New R&B Releases RD: October 2024 (Due December 8th)

[bat1990]

I did not expect you all to tank my #1 (Laufey) that much :'( :'( :'( :'(

"Earth is Ghetto" should've done better too.

At least I've gotten a lot more perfect and near-perfect ranks overall.

[SHOOTER]

Soulsista : 2
newpower : 3
.indulgecountry : 4
wavey. : 5
Ty : 6
Troublemaker : 7
SHOOTER : 8
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 9
aerodynamite : 10

#LisaRinna : 13
BB🌕 : 15

Sad Bitches Mad Bitches
bat1990 : 19
singingrulebritannia : 19
HamedM1 💔 : 19
kimberly : 20

Audience
wrip

iyla is a twentysomething singer-songwriter from L.A. who parlayed her church choir connections into a deal with EMPIRE; she has since released two EPs and garnered a top-40 Rhythmic smash with her 2019 single Shampoo. Sad Bitch Bad Bitch is the first single from her third project coming summer 2022.

[.indulgecountry]

Well at least it made the top 10.

[kimberly]

I haven't kept up with iyla after being a fan of "juice" back in 2019. it looks like I didn't miss out on much because this wasn't it 💀 such a non-event

[SHOOTER]

May 31, 2022 17:46:56 GMT -5 kimberly said:

I haven't kept up with iyla after being a fan of "juice" back in 2019. it looks like I didn't miss out on much because this wasn't it 💀 such a non-event

Both her EPs slap! This is not quite on the same level (but I still bop hard to it).

[SHOOTER]

kimberly : 2
.indulgecountry : 3
newpower : 4
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 5
BB🌕 : 6
Ty : 8
SHOOTER : 10

aerodynamite : 11
wavey. : 11
bat1990 : 12
Soulsista : 13
Troublemaker : 15

Hating From Outside the Club
HamedM1 💔 : 17
singingrulebritannia : 18
#LisaRinna : 18

Audience
wrip

Mahalia secures her third top-10 finish in this series with her millennial spin on 50 Cent's 2003 classic In da the Club. Both this and Whatever Simon Says (which finished at #11 last month) can be found on her new Letter to Ur Ex EP.

[Ty]

I don’t get mad I get pretty
Can’t have me I’m too busy

💁🏻‍♀️

[SHOOTER]

May 31, 2022 18:08:42 GMT -5 Ty said:

I don’t get mad I get pretty
Can’t have me I’m too busy

💁🏻‍♀️

[SHOOTER]

#LisaRinna : 2
kimberly : 3
Soulsista : 3
aerodynamite : 4
BB🌕 : 4
HamedM1 💔 : 5
bat1990 : 6
singingrulebritannia : 7
wavey. : 9
Ty : 10

newpower : 14

Flatline
Troublemaker : 16
.indulgecountry : 17
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 18
SHOOTER : 19

Audience
wrip

Skyline is Khalid's third attempt at launching his third album, Everything Is Changing, expected sometime this year. It follows 2021's New Normal and March 2022's Last Call.

[.indulgecountry]

This was... not that bad for a Khalid song. Not really here for him ever tho tbh.

[SHOOTER]

.indulgecountry : 2
Troublemaker : 3
#LisaRinna : 3
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 4
Soulsista : 5
singingrulebritannia : 8
wavey. : 8

BB🌕 : 11
kimberly : 11
SHOOTER : 11
Ty : 12
aerodynamite : 13
newpower : 13
bat1990 : 14

A Hater
HamedM1 💔 : 18

Audience
wrip

Muni Long has her best showing in this series yet with Another, her first single released under her new joint venture deal with Def Jam. Hrs & Hrs, the current #1 smash on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay for eight weeks and counting, peaked at #8 in November's rankdown.

[.indulgecountry]

MUNI WAS ROBBED!

[SHOOTER]

bat1990 : 5
BB🌕 : 5
Troublemaker : 5
kimberly : 5
SHOOTER : 5
aerodynamite : 8
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 8
newpower : 9
.indulgecountry : 10
#LisaRinna : 10
Soulsista : 10

singingrulebritannia : 11
HamedM1 💔 : 11
wavey. : 12
Ty : 13

Audience
wrip

Once again, Teedra Moses comes just a few points shy of a top-5 finish; her Make Me (Remix) also finished at #6 in February's rankdown. The Colleagues are a production duo who have spent the last 14 years producing mostly for hip-hop artists, from Nipsey Hussle to Gucci Mane to 2 Chainz, while focusing on R&B production when it comes to their personal project. 90s Kinda Love is taken from their second compilation, Love Lust Vulnerability, released a couple weeks ago.

[SHOOTER]

New R&B: April 2022 (Top-5)


(Control by Syd)


(M.I.A. by Ravyn Lenae)


(Treat Me by Chlöe)


(whatever u like by UMI)


(wish i never by Kehlani)

[kimberly]

1 4 6 9
14

not bad, but certainly not great. I wouldn't mind any of my Top 9 winning, though. 

[singingrulebritannia]

1 3 4 10
13

I usually don't rank the artist behind my 13 this low in rankdowns; it's a bit sad I'll have to root against her

[kimberly]

May 31, 2022 20:11:55 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

bat1990 : 5
BB🌕 : 5
Troublemaker : 5
kimberly : 5
SHOOTER : 5

this should have automatically been #5 😩 so close! yet so far! from five perfect rankings

[SHOOTER]

May 31, 2022 20:19:18 GMT -5 kimberly said:

May 31, 2022 20:11:55 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

bat1990 : 5
BB🌕 : 5
Troublemaker : 5
kimberly : 5
SHOOTER : 5

this should have automatically been #5 😩 so close! yet so far! from five perfect rankings

She was 10 points short; those ranks outside the top-10 killed her shot smh

[Ty]

This Top 5 is strong! Rooting for Ravyn Lenae.

[#LisaRinna]

The millennial In Da Club was kinda sleep sleep though. These girls need to come with harder beatz.

[SHOOTER]

bat1990 : 2
BB🌕 : 2
newpower : 2
aerodynamite : 3
HamedM1 💔 : 3
Ty : 3
singingrulebritannia : 4
wavey. : 6
SHOOTER : 9

.indulgecountry : 11
Troublemaker : 14
kimberly : 14
#LisaRinna : 14
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 15
Soulsista : 15

Audience
wrip

Ravyn Lenae is a singer/songwriter from Chicago that started her career by self-releasing material online in 2015. By 2017, after the release of two EPs, she'd generated enough buzz to secure a deal with Atlantic who issued her third EP, Crush, in 2018. She then spent the last four years crafting her debut album, HYPNOS, which was released a couple weeks ago.

[SHOOTER]

aerodynamite : 1
BB🌕 : 1
HamedM1 💔 : 2
singingrulebritannia : 3
Troublemaker : 4
kimberly : 4
wavey. : 4
bat1990 : 7
SHOOTER : 7
.indulgecountry : 8
Soulsista : 8
Ty : 9

A Pitiful Party
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 16
newpower : 17
#LisaRinna : 19

Audience
wrip

After finishing just outside the top-5 last month, UMI secures their first top-5 finish with whatever u like, both "a love letter to our inner child giving them permission to be set free" and the second single from their debut album, Forest in the City, out now!

[SHOOTER]

newpower : 1
#LisaRinna : 1
wavey. : 1
aerodynamite : 2
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 3
SHOOTER : 3
HamedM1 💔 : 4
kimberly : 6
Soulsista : 7
bat1990 : 9
BB🌕 : 10

Home of Phobic
Ty : 11
Troublemaker : 13
singingrulebritannia : 13
.indulgecountry : 13

Audience
wrip

Queer icon Syd has her best showing yet as Control, from her new album Broken Hearts Club, finishes in the top-3! Fast Car finished at #5 in the July rankdown while Right Back and CYBAH both finished at #8.

[SHOOTER]

Both Chlöe and Kehlani are looking to secure their first win in this series; Chlöe previously finished at #3 with Have Mercy while Kehlani only got as high as #6 with Altar.

With ten points, eight #1s, and no bottom-5s between them, the winner is...

[.indulgecountry]

C'mon Chloe! She was robbed for "Have Mercy," so let's give her the win this time m'kay?

[Ty]

I want to like Syd but somehow her voice just isn't for me.

[SHOOTER]

Troublemaker : 1
.indulgecountry : 1
kimberly : 1
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 1
Soulsista : 1
wavey. : 2
SHOOTER : 4
Ty : 4
newpower : 6
aerodynamite : 7
BB🌕 : 7
bat1990 : 8
singingrulebritannia : 10

Flat Booties Hatin' Everywhere
#LisaRinna : 12
HamedM1 💔 : 15

Audience
wrip

Treat Me is the second release from Chlöe's self-titled debut expected this summer. As seen by the movement, she was a strong contender but never had enough momentum to take over the top spot.

Treat Me (Movement)
Ty : 3 ⬆️
singingrulebritannia : 4
Soulsista : 2
aerodynamite : 2
bat1990 : 2
#LisaRinna : 3
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 2
.indulgecountry : 2
newpower : 2
HamedM1 💔 : 3
kimberly : 2
BB🌕 : 2
Troublemaker : 2
wavey. : 2

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singingrulebritannia : 1
HamedM1 💔 : 1
SHOOTER : 1
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 2
BB🌕 : 3
wavey. : 3
bat1990 : 4
Soulsista : 4
aerodynamite : 5
newpower : 5
Troublemaker : 6
#LisaRinna : 7
Ty : 7
kimberly : 9

ho, u wish...
.indulgecountry : 12

Audience
wrip

Kehlani finally takes home her win with the banger that is wish i never from her critically acclaimed third album blue water road. With two-thirds of her ranks inside the top-5, she was a lock for #1 as she always kept a minimum six points between her and the runner-up.

wish i never (movement)
Ty : 2 ⬇️
singingrulebritannia : 1
Soulsista : 1
aerodynamite : 1
bat1990 : 1
#LisaRinna : 1
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 1
.indulgecountry : 1
newpower : 1
HamedM1 💔 : 1
kimberly : 1
BB🌕 : 1
Troublemaker : 1
wavey. : 1

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New R&B: April 2022 (Results)

1. wish i never - Kehlani (245)
2. Treat Me - Chlöe (235)
3. Control - Syd (218)
4. whatever u like - UMI (205)
5. M.I.A. - Ravyn Lenae (198)
6. 90s Kinda Love - The Colleagues feat. Teedra Moses (188) *Lowest SD*
7. Another - Muni Long (179)
8. Skyline - Khalid (178)
9. In the Club - Mahalia (162)
10. Sad Bitch Bad Bitch - iyla (156) *Highest SD*
11. A Bit of Both - Allen Stone (152)
12. Tokyo 2020 - Nao Yoshioka (151)
13. Still Believe - PJ Morton feat. Jill Scott & Alex Isley (132)
14. Earth Is Ghetto - Aliyah Sheffield (124)
15. Please Do Not Lean - Daniel Caesar feat. BADBADNOTGOOD (121)
16. Blackberry Sap - Ari Lennox (114)
17. What a Lie - Justine Skye (112)
18. Everything I Know About Love - Laufey (106)
19. Cater - Tink feat. 2 Chainz (99)
20. Lie Again - GIVĒON (75)

The list for May will be published soon.

[Ty]

Another runner up for Chloë 🥲

[.indulgecountry]

Chloe robbed again 🤡