Rated R&B

1 day ago | ratedrnb.com | Keithan Samuels

Finding a new love can feel like a breath of fresh air. RealestK‘s new single, “Breathe,” captures that sigh of relief when you finally connect with the right one. “Baby your heart is mine/  Breathe in, breathe out for me baby,” he passionately sings on the Los Hendrix and NEZ production.

2 days ago | ratedrnb.com | Keithan Samuels

Sabrina Claudio has revealed her new album, Fall in Love With Her, will release June 6 via EMPIRE. The official cover art shows Claudio, donning a bridal gown, as she leads the camera down a boardwalk. Fall in Love With Her includes the STINT-produced singles “Need U To Need Me” and “Before It’s Too Late.”Regarding the lead single, Claudio explained, “I wrote ‘Need U To Need Me’ as a fear-based admission.

2 days ago | ratedrnb.com | Keithan Samuels

Ledisi’s new album, The Crown, happened unexpectedly. It all started with a life-changing phone call she received last July. “I got this call to do the Super Bowl,” the Grammy-winning singer tells Rated R&B over a Zoom call. It’s an April afternoon, and the singer, whose name means “to bring forth” in Yoruba, is surrounded by speakers in a recording studio. She’s dressed in all black, wearing oversized cat-eye glasses and shining gold hoops. “I got this call to do the Super Bowl,” she shares.

2 days ago | ratedrnb.com | Keithan Samuels

Ari Lennox has landed new certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Her 2019 single “BMO,” which stands for ‘break me off,’ has been crowned platinum for selling over one million equivalent units in the U.S. The Omen-produced track marks Lennox’s second platinum-selling single, following “Shea Butter Baby” with J. Cole. Meanwhile, the nocturnal “Up Late” has been declared gold with 500,000 equivalent units sold.

5 days ago | ratedrnb.com | Keithan Samuels

Emerging R&B singer-songwriter TA Thomas has delivered his new EP, Southern Soul, via High Standardz/Def Jam Recordings. The five-track offering, a love letter to the subgenre of the same name, includes the previously shared “Risky,” “Angry” and “Preach.” The latter song was co-written by Grammy-winning singer Lucky Daye. “Southern soul is the combination of R&B, gospel, blues, maybe a little sprinkle of country, but it’s really just soul music,” the Mississippi native tells Rated R&B.