You should know me better, new horizons
No compromises, keep the silence...





1. Tkay Maidza - "Ghost!" (201 Points)
Written by: Takudzwa Maidza, Alexis Boyd and Louis Celestin
Produced by: KAYTRANADA, Fermin Suero Jr. and The Imports

BB🌕 : 1
singingrulebritannia : 1
samo🦕 : 1
wrip : 1
newpower : 2
SHOOTER : 2
HamedM1 💔 : 3
jtd Thee Stallion : 3
Soulsista : 6

Ty : 11
wavey. : 11
.indulgecountry : 14

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 16

KAYTRANADA does, however, earn an honorary win for manning the boards behind Ghost!, Tkay Maidza's second #1 in this series. The track can be found on her new album, Sweet Justice, out now.

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[Ty]

Oh well that was a surprising Top 3 lineup. I don't get PinkPantheress. Tkay Maidza is okay but definitely a bit too left-field for my taste.

UMI is brilliant as usual.

[wrip]

Very content with these results! Why Don't We Go is a jam and I'm happy it got far. Feel complete isn't my *favorite* from PinkPantheress but it still jams!

Honestly can't say I expected Lover/Friend to be top 2 but I'm very glad it was! Love the Kaytranada top 2, both tracks slap and Ghost! is one of the main highlights from her album.

[SHOOTER]

New R&B: December 2023 (TWO Weeks Left)

1. SHOOTER
2. .indulgecountry

Use the time wisely!

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{R&B Lovers Allowed}anthony11554 yuh yuh bat1990 BB🌕 Beno Linnethia Monique boysilver400 Private Dancer castleoblivion26 cedric CF15 George g8erboi LBTrocks @crapkuki23 DistrictTwelve Glove Slap Ling-Ling Crimsonio 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 Fancy fearlessarrow Exclusive filthy gabe Troublemaker singingrulebritannia God GP newpower hydraflare Sambalada 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker HamedM1 💔 .indulgecountry @jadenlefranks jamesflame Leo ✔ Juanca Zeebz Kanenrá:ke jtd Thee Stallion kimberly 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 lyhom shootingstar16 #LisaRinna Sir Benji Mayman MoD Mylo13 💜 Caviar netti Nick P owenlovesmusic Kelly's 10th Fan RobbyFlorida samo🦕 sergejdordij rnb Soulsista spitfire stallie tallen2001 Au$tin tinawina toomuchboy @trilogy twigs Ty B-Boy walt91 wavey. mako willapted33 wrip wyckyd YotamTS Zach

[singingrulebritannia]

You know it's a deep month when BTS members are on 2 of the songs

[SHOOTER]

New R&B: December 2023 (ONE Week Left)

1. SHOOTER
2. .indulgecountry
3. singingrulebritannia
4. 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲
5. wrip

I know a good 7 of y'all can knock this out between now and next Sunday. Let's go!

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{R&B Lovers Allowed}anthony11554 yuh yuh bat1990 BB🌕 Beno Linnethia Monique boysilver400 Private Dancer castleoblivion26 cedric CF15 George g8erboi LBTrocks @crapkuki23 DistrictTwelve Glove Slap Ling-Ling Crimsonio 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 Fancy fearlessarrow Exclusive filthy gabe Troublemaker singingrulebritannia God GP newpower hydraflare Sambalada 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker HamedM1 💔 .indulgecountry @jadenlefranks jamesflame Leo ✔ Juanca Zeebz Kanenrá:ke jtd Thee Stallion kimberly 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 lyhom shootingstar16 #LisaRinna Sir Benji Mayman MoD Mylo13 💜 Caviar netti Nick P owenlovesmusic Kelly's 10th Fan RobbyFlorida samo🦕 sergejdordij rnb Soulsista spitfire stallie tallen2001 Au$tin tinawina toomuchboy @trilogy twigs Ty B-Boy walt91 wavey. mako willapted33 wrip wyckyd YotamTS Zach

[SHOOTER]

New R&B: December 2023 (ONE Week Left)

1. SHOOTER
2. .indulgecountry
3. singingrulebritannia
4. 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲
5. wrip
6. Soulsista

Lemme start yelling...

P.S. Keep this series in mind if you're nominating for the PMAs. Save it from cancellation!

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{R&B Lovers Allowed}anthony11554 yuh yuh bat1990 BB🌕 Beno Linnethia Monique boysilver400 Private Dancer castleoblivion26 cedric CF15 George g8erboi LBTrocks @crapkuki23 DistrictTwelve Glove Slap Ling-Ling Crimsonio 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 Fancy fearlessarrow Exclusive filthy gabe Troublemaker singingrulebritannia God GP newpower hydraflare Sambalada 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 CagedJuggalo The Third Tanker HamedM1 💔 .indulgecountry @jadenlefranks jamesflame Leo ✔ Juanca Zeebz Kanenrá:ke jtd Thee Stallion kimberly 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 lyhom shootingstar16 #LisaRinna Sir Benji Mayman MoD Mylo13 💜 Caviar netti Nick P owenlovesmusic Kelly's 10th Fan RobbyFlorida samo🦕 sergejdordij rnb Soulsista spitfire stallie tallen2001 Au$tin tinawina toomuchboy @trilogy twigs Ty B-Boy walt91 wavey. mako willapted33 wrip wyckyd YotamTS Zach