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

[SHOOTER]

These days, you can't even trust who you fuckin'
These days, ninjas wanna hurt you for nothin'
These days, I don't even care for a title
These days, you just gettin' fucked and recycled!





14. Fake Love (106 Points)
Written by: Trinity Home
Produced by: OG Parker, Hitmaka and Beezo

SHOOTER : 6
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 7
bat1990 : 8
newpower : 9
jtd Thee Stallion : 9
Soulsista : 9

HamedM1 💔 : 14

.indulgecountry : 17
BB🌕 : 19
Troublemaker : 20
singingrulebritannia : 20
wrip : 20

On Probation
kimberly
Ty

Indie queen Tink earns her highest peak yet with Fake Love, a pre-release single from her third album (and second within the last year) Thanks 4 Nothing.

Previous Peaks
Heat of the Moment (#16, July 2021)
Cater feat. 2 Chainz (#19, April 2022)
Mine feat. Muni Long (#18, August 2022)

[SHOOTER]

I gave you more than you wanted
I gave you more than you needed
So tell me, how does it feel
To lose the one you believe in?





13. Chlöe x Chris Brown - "How Does It Feel" (110 Points)
Written by: Chloe Bailey, Racquelle Anteola, Christopher Brown and Christian Ward
Produced by: Cardiak and Hitmaka

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 1
.indulgecountry : 2
Soulsista : 8

Troublemaker : 11
bat1990 : 12
BB🌕 : 12
wrip : 14

newpower : 18
SHOOTER : 18
singingrulebritannia : 19
HamedM1 💔 : 19
jtd Thee Stallion : 20

On Probation
kimberly
Ty

And, just like that, the Fist Brown effect ruins Chlöe's top-10 streak! How Does It Feel, the first radio single from debut album In Pieces, is her first release to miss the top-10 while subsequently tying Chris' personal peak in this series (Iffy peaked at #13 in January 2022).

Previous Peaks
Have Mercy (#3, September 2021)
Treat Me (#2, April 2022)
Surprise (#2, June 2022)
For the Night (#3, September 2022)
Pray It Away (#7, January 2023)

[SHOOTER]

(Steady) in rotation, yeah, and when the moment's right
(We can) let the rhythm of it take us through the night
(Come close and) put your lips on mine, I'll savor it like wine
We can't make this up, it must be by design...





12. Musiq Soulchild & HIT-BOY - "beat of a slow dance" (123 Points)
Written by: Taalib Johnson, Chauncey Hollis Jr. and Alexander Lloyd
Produced by: HIT-BOY and Jansport J

singingrulebritannia : 6
Troublemaker : 7
newpower : 8
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 9
bat1990 : 10
wrip : 10

BB🌕 : 11
SHOOTER : 12

HamedM1 💔 : 13
Soulsista : 16
jtd Thee Stallion : 19
.indulgecountry : 20

On Probation
kimberly
Ty

After a self-imposed 6-year sabbatical, Musiq Soulchild returned to R&B with beat of a slow dance, the first release from his Victims & Villains - his new collaborative album with producer HIT-BOY (notable for his Grammy-winning King's Disease series of albums produced for Nas).

[bat1990]

I'm glad this is Tink's best performance. It's the first song I really liked from her in this series.

[SHOOTER]

I just met my heart for the first time
I just met the craziest girl in the whole wide world
And I just felt a sunrise in the moonlight
And it shines on my heart...





11. Babyface - "As a matter of fact" (123 Points)
Written by: Kenneth Edmonds
Produced by: Babyface

Troublemaker : 1
bat1990 : 3
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 10

HamedM1 💔 : 11
jtd Thee Stallion : 11
wrip : 11
.indulgecountry : 12
SHOOTER : 13
Soulsista : 14

newpower : 16
singingrulebritannia : 18
BB🌕 : 21

On Probation
kimberly
Ty

Fresh off the heels of his Girls Night Out project, Babyface returned to the studio to commence work on music by himself. As a matter of fact is the lead single from his 10th solo album expected later this year.

Previous Peaks
Keeps On Fallin' feat. Ella Mai (#4, June 2022)
Seamless feat. Kehlani (#9, August 2022)
Game Over feat. Queen Naija (#9, September 2022)
Say Less feat. Tiana Major9 (#8, October 2022)
Liquor feat. Ari Lennox (#11, October 2022)

[SHOOTER]

"Puff, puff, puff, puff you can have that shit
Is that ass getting fatter? Let me grab that shit
I said you the truest if you make it back without him knowing
She said, "he don't even know I left the screen door open"...





10. Elijah Blake & Jordin Sparks - "Deux" (134 Points)
Written by: Elijah Blake and Finn Matthews
Produced by: Finn Matthews

bat1990 : 5
.indulgecountry : 5
Soulsista : 5
jtd Thee Stallion : 6
BB🌕 : 9
HamedM1 💔 : 9

newpower : 13
Troublemaker : 14

wrip : 15
singingrulebritannia : 16
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 16
SHOOTER : 17

On Probation
kimberly
Ty

Elijah Blake broaches the top-10 for the first with an assist from Jordin Sparks on Deux, his first new release of 2023.

Previous Peaks
Dreams feat. Trinidad James (#15, July 2021)
Time & Space feat. Tamar Braxton (#15, November 2021)

[SHOOTER]

We don't have to race
We can move slow, fast, any pace
Once we get across that white line
Take my hand and be the champion...





9. Emily King - "Medal" (151 Points)
Written by: Emily King, Jeremy Most and AC Lincoln
Produced by: Jeremy Most

jtd Thee Stallion : 1
bat1990 : 2
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 4
SHOOTER : 4
wrip : 4
BB🌕 : 7
.indulgecountry : 7

singingrulebritannia : 11
Soulsista : 13
newpower : 14

Troublemaker : 15
HamedM1 💔 : 17
wrip : 18


On Probation
kimberly
Ty

3x Grammy nominee Emily King has returned with Medal, the first single from her fifth album, Special Occasion, out May 5th.

[SHOOTER]

I thought my days of love were done
Thought the time had passed, are we building something today?
You showed me a, a different side of the coin
Now we're going strong and the love just keeps a-growing...





8. PJ Morton feat. Susan Carol - "Good Morning" (152 Points)
Written by: PJ Morton
Produced by: PJ Morton

BB🌕 : 5
SHOOTER : 5
wrip : 5
singingrulebritannia : 7
HamedM1 💔 : 8
.indulgecountry : 8
bat1990 : 9
Troublemaker : 10
newpower : 10

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 11

jtd Thee Stallion : 15
Soulsista : 19

On Probation
kimberly
Ty

PJ Morton enters the top-10 for the first time with his latest single, Good Morning, featuring his newest protégé Susan Carol.

Previous Peaks
My Peace feat. JoJo & Mr. Talkbox (#14, February 2022)
Still Believe feat. Alex Isley (#13, April 2022)

[SHOOTER]

New R&B: February 2023 (Top-7)

Been Thinking (Tyla)

Crush (Keypsiia)

Five Star Hotels. (Raye feat. Mahalia)

Float (Janelle Monáe feat. Seun Kuti & Egypt 80)

Missed Call (Kelela)

Moonlight (Kali Uchis)

This Is (Ella Mai)

[singingrulebritannia]

Glad "Crush" is doing well. I didn't know what people would think of it since it appears to be literally Keypsiia's only song and I haven't heard any buzz about her

"Been Thinking" is the only song significantly overstaying

[kimberly]

Mar 29, 2023 20:45:41 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

13. Chlöe x Chris Brown - "How Does It Feel" (110 Points)
Written by: Chloe Bailey, Racquelle Anteola, Christopher Brown and Christian Ward
Produced by: Cardiak and Hitmaka

[jtd Thee Stallion]

Medal was my #1 lol.

[bat1990]

Mar 29, 2023 21:51:12 GMT -5 SHOOTER said:

9. Emily King - "Medal" (151 Points)

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 13
BB🌕 : 14

Soulsista : 15
HamedM1 💔 : 17
SHOOTER : 18

*disappointed stare*

[newpower]

Crush was my favorite discovery. Happy that it's still on.

[SHOOTER]

I'm ready to get mine
Need that like deadline
Break me like halftime
Been waiting here all night...





7. Keypsiia - "Crush" (164 Points)
Written by: Keypsiia Gipp, Risa Pearl Monge and Broderick Harvey Jr.
Produced by: Forte Bowie, Book of 3li and Heard by Zayd

singingrulebritannia : 3
jtd Thee Stallion : 3
Soulsista : 3
BB🌕 : 4
newpower : 5
bat1990 : 6
wrip : 7
SHOOTER : 8

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 13
.indulgecountry : 14

HamedM1 💔 : 16
Troublemaker : 18

On Probation
kimberly
Ty

Crush is the debut single from Keypsiia Gipp, daughter of influential musicians Joi Gilliam (whose 1994 debut album, The Pendulum Swing, inspired Madonna's Bedtime Stories among many others) and Big Gipp (a founding member of the legendary rap group Goodie Mob). After spending the last decade working as a dancer and choreographer in Atlanta, she was finally inspired to get in the studio and make music of her own; her debut EP will be released later this year. She's also the homie so I will let her know she has the Pulse seal of approval.

[SHOOTER]

'Cause I don't see no rare flex
Baby, I'm just saying that you it like we're playing tag
You the best that I never had
Somebody call up Usher 'cause I got it bad...





6. Tyla - "Been Thinking" (170 Points)
Written by: William Lovely, Theron Thomas and Christopher Stewart
Produced by: Tricky, Ph. D-Lovely and Tricky Stewart

bat1990 : 1
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 2
.indulgecountry : 3
Troublemaker : 5
newpower : 7
HamedM1 💔 : 7
Soulsista : 7
BB🌕 : 8
wrip : 9

jtd Thee Stallion : 14
SHOOTER : 14

singingrulebritannia : 17

On Probation
kimberly
Ty

Tyla is a South African singer/songwriter that launched her singing career in 2019 via the pre-TikTok app Musical.ly. After landing on Sony's radar in America, she signed a deal under Epic and has been steadily building her online presence since. Been Thinking is her first radio single with an EP expected this summer.

[bat1990]

Had no idea where Tyla would land. I've been addicted to this song since it cracked the Top 50 at Pop radio after gaining traction on other formats.

[HamedM1 💔]

Easily one of my favorite discoveries of this set

[SHOOTER]

Come seek, I'm hiding
Sick of drunk dialing
Come to my hotel, baby, don't fight it
I just wanna hang on your neck like a diamond...





5. RAYE feat. Mahalia - "Five Star Hotels." (171 Points)
Written by: Rachel Keen, Mike Sabath, Eddie Benjamin, Kennedi Lykken and Mahalia Burkmar
Produced by: Mike Sabath

SHOOTER : 1
newpower : 2
Soulsista : 2
HamedM1 💔 : 4
singingrulebritannia : 5
BB🌕 : 6
.indulgecountry : 6
wrip : 6
jtd Thee Stallion : 10

Troublemaker : 13

Motel 6 Hoes
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 17
bat1990 : 21

On Probation
kimberly
Ty

Fresh off her #2 UK debut with My 21st Century Blues, Raye earns her second top-5 finish here with Five Star Hotels.; this is also Mahalia's fifth top-10.

Mahalia's Previous Peaks
Whenever You're Ready (#8, July 2021)
Roadside feat. AJ Tracey (#8, November 2021)
Whatever Simon Says (#11, March 2022)
In the Club (#9, April 2022)
Bag of You (#7, November 2022)

[wrip]

Help why was 3 Boys so low 💀😭 I don’t get it.

1 3 4 8, good top 4, though slightly hoping my 8 is next

[bat1990]

Sorry not sorry! I didn't like this at all.

[SHOOTER]

Good and bad, thick and thin, flaws and all
And if you're ever in the wrong, I'll let you know
Yeah, I know that love is unpredictable
But I'm pretty damn sure that...





4. Ella Mai - "This Is" (176 Points)
Written by: Ella Mai
Produced by: Mustard and FATBOI

jtd Thee Stallion : 2
Troublemaker : 3
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 3
newpower : 4
HamedM1 💔 : 5
Soulsista : 6
SHOOTER : 7
wrip : 8
singingrulebritannia : 10

.indulgecountry : 11
BB🌕 : 13

bat1990 : 16

On Probation
kimberly
Ty

This Is Ella Mai's fourth trip to the top-5 with her latest single issued from the deluxe edition of sophomore album Heart on My Sleeve.

Previous Peaks
DFMU (#3, January 2022)
Leave You Alone (#3, March 2022)
How feat. Roddy Ricch (#12, May 2022)
Keeps On Fallin' (#4, June 2022)

[SHOOTER]

I'm in a dream, I wake up
Until the moment that we make up
All the way, all the way, want you all the ways
Can I come see you tonight?





3. Kelela - "Missed Call" (194 Points)
Written by: Kelela Mizanekristos, Raushaan Glasgow and Asma Maroof
Produced by: LSDXOXO, Bambii and Brandon Peralta

newpower : 1
BB🌕 : 2
singingrulebritannia : 2
HamedM1 💔 : 2
SHOOTER : 2
wrip : 3
bat1990 : 4
Soulsista : 4
jtd Thee Stallion : 8

Troublemaker : 12
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 12

.indulgecountry : 18

On Probation
kimberly
Ty

She might have a Missed Call but Kelela has yet to miss the top-5 in this series, earning her fourth with this premium cut from sophomore album, Raven, out now.

Previous Peaks
Happy Ending (#2, October 2022)
On the Run (#3, November 2022)
Contact (#1, January 2022)

[SHOOTER]

With 22 points, six #1s, and one botton-3 between them, the winner is...

[Ty]

Ohhhh I flopped this month but I'm rooting for Kali!

Glad to see that RAYE & Mahalia, and Ella Mai did so well this month. The Brit girls are having another big year in R&B.

[HamedM1 💔]

Rooting for Kali but these are both great

[SHOOTER]

I used to let ninjas get to me, I used to be my own enemy
Now I done had several epiphanies over some breakfast at Tiffany's
Had to forgive all my frenemies, they are not who they pretend to be
I had to protect all my energy, I'm feelin' much lighter, now I...





2. Janelle Monáe feat. Sean Kuti & Egypt 80 - "Float" (196 Points)
Written by: Janelle Monáe, Jarrett Goodly, Nana Kwabena Tuffuor and Nate "Rocket" Wonder
Produced by: Nate "Rocket" Wonder, Sensei Bueno and Nana Kwabena

Soulsista : 1
Troublemaker : 2
BB🌕 : 3
newpower : 3
HamedM1 💔 : 3
singingrulebritannia : 4
.indulgecountry : 4
jtd Thee Stallion : 4
wrip : 4
SHOOTER : 10

bat1990 : 11

Titanic
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 19

On Probation
kimberly
Ty

It's been almost five years since Janelle Monáe's last studio album and the first taste of JM4, Float, came in hot! This is also her debut entry in this series.

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Forget the small talk
The surface level ain't much that I care for
Putting on my lip gloss
I saw you stare from my peripheral...





1. Kali Uchis - "Moonlight" (218 Points)
Written by: Karly Loaiza, Benjamin Levin and Magnus Høiberg
Produced by: Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat and Leon Michels

BB🌕 : 1
singingrulebritannia : 1
HamedM1 💔 : 1
.indulgecountry : 1
wrip : 1
SHOOTER : 3
Troublemaker : 4
jtd Thee Stallion : 5
newpower : 6
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 6
bat1990 : 7
Soulsista : 10

On Probation
kimberly
Ty

Kali gets her vengeance on Kelela this month as Moonlight takes the top spot (with the same number of points Kelela had last month which caused I Wish you Roses to settle for #2). Red Moon in Venus out now!

[SHOOTER]

The March 2023 (deluxe edition) list will be up soon.

[SHOOTER]

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Rank 1-25 (Due April 23rd)
Since I Have a Lover (6LACK)
Impurities (Arlo Parks)
Hasta Cuando (Kali Uchis)
Lay Up (Dreamville x SiR feat. Syd)
Mine (WanMor)
Naked (Adi Oasis feat. Leven Kali)
So Special (Citizen Queen)
What You Wanna Try (Masego)
white rice déjà vu (Musiq Soulchild)
IYKYK (Alex Vaughn x Muni Long)
What It Is (Doechii)
A Change Is Gonna Come (T-Pain)
Changed (Tamar Braxton)
GLU (Usher)
YOU (K. Michelle)
missin u (Tori Kelly)
Fly Girl (FLO feat. Missy Elliott)
Big Vibez (Omarion)
Body Do (Chlöe)
Da Girls (Ciara)
Last Night Was Good for My Soul (The Shindellas)
PutItInACoffin (TeaMarrr)
Smoke (Victoria Monét feat. Lucky Daye)
Cruisin' (AMAKA)
calm & patient (Jhené Aiko)

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[Ty]

There is one clear winner for March, but there are a lot of great options for the Top 5!!