Justine TimberlakeWhat Goes Around JiveReleased & On Download Single ReviewMr Timberlake returns with a track that really doesn't get me jumping up and down its okay but that is just it, it is okay. "What...
Review posted on 5th March 2007
Ne-Yo Because Of YouDef JamUk Release Date April 16th - Download Release Date TbcSingle ReviewNe-yo returns with the breathtaking "Because Of You" if this isn't a worldwide smash there really is no justice in the...
Review posted on 5th March 2007
Laura JacksonIf You Were Here Tonight CDRUk Release Date Tbc / Available Early April On Street Soul 3Single ReviewLaura Jackson, remember the name, this stunning talent with a voice that is as smooth as velvet....
Review posted on 5th March 2007
Musiq Soulchild HeartbeatAtlanticUk Release Date 16th April - Released On ImportSingle ReviewMusiq Soulchild returns with a new label and a bit of a different sound for one of the dons of neo-soul. Using a sample...
Review posted on 5th March 2007
Snoop Dogg Featuring R KellyThat's That Doggy Style / GeffenSingle ReviewYou know what! Snoop has almost become like the Madonna of hip-hop, he was dissed about five years ago, with some idiots even saying he...
Review posted on 28th November 2006
TyreseOneJ Records Single ReviewTyrese returns with the jaw dropping silky smooth "One" this is the kind of stunning slow jam that has become the Tyrese trade mark co-penned and produced with the amazing Underdogs, this...
Review posted on 28th November 2006
Sunshine AndersonSomething I Wanna Give You Single ReviewSunshine Anderson returns with a jaw dropping, hard-hitting, men avenging and lyrically funky R&B mid beat swayer. I don't know who it is but over the years some...
Review posted on 28th November 2006
Sadie AmaFallinSmoove RecordsSingle ReviewYep; kid sister of the ridiculously talented Shola Ama, an artist that shouldn't just be big in the UK but a world-wide superstar by now, what a strange world we live in....
Review posted on 28th November 2006
Justin TimberlakeMy LoveJiveSingle ReviewThe first single "Sexy Back" was huge, that there is no arguing about, but to me personally I would rather watch paint dry. This track still has that jiggy feel but works...
Review posted on 28th November 2006
MarioHow Do I BreatheJ RecordsSingle ReviewThere is a bit of confusion over whether this will be the lead single or not, if it isn't Stateside I will be flabbergasted, it is made for an American...
Review posted on 28th November 2006
Ruben StuddardChange MeJ RecordsSingle ReviewThe return of the ladies velvet teddy bear Ruben Studdard, heralds a sublime radio friendly sawyer. A track that has a vocal performance, lyrics and production that are quite simply breathtaking....
Review posted on 28th November 2006
Jay ZShow Me What You GotRocafellaSingle ReviewJay Z returns with an uplifting, throw ya hands up and let's party, but still credible hip hop cut.2006 has been a void of good R&B and Hip Hop....
Review posted on 28th November 2006
JameliaBeware Of The DogParlaphoneSingle ReviewI wasn't going to review this but I thought that someone needs to educate the record industry, if you go on I-Tunes the genre next to this track is R&B (my...
Review posted on 28th November 2006
CherishUnappreciated CapitolSingle ReviewThe biggest injustice of 2006 has to be that Cherish's club anthem "Do It To It" was not the monster hit deserved to be, yep it was urban but it had all the...
Review posted on 28th November 2006
P Diddy Featuring Christina AguileraTell MeBad BoySingle ReviewHis latest albums list of guest appearances reads like a "who's who" of urban and pop music. Puffy has the clout; of that there is no doubt. The...
Review posted on 28th November 2006
Mic Little Featuring Ne-yoPut It in A LetterDef JamSingle ReviewHe's a teenage kid, with the full weight of Def Jam, locked down, behind him. He has Ne-yo's camp covering his back. Oh yes and one...
Review posted on 28th November 2006
ShareefaPoint Of No ReturnDTPAlbum ReviewThe long awaited album from Shareefa finally drops. The killer cuts on the album are the opening cut that has a piece of Darckchild magic on it the jaw droppingly lyrically...
Review posted on 28th November 2006
K-CiMy BookHard Start / UniversalAlbum ReviewK-Ci returns with a strong set called "My Book". The title and opening track sets out a powerful mark for the rest of the album to live up to, but...
Review posted on 28th November 2006
Jay ZKingdom ComeRocafellaAlbum ReviewShawn Carter the President of Island / Def Jam otherwise known to you and me as Jay - Z comes out of what could only be described as premature retirement to deliver...
Review posted on 28th November 2006
MonicaThe Makings of MeJ RecordsAlbum ReviewMonica returns, and boy do you need this album in your collection. "A Dozen Roses" is the kind of quality R&B that brings a tear to the eye. Produced by...
Review posted on 28th November 2006
Ruben StuddardThe ReturnJ RecordsAlbum ReviewWe get Michelle McManus and Steve Brookstein, two pub singers; America gets Kelly Clarkson, Fantasia and the cream of the crop Rubben Studdard three breathtaking vocalists. You know what? It would...
Review posted on 28th November 2006
John LegendOnce AgainSony BMGAlbum ReviewI must be honest here I hated "Saved Rooms" it sounded like the label was pushing John towards pop, I also have to admit that when I have seen him perform...
Review posted on 28th November 2006
Missy ElliotWe Run ThisAtlantic Uk Release Date 21st Aug Single Review)Missy goes to an 80's hip hop classic "Apache" for the sample on her latest offering "We Run This" it also shows a near go-go...
Review posted on 7th August 2006
Kelis Bossy Virgin Uk Release Date 4th SeptemberSingle ReviewKelis plays the game, to perfection; she gives the label the cross over sh*t to keep her deal on the table. But then there is always a...
Review posted on 7th August 2006
Justin Timberlake Sexyback Single ReviewYou know what I really don't give a sh*t what anyone says Justin's debut album was a good mixture of quality and cross over R&B. When with N-Sync I thought...
Review posted on 7th August 2006
Outkast Morris Brown Sony Bmg Uk Release Date 4th September Single ReviewThe quirkiest hip-hop act of them all, Outkast, return with the lead cross over single from their new album "Idlewild" due late August. Following...
Review posted on 7th August 2006
Pharrell Number One Feat Kane WestSingle Review Sometimes when you get two huge artists together it is a bit of a let down, thankfully this isn't. Messrs Williams and West join forces to make the...
Review posted on 7th August 2006
Chingy Pullin' Me Back Featuring Tyrese Single Review Chingy returns with a killer, smoothed out, radio friendly rap track called "Pullin' Me Back". Produced by Jermaine Dupri and sampling "Rain" this track should set radio...
Review posted on 7th August 2006
CassieMe & USingle Review A monster in the world of R&B since last November this finally looks set to cross to the masses. The track that has probably the most simplistic back beat of all...
Review posted on 7th August 2006
Lemar It's Not That Easy Sony Bmg Uk Release Date 4th September Single ReviewLemar's first single to be lifted from his very strong and eagerly awaited third album. In its original form it could have...
Review posted on 7th August 2006
Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
Ahead of the imminent release of his second solo album - Dekker, aka Brookln Dekker, took time out to let us know about the musical project he...
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