Each week we will be bringing you a round up of the world of R’n’B. Whether it’s a new release or upcoming concert, we’ll be providing all the R’n’B news you need.It looks like the arrival of Usher back on the scene has woken up all of the other R’n’B heavy hitters we haven’t heard from for a while!!Over the past few weeks we have welcomed Jagged Edge back with their new single ‘Hope’ and the soulful foursome have given up experimenting with auto-tune and are back to what they do best; feel good slow jams! They are currently in the studio with Jermaine Dupri working on their upcoming album, ‘Heartbreak 2’. Check out Jermaine Dupri’s Twitter page for video updates of the JE boys recording the album.Mary J Blige has recorded the complete soundtrack for ‘Think Like a Man Too’ rather than the usual collaborative credits of a soundtrack album. The Queen of Hip Hop Soul is responsible for all 14 tracks including her latest single, ‘Suitcase’, an upbeat and empowering track with great production. Boyz II Men have also been previewing tracks from their new album, Dave Hollister released RnB ballad, ‘Spend the Night’ and Kem dropped his new single, ‘It’s You.’ There are also hot new tracks from Ne-Yo feat. Jeezy and Joe feat. 50 Cent and a DJ Mustard produced summer jam from Danity Kane entitled, ‘Lemonade’.D’Angelo fans got a rare treat last week when the elusive Neo-Soul artist gave a 90 minute interview about his personal life and career for the Red Bull Music Academy Festival. Not much has been seen or heard from D’Angelo since the release of his last album 15 years ago but this interview sees him discussing new material along with fellow musician and friend ‘QuestLove’. You can view the complete interview on YouTube and it is a must for all R’n’B fans!And how’s this for exciting news – Maxwell confirmed in an interview this week that not only would he definitely be releasing his new album later this year, he is also working on a collaborative EP with the one and only Alicia Keys!Mariah Carey released her new album, ‘Me. I Am Mariah … The Elusive Chanteuse’ which debuted at number 3 in the Billboard Charts and gave Mariah her 17th top ten album! Next week look out for the new album from Joe entitled, ‘Bridges’.If you’re looking for live R’n’B you can catch 90s RnB legends: Job B, SWV and Meelah from 702 all performing together at IndigO2 on Saturday 28th.This week’s track of the week is a huge collaboration of soulful talent for you to enjoy – Lil John Roberts feat Eric Roberson, Stokely, Anthony David and Musiq Soulchild, ‘Space’.By Carly Mond (@carlymond)
