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

[Ty]

Noooooooo Kali! That song has been on rePEAT!

[singingrulebritannia]

wtf

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10. Jamila Woods feat. Saba - "Practice"
(62 Points; lowest SD)

jtd Thee Stallion : 3
singingrulebritannia : 4
Soulsista : 6

newpower : 8
.indulgecountry : 8
samo🦕 : 8
Ty : 8
BB🌕 : 9
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 9
SHOOTER : 9
wavey. : 9

Original Peak: #2 (October 2023)

[singingrulebritannia]

either of the last two out before "Lipstick Lover" is 💀

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9. Mahalia feat. JoJo - "Cheat"
(65 Points; 5th-Highest SD)

.indulgecountry : 1
Ty : 4
wavey. : 4
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 5
BB🌕 : 6

SHOOTER : 7
jtd Thee Stallion : 8
singingrulebritannia : 10
samo🦕 : 10
newpower : 11
Soulsista : 12

Original Peak: #2 (June 2023)

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8. Leigh-Anne feat. Ayra Starr - "My Love"
(68 Points; 3rd-Highest SD)

Soulsista : 1
SHOOTER : 2
.indulgecountry : 3
wavey. : 3

newpower : 7
jtd Thee Stallion : 7
samo🦕 : 7
singingrulebritannia : 11
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 11
Ty : 11
BB🌕 : 12

Original Peak: #2 (September 2023)

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7. Tori Kelly - "Cut"
(71 Points; 4th-Highest SD)

wavey. : 1
.indulgecountry : 2
Ty : 2
newpower : 3
samo🦕 : 6

BB🌕 : 8
singingrulebritannia : 9
Soulsista : 9
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 10
SHOOTER : 10
jtd Thee Stallion : 12

Original Peak: #2 (July 2023)

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New R&B: #2s of 2023 (Top-6)


Float - Janelle Monáe


How Does It Make You Feel - Victoria Monét feat. Lucky Daye


Lipstick Lover - Janelle Monáe


Lover/Friend - KAYTRANADA x Rochelle Jordan


Smoke - Victoria Monét feat. Lucky Daye


Terms and Conditions - Mahalia

[Ty]

"cut" was a fucking jam! I love the Tori's new album.

Janelle lost me with this new album.

[.indulgecountry]

Tori missing top half is a shame </3

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6. Raveena - "Pluto"
(230 Points; 3rd-Highest)

wavey. : 1
singingrulebritannia : 2
Dinosaur Encyclopedia : 2
samo🦕 : 2
wrip : 3
BB🌕 : 4
wheatsquares33 : 4
jtd Thee Stallion : 8

Soulsista : 14
.indulgecountry : 15
SHOOTER : 15
newpower : 17

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 21

After making top-5 in January 2022 with Secret, Indian-American triple threat Raveena returns with a vengeance as Pluto lands in the top-6 here. It's the first single from her third album, Where the Butterflies Go in the Rain, out now.

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6. Janelle Monáe feat. Sean Kuti & Egypt 80 - "Float"
(73 Points; 4th-Lowest SD)

newpower : 2
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 3
BB🌕 : 5
.indulgecountry : 5
samo🦕 : 5
Soulsista : 5
singingrulebritannia : 6
jtd Thee Stallion : 9
Ty : 9
wavey. : 10
SHOOTER : 11

Original Peak: #2 (February 2023)

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5. Coco Jones - "Here We Go (Uh Oh)"
(231 Points; 13th-Highest/Lowest SD)

.indulgecountry : 1
SHOOTER : 3
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 4
wrip : 6
samo🦕 : 7
Soulsista : 7
singingrulebritannia : 8
wavey. : 8
wheatsquares33 : 8
BB🌕 : 9
jtd Thee Stallion : 10

Dinosaur Encyclopedia : 11

Boy Bye
newpower : 25

Grammy winner Coco Jones collects her fourth top-10 finish in the series with Here We Go (Uh Oh), the first single from her debut album coming later this year. It's her third top-5 win overall and second as a lead artist.

Coco Jones: New R&B RD History
#5 Fallin' (January 2023)
#5 Spend the Night (BJ the Chicago Kid feat. Coco Jones) [September 2023]
#5 Here We Go (Uh Oh) [May 2024]
#10 You See Me (December 2023)
#13 ICU (October 2022)
#16 Moment of Your Life (Brent Faiyaz feat. Coco Jones) [August 2023]
#18 Tummy Hurts Remix (Reneé Rapp feat. Coco Jones) [Nov. 2023]

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5. Victoria Monét - "How Does It Make You Feel"
(76 Points; 5th-Lowest SD)

samo🦕 : 1
Soulsista : 3
Ty : 3
singingrulebritannia : 5
jtd Thee Stallion : 5
SHOOTER : 6
BB🌕 : 7
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 7
newpower : 9
.indulgecountry : 10

wavey. : 11

Original Peak: #2 (August 2023)

[.indulgecountry]

Absolutely WILD that "ICU" *only* placed #13 when we originally ranked it for this series. 🫠

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4. Fana Hues - "Rental"
(235 Points; 4th-Lowest SD)

SHOOTER : 1
wrip : 4
BB🌕 : 5
singingrulebritannia : 6
jtd Thee Stallion : 6
Dinosaur Encyclopedia : 6
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 7
samo🦕 : 9
.indulgecountry : 10

wavey. : 11
wheatsquares33 : 11
Soulsista : 13
newpower : 14

Fana Hues' first entry as a lead artist makes it safely to the top-4. Rental is the lead single from her third album, Moth, out now. As a featured artist, she previously peaked at #6 with THEY.'s Comfortable in July 2022.

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4. Janelle Monáe - "Lipstick Lover"
(77 Points; 6th-Lowest SD)

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 2
samo🦕 : 3
.indulgecountry : 4
jtd Thee Stallion : 4
SHOOTER : 4
newpower : 5
wavey. : 6
Ty : 7
Soulsista : 8

BB🌕 : 11
singingrulebritannia : 12

Original Peak: #2 (May 2023)

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3. FLO - "Caught Up"
(248 Points; 12th-Highest SD)

jtd Thee Stallion : 1
Soulsista : 2
singingrulebritannia : 3
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 3
samo🦕 : 3
newpower : 4
Dinosaur Encyclopedia : 5
BB🌕 : 6
SHOOTER : 6
wrip : 10

wavey. : 12
wheatsquares33 : 14

Caught Out There
.indulgecountry : 21

FLO may not secure a win every time but they put up a good fight. Caught Up is the second drop from their debut album anticipated to drop sometime in 2024.

FLO: New R&B RD History
#1 Summertime (August 2022)
#1 Not My Job (September 2022)
#1 Losing You (December 2022)
#1 Fly Girl feat. Missy Elliott (March 2023)
#1 Control Freak (July 2023)
#2 Cardboard Box (March 2022)
#2 Walk Like This (March 2024)
#3 Caught Up (May 2024)
#8 Immature (July 2022)

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3. KAYTRANADA x Rochelle Jordan
(78 Points; 2nd-Highest SD)

newpower : 1
BB🌕 : 2
singingrulebritannia : 2
wavey. : 2
samo🦕 : 4
Ty : 5
jtd Thee Stallion : 6
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 8

Soulsista : 11
.indulgecountry : 12
SHOOTER : 12

Original Peak: #2 (November 2022)

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It comes down to the 5th-lowest and the 11th-highest SD. With SEVEN points, SEVEN #1s, and ONE bottom-6 rank between them, the winner is...


Love Me Not (Ravyn Lenae)

vs.


Space & Time (Amber Mark)

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For the #2s, it comes down to the 2nd-Lowest and 6th-Highest SDs. With 24 points, THREE #1s and SIX bottom-half ranks between them, the winner is...


Smoke - Victoria Monét feat. Lucky Daye

vs.


Terms and Conditions - Mahalia

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2. Ravyn Lenae - "Love Me Not"
(253 Points; 11th-Lowest SD)

BB🌕 : 1
Dinosaur Encyclopedia : 1
wheatsquares33 : 1
wrip : 2
newpower : 3
singingrulebritannia : 5
jtd Thee Stallion : 5
Soulsista : 5
samo🦕 : 6

.indulgecountry : 12
SHOOTER : 13
wavey. : 15
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 16

She put up a good fight but the multi-talented Ravyn Lenae will have to settle for runner-up this month with Love Me Not, the lead single from her sophomore album - Bird's Eye - out August 9th.

Ravyn Lenae: New R&B RD History
#2 Love Me Not (May 2024)
#4 Venom (May 2022)
#5 M.I.A. (April 2022)

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1. Amber Mark - "Space & Time"
(260 Points; 5th-Highest SD)

singingrulebritannia : 1
newpower : 1
samo🦕 : 1
wrip : 1
jtd Thee Stallion : 2
Dinosaur Encyclopedia : 3
wheatsquares33 : 3
SHOOTER : 5
wavey. : 6
BB🌕 : 7
Soulsista : 8

Flat Earthers
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 17

.indulgecountry : 23

After years falling short of the top, Amber Mark seems to be getting pretty comfortable as she completes a third ascent to the top with Space & Time, the second drop from her sophomore album which will hopefully be released before 2025.

Amber Mark: New R&B RD History
#1 Out of Luck (Tkay Maidza feat. Lolo Zouaï & Amber Mark) [October 2023]
#1 Comin' Around Again (April 2024)
#1 Space & Time (May 2024)
#2 What It Is (September 2021)
#2 Softly (November 2021)
#2 Bliss (January 2022)
#3 Foreign Things (August 2021)
#8 Competition (June 2021)

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2. Mahalia - "Terms and Conditions"
(79 Points; 5th-Lowest SD)

jtd Thee Stallion : 1
Soulsista : 2
SHOOTER : 3
BB🌕 : 4
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 4
newpower : 6

singingrulebritannia : 7
wavey. : 7
.indulgecountry : 9
Ty : 10
samo🦕 : 11

Original Peak: #2 (April 2023)

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1. Victoria Monét feat. Lucky Daye - "Smoke"
(103 Points; 2nd-Lowest SD)

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 : 1
SHOOTER : 1
jtd Thee Stallion : 2
samo🦕 : 2
BB🌕 : 3
singingrulebritannia : 3
newpower : 4
wavey. : 5
.indulgecountry : 6
Ty : 6

Soulsista : 7

Original Peak: #2 (March 2023)

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Say hello to the third class inducted into the New R&B Hall of Fame!!



On My Mama - Victoria Monét
Control Freak - FLO
Alright - Victoria Monét
Gravity - Tinashe
Out of Luck - Tkay Maidza feat. Lolo Zouaï & Amber Mark
Ghost! - Tkay Maidza
Water - Tyla
Truth or Dare - Tyla
Illusions - Jalen Ngonda
YA YA - Beyoncé
Comin' Around Again - Amber Mark
Space & Time - Amber Mark

Honorary (Thee #2 of 2023): Smoke - Victoria Monét feat. Lucky Daye

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Stats:

• FLO still holds the record for most #1s in the series (5); Victoria Monét is currently second (4).

• Amber Mark and Tinashe are tied for most #2s (3 each).

• Tkay Maidza is the only artist to have their only entries (as a lead act) finish at #1 (2).

• VIRGO'S GROOVE still holds the record for the winner with the most #1s (13).

• NO ID (Tank & The Bangas) still holds the record for the winner with the least #1s (1).

• Unloyal (Summer Walker x Ari Lennox) and I Hate U (SZA) are still the only two songs to tie for the win (December 2021).

• Illusions (Jalen Ngonda) became the second song by a leading male artist to earn a win (February 2024); Silk Sonic were the first with Smokin' Out the Window (November 2021).

• Chlöe still holds the record for most top-10 appearances without a win (6)

• Lucky Daye now holds the record for most appearances overall and most without a win in the main series (16).

• To date, of the 37 winners, there have been 23 different lead acts at the top:

Amber Mark • Ari Lennox • Arlo Parks • Beyoncé • FLO • Jalen Ngonda • Jazmine Sullivan • JoJo • Joyce Wrice • Kali Uchis • Kehlani • Kelela • Leela James • Normani • Silk Sonic • SZA • Tank and the Bangas • Tinashe • Tkay Maidza • Tyla • UMI • Victoria Monét

Who will be the first inductee into the class of 2024-2025?

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Rank 1-30 (Due: August 4th)
Hold On (KAYTRANADA feat. Dawn Richard)
Wickedest (Tems)
Big Boy (Normani feat. Starrah)
DEVIL IS A LIE (Tommy Richman)
Era (Tayla Parx x Tkay Maidza)
GPP (Liana Banks x Saweetie)
Junebug (Raveena feat. JPEGMAFIA)
KeepHer (NxWorries feat. Thundercat)
Mood for You (Lalah Hathaway feat. MC Lyte)
Paper Tigers (Fana Hues)
Power of Two (Victoria Monét)
Worthy (Mavis Staples)
Lovely Day (Amber Mark)
Endless Night (Maeta)
Never Be Yours (Kali Uchis)
S.O.B. (DivaGurl)
Tears (Kehlani feat. Omah Lay)
What I Gotta Do (Jeremy Pope)
Dream Girl (Ravyn Lenae x Ty Dolla $ign)
Where They At (Ebony Riley)
jehovah witness (Amaarae)
Breakin' the Bank (Lucky Daye)
Dance With the Devil (Blxst x Anderson .Paak)
Dimitri (Hiatus Kaiyote)
Done With You (Omar Apollo)
Getting No Sleep (Tinashe)
Open (Keke Wyatt)
ROCKET (Doechii)
Something to Make Love To (Eric Benét x Tamar Braxton)
Thrill Her (Marsha Ambrosius)

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Apple Music Playlist

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This is technically due Sunday. Idk where the time went either.

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[🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲]

Can we get an extension, please? SHOOTER

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New R&B: June 2024 (Extended)

1. SHOOTER
2. singingrulebritannia
3. jtd Thee Stallion
4. wheatsquares33
5. Soulsista
6. Ty
7. samo🦕

Extended through the end of the week so I can have the weekend to prep for reveals. Will also get the July list out sometime this week.

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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 Dinosaur Encyclopedia RobbyFlorida samo🦕 sergejdordij rnb Soulsista spitfire stallie tallen2001 Au$tin tinawina toomuchboy @trilogy twigs Ty B-Boy walt91 wavey. wheatsquares33 mako willapted33 wrip wyckyd YotamTS Zach

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New R&B: June 2024 (Extended)

1. SHOOTER
2. singingrulebritannia
3. jtd Thee Stallion
4. wheatsquares33
5. Soulsista
6. Ty
7. samo🦕
8. .indulgecountry
9. 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲

Who's next!?

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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 Dinosaur Encyclopedia RobbyFlorida samo🦕 sergejdordij rnb Soulsista spitfire stallie tallen2001 Au$tin tinawina toomuchboy @trilogy twigs Ty B-Boy walt91 wavey. wheatsquares33 mako willapted33 wrip wyckyd YotamTS Zach

[newpower]

I’ll send it tomorrow morning.

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New R&B: June 2024 (Last Call 4Real)

1. SHOOTER
2. singingrulebritannia
3. jtd Thee Stallion
4. wheatsquares33
5. Soulsista
6. Ty
7. samo🦕
8. .indulgecountry
9. 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲
10. BB🌕
11. wrip
12. newpower*

We have our usual dozen but I won’t get to reveals until tomorrow evening so there’s a small window for any other latecomers to join the party… hamedwhen?

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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 Dinosaur Encyclopedia RobbyFlorida samo🦕 sergejdordij rnb Soulsista spitfire stallie tallen2001 Au$tin tinawina toomuchboy @trilogy twigs Ty B-Boy walt91 wavey. wheatsquares33 mako willapted33 wrip wyckyd YotamTS Zach