Chanté Moore Discussion - #Singer2024

[George]

2 of 4 EP coming soon!

Her latest single “One Love” with Lewis Sky is currently #46 on Mediabase’s Adult R&B airplay chart.

[George]

Chante Moore Blames R. Kelly Backlash on Folks Being ‘Judgemental’

Singer Chante Moore is speaking out in defense of her pal R. Kelly, saying despite several accusations that he has women in a sex cult, the public has rushed to judgment.

“It’s easy to be in a position to judge when you’re not in the midst of what’s going on,” she says on TV One’s “Sister Circle” Thursday, May 10. “Robert has had a way of coming through these things hit record by hit record by hit record. We get mad. We get upset. We want to mute the music. Y’all ain’t muting the music.

“There’s a judgment that happens, but we’re just judgmental people sometimes,” she continues, “Especially because all the media and all the industry is just so quick to attack. But if these young ladies are over 21, they are responsible for what they’re doing.”

Kelly has faced accusations of sexually abusive behavior against women since July when the bombshell accusation that he kept women captive in a brainwashed state emerged. Since then, individual women — some of whom met the star on tour before turning 18 — have broken their silence. Among the accusations, one said she was groomed to have sex with Kelly and others say he controlled their cell phone use when they went to the restroom.

Kelly has consistently denied the claims.

“If you don’t wanna be on R. Kelly’s [tour] bus, don’t get on the bus,” Moore says. “Didn’t just start that R. Kelly had some sexual deviancies in there somewhere. We all understand that that is the truth of him.”

The singer’s “Contagious” collaborator further explained that the women who are invited backstage at Kelly’s shows “don’t go in cuffed” and instead go of their own volition. And while Moore acknowledged that some unfairness arises when the situation isn’t what the woman asked for, she said they “have to be bright, you have to be wise.”

The “Sister Circle” co-hosts agreed, sharing stories about how one fan, dressed in a transparent mesh shirt sans bra, waited to go backstage with Kelly and his entourage with her daughter, who was dressed in a similar outfit. Moore also questioned women who attend Kelly’s concerts and rub his genitals.

“Our standards have to be lifted,” she says.

“Whether it’s true or not, the whole thing is, let’s learn a lesson as we watch from the outside,” Moore concludes. “Pray for them all … pray for R. Kelly — he needs help like everybody needs help — everybody has their vices … When you get rich it just amplifies who you are.”

[George]

Black Music Month: Soul Music; We Make It, They Take It

Danielle Young
6/19/18 11:00am

Did you know that R&B was renamed as “rhythm & blues” from “race music” by Billboard magazine in 1949? The name change reflected upwardly mobile Negroes working diligently to change their social and economic statuses. But, of course, with growth and downright swag comes theft. R&B caught the ears of white audiences, and the rest is a long history of musical theft (ahem, rock ’n’ roll).

R&B has got to be one of the sexiest genres out there. To let high-note hitter Luke James tell it: “R&B is just the musical element, content, tone, the feeling. It’s just a title. R&B is a lot of shit. It’s rhythm and blues. I want the music to wrap around your body and take your mind. Then I want the lyrics to hold you.”

I don’t know about y’all, but that got my attention. R&B requires souful singing with a strong backbeat. It’s our most popular genre, and, of course, black folks created it. It’s said that R&B was developed at the end of World War II and into the 1960s. Artists like Ray Charles, Little Richard and James Brown were some of the most influential artists within R&B.

Today R&B can represent so much. From the Isley Brothers to Daniel Caesar, R&B stretches beyond labels. I talked with four different R&B artists: Luke James, Chanté Moore, BJ the Chicago Kid and Stokley (Mint Condition’s front man) about the music industry, racism, the whitewashing of R&B and more.

BJ’s about two songs away from a new album being done. He’s traveled the world and is bubbling with excitement because he needs us to hear his growth.

Chanté Moore’s latest is out, EP 1 of 4, and yes, there will be three more that she’s currently working on with her producer, Ronnie Jackson, while managing to hold on to herself as an artist, but adapt to remain fresh.

Stokley’s finally hitting us with his debut album, Introducing Stokley, that’s all about him and has features you’re gonna want to hear, like those featuring Wale, Robert Glasper and Estelle.

And Luke James? He’s in his happy place, showering the world with the gratitude because life is good. He’s working on music and has a starring role on Fox’s music drama Star. “My life is good!” James laughed.

The Root: What is black music?

BJ the Chicago Kid: It’s soulful. It’s music embodied by our people but speaks to the masses. It’s the news of our lives, the church or our lives, the uplifting and the pain of our lives. We’re amazing at musically expressing ourselves.

Luke James: Black music is emotional. It’s soulful. It’s conversational. It’s transcending, it’s just a profound thing. Black music embodies all music. It’s tribal. It connects differently, it just connects to the core of consciousness. When you listen to the radio, it may not be black folks singing it, but it’s black music. [Laughs.]

Chanté Moore: Any music that a black person makes from the soul is all black. It’s rock ’n’ roll. It’s all black. I mean, Lenny Kravitz is black, but he makes soul music. It doesn’t sound like Jodeci, but it doesn’t have to. There is no designated area for us. We do whatever we do. It’s just us.

Stokley: It’s truth. It’s powerful. It’s attractive. It’s seductive. It’s all these things that people love: black music is black culture. And I think we’ve always been the entertainers of the world. It’s spiritual. Every time I’m on the stage, it’s like a form of prayer and it comes from a real sacred place, and I think it’s become so commercialized that it makes it seem cheap.

TR: Do black artists get the respect they deserve?

S: I remember back in the day, on the billboard you had a “black chart.” Why is there a black chart when pretty much all the pop music is black music? It’s really weird.

But I remember in the beginning stages, it just seemed like we were going into these pop markets and a lot of these people were lesser-known; they get carte blanche for the groups that weren’t very good. But it just comes down to money and politics and that kind of thing.

And here we are, just, you know, rehearsing for hours and have this amazing show and everything; we just got to jump around hoops. And so these things were definitely made aware, and still, to this day, it never really ends, it’s just disguised in different ways. It’s built into the American landscape. You gotta be twice as good, three times as good, which is some b.s., but we gotta continue going forward. The more people try and oppress you is indicative of how much you shine.

CM: The industry itself is divided musically. You have urban, usually just black people; urban can be black and white, but mostly black. But if you’re going to be in pop, if you’re black, you’re not going straight to pop.

TR: Does today’s R&B uphold the integrity of what it was built on?

BJ: Being a business, you must learn the consumer; otherwise you’re definitely bound to drown. I never have to come out of myself. Who you know is who I am.

Believe it or not, Fetty Wap is a singer, Ty Dolla Sign is a singer. These are evolutions of R&B having influences of hip-hop music. Marvin Gaye didn’t have Jay-Z to listen to before he went out and did “Sexual Healing.” We have the evolution of inspiration, and I can’t wait to see what’s birthed from this generation of honest creators, singers and songwriters.

TR: Let’s talk about the whitewashing of soul music.

LJ: To be fair, the world is huge, and everyone has something in them to get out. I fuck with blue-eyed soul. When other artists who are not black sing their soul music, and their soul music is played on the pop radio that’s broadcast throughout the world, they get such a big platform. But when they come with their soul music, we play it on our stations, but they don’t play our music on their stations.

I think it’s more of a thing when myself as a black artist, you’re not able to get the same platform, the same chances, or be put on the same plane. Sometimes, we black artists have to jump through hoops or dumb down our music. It’s the game. I think there’s a lot of room. Things just need to be more fair.

If you look at the ’90s or even in the ’80s, what genre or people, if you will, dominated the awards? Marvin Gaye was performing, Luther Vandross performing, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, it was just a wider range, and it was R&B. I just think that the tables have turned. It goes back to the art.

You have to make music ... that people really want to fuck with, and that’s undeniable and breathtaking. It has to be honest. Get to the people. When you get to the people, you got it. It depends on the artist, the art, the vision and the execution. The world is ours; you just got to take the motherfucker. You can’t ask for it.

CM: When a white girl sounds black, it’s easier for her to be on urban music just because she sounds like she fits in, rather than it being that she is a black woman or black man singing.

TR: Why is ownership in music important for black artists?

CM: I think it’s important to continue to expand and try to become better at what I do and be the master of my own destiny. It’s really important, too, if we can to get in the driver’s seat when we can or get people that you trust in a driver seat because someone else can aim your life one direction or another, and it may not be where you want to go.

I think I’ve been in it long enough to know some of the pitfalls and some of the things that are new, and I have a great strong team around me that [is] helping me navigate my way through this. I think empowerment is always a good thing if you use it for your own good. And I just think that that’s where I am right now ... just learning to be a little more proactive rather than reactive in my career.

TR: What is your idea of success?

LJ: I get to create for a living. Shit is gravy. I’m successful as fuck. My mom is taken care of, that’s all. That’s it. I just bought my first property. I’m around my friends who are winning. Here we are living the vision.

BJ: The way you want it to happen will never happen that way. It doesn’t come in the same color box you want, it doesn’t come with the bow on it all the time, but is what you need.

Sometimes, you might like the color blue, but the box is pink. But what you need is still inside. And a lot of times, the covering or the wrapping throws us off and what you need is really inside. Sometimes we’re too picky about the wrong things.

CM: It’s tough to define it. I’ve had a career that has been really long and really wonderful and illustrious. I’ve worked with almost every person that I’ve wanted to work with, but I haven’t reached the height of what I would have wanted to reach yet. It’s not over because I’m still here, I’m still singing, still creating, and I still feel like there is more in me to get to the world.

So it really has to become something that you personally make for yourself. And I don’t know if the bar ever stops, because I don’t know if I had $17-20 million I would go, “Oh yes, that’s it. I’m done.”

It really isn’t about that. It really is about being able to be creative when you want to put music out and people still wanting to come and see you sing. Being content where you are is the most important thing. You have to be grateful, and you have to let go of things that haven’t gone your way; you have to not look back, but appreciate what’s behind you.

TR: Most iconic career moment to date?

CM: Oh gosh, working with Prince and being in the purple limo. He picked me up in it and took me to Paisley Park, and I was able to get a tour of it and ... he just was so fun to be around. I dreamt of this moment for so many years, just like everybody else. I dreamt for this moment for so long. He was like, “What happened?”

I said, “In my dream usually I go, ‘Hi!’ and before I get to touch you or talk to you, you turn into somebody else.” He goes, “That sounds like me.”

S: Prince, of course! Meeting him and hanging out with him. Stevie Wonder is another one. Every time I see him, it’s like the first time all over again. And just hearing different things that people in the industry have said about you. Gladys Knight and Greg James, God rest his soul, have said some complimentary things.

[Nick]

Killing those whistle notes!

[George]

Jul 27, 2018 18:56:52 GMT -5 Nick said:

Killing those whistle notes!

OMG. That 2:08 mark is just pure magic.

[George]

She's joined the Sisters United: It's Our Time tour (featuring Yolanda Adams, MC Lyte, Stephanie Mills, Avery Sunshine) which will hit 25+ cities this Fall for selected dates.

Sisters United: It's Our Time is a movement of powerful women who will come together to uplift with music, comedy, motivation and empowerment. It will be a one of a kind evening of entertainment starring some of the biggest entertainers in the industry, Yolanda Adams, MC Lyte, Stephanie Mills, and Avery Sunshine. These Sisters are a shining example of beautiful, mighty women working as one with no acrimony or displays of disrespect to entertain, uplift and inspire. Each one is the backbone, voice of reason, motivator, encourager and influencer in society. Don't miss this incredible evening!

Her tentative dates so far:

SEP 06 - Robinson Performance Hall - Little Rock, AR
SEP 08 - Revention Music Center - Houston, TX
SEPT 11 - Altria Theater - Richmond, VA
SEP 13 - Duke Energy Convention Center - Cincinnati, OH
SEPT 14 - Playhouse Square - Cleveland, OH
SEP 15 - Arie Crown Theater - Chicago, IL
SEPT 16 - Fox Theatre - Detroit, MI
SEP 18 - Orpheum Theatre - Memphis, TN
SEPT 20 - Hampton Coliseum - Hampton, VA
OCT 04 - Petersen Events Center - Pittsburgh, PA

[stunnedout]

No they didnt use It's Our Time and didn't put Kelly price on the tour!? The Shade.

[Wavey✨️]

Jul 30, 2018 14:39:01 GMT -5 stunnedout said:

No they didnt use It's Our Time and didn't put Kelly price on the tour!? The Shade.

They tried it lmaoo. I miss her on TV. She was good entertainment.

[stunnedout]

Jul 31, 2018 5:38:49 GMT -5 Wavey✨️ said:

Jul 30, 2018 14:39:01 GMT -5 stunnedout said:

No they didnt use It's Our Time and didn't put Kelly price on the tour!? The Shade.

They tried it lmaoo. I miss her on TV. She was good entertainment.

Seriously. That first season of R&B Divas LA was tv GOLD. Whoever is casting reality tv these days and they haven't made it their mission to cast Kelly Price is a fool!

Also, it's so crazy that another company hasn't tried to knock off the R&B Divas Franchise. such a great concept.

[George]

The complete Sisters United tour was cancelled.

[SHOOTER]

Fresh Love (new single) coming soon.

http://instagram.com/p/BmkEH7fggkq

[George]

Chanté Moore talks new EP series, Bethesda Blues gig

She’s also featured on Peabo Bryson’s new album:



Also, I never knew she covered “Best of My Love” for a Japanese compilation a couple years ago!

[think pink.]

Jul 31, 2018 15:07:30 GMT -5 stunnedout said:

Jul 31, 2018 5:38:49 GMT -5 Wavey✨️ said:

They tried it lmaoo. I miss her on TV. She was good entertainment.

Seriously. That first season of R&B Divas LA was tv GOLD. Whoever is casting reality tv these days and they haven't made it their mission to cast Kelly Price is a fool!

Also, it's so crazy that another company hasn't tried to knock off the R&B Divas Franchise. such a great concept.

She gave us the iconic "I'm booked".

Such a great show. I would totally watch R&B Divas over any L&HH or Housewives franchise.

[George]

Looks like we might get a second single from her Christmas Back to You album, as "Every Day's Like Christmas" is getting some airplay on KJLH-FM in Los Angeles:

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OMG, yesssssss.

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2 of 4 is coming, along with a new single “Hold It Down” beforehand.

Chante Moore turns up the heat on making ‘Fresh Love’

Chante Moore is back on the music scene and has been heating up the charts with new music. She has a new EP coming out soon, and recently released her newest single, “Fresh Love.” Rolling out spoke with Moore about her new single, which features the leading men in her life, and discussed how she continues to keep her love life fresh.

Let’s talk about your new single, “Fresh Love.” What does fresh love mean to you?

I think that keeping love new is a special thing. It takes effort and intentionality. It’s a beautiful thing to be in love, but to keep love new and to keep it fresh, that’s a whole new subject. I think it takes a special type of person to keep love new.

I love pleasing the man that I’m with and making sure that he’s happy. And with my children, I love keeping fresh love with them too by keeping our relationship going, making sure that our understanding stays level and that we’re connected heart-to-heart.

Are you currently making fresh love with someone special in your life now?

This love that I’m in now, it’s been wonderful! When he calls, it excites me, it makes me happy. My heart skips a beat and somehow, it does feel like it’s new. I love that he’s able to do that in my life and I’m able to do that in his.

How can we listen to “Fresh Love”?

It’s out now. You can go to YouTube, you can stream it and you can purchase it too. My son is in the video. He’s the taller of the two boys. And the other young man is actually my boyfriend’s son. The other guy in the video is my boyfriend, so if you want to know what he looks like, there you go.

You also have a new record coming out. What’s the title and when is it scheduled to drop?

It’s called “2 of 4.” I’m doing four EPs, and then making all of them one in the end. Things are delayed a bit as far as the timing is concerned. I wanted to put them all out in one year. It just didn’t work out like that, so at this moment, we don’t have a date set. But we do have a new single set to release soon, and it’s called “Hold It Down.” That’s going to come sooner than the entire EP will.

Is there anyone in the industry that you would like to work with in the future?

Drake, Pharrell Williams and Chris Brown. There’s also this artist that’s named Imogen Heap. I don’t know if you know who she is, but her harmonies are stratospheric and out of this world. Her sound is so unique and so different, and I would love to see what our work together would sound like.

[George]

Chante Moore Dishes On Her James Ingram Tribute At Urban One Honors! – Get Up! Mornings With Erica Campbell
3 days ago



James Ingram holds a special place in Chante Moore’s heart so it was only fitting that she performed a part of his tribute at this year’s Urban One Honors airing January 20 at 8/7c on TV One.



Without giving too much away in our interview today, Moore revealed that you can catch her singing a duet with Eric Benet, alongside Al B Sure!, Ne-Yo and more.

“It really was an honor…it was so heartfelt; it wasn’t like other award shows,” she told Erica Campbell and GRIFF.

In the interview up top, Moore also shared how she’s inspired by Urban One Honors and how her fans encourage her to keep singing from the heart, part of which is written all over her new song, “Hold It Down.”

[George]

[George]

She did another Instagram/Facebook Live set today, and she said that she'll be previewing her new single "Hold It Down" tomorrow, and it'll be released next week. Additionally, her next EP "2 of 4" is estimated to be out by the end of May.

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[SHOOTER]

That was a fun episode. She’s hilarious. Glad to know she’s in a better space mentally as well.

[George]

She announced she’ll be adding a new song called “Home” to her Christmas album this year, which will be a duet!

[🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲]

[George]

Loved it. Can’t believe an award show finally got Chante Moore, Shanice and their whistle notes together in one performance!

[George]

Her new single “Home With You” with VaShawn Mitchell is now available:

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