Josh’s recent listening habits of Frank Ocean and The Weeknd have led him to a deep dive of 90’s R&B. We’ll hear plenty of groove-worth tracks throughout the hour, so make sure you’re listening.
You think you’re getting a regular R&B-tinged pop record but, oh no, my friend. You’re getting a lot more than that.
Cry Baby just released their debut EP, Everything I Didn’t Say! This EP consists of 7 tracks all dripping in vibey 90s inspired pop/R&B – and it sparked so much joy in my heart.
Rising R&B infused pop artist, Spencer Sutherland, opened for Before You Exit last week at New York City’s Gramercy Theatre on the All The Lights Tour.
Timbaland’s R&B remix of OneRepublic’s “Apologize” helped the band break through to mainstream radio. Reimagined as a crisp and gritty song by Silverstein, this week’s (Un)covered looks at the rock cover recorded for Punk Goes Pop Volume 2.
Rap-rock band Air Dubai are finally giving us a taste of new material in the form of “Afterglow”, a brand new song from the band’s upcoming full-length Be Calm. And what an impressive taste it is. The song features a perfectly fitted chorus sung by Dia Frampton alongside verses from Julian Church and soulful vocals from singer Jon Shockness. Indie cred? Check. Silversun-Pickups-esque instrumental vibes? Check. Competent and quick rapping? Check. All the soul of an R&B hit? Check. I’m pretty sure “Afterglow” has it all, and it feels like the sound that Air Dubai has been looking for. It’s… Read more »
The endorphins has worn off, and Josh is just in pain… but that won’t stop him from bringing you a brand new First Person tonight.
On the menu, Josh talks about his obsession for Native Shoes, tumblr, and the R&B music he would’ve had playing in the background if he had the opportunity to make out with any girls in high school.
Is Mary J. Blige aiming for a career makeover? The R&B superstar covered Simon & Garfunkel’s classic pop tune “Bridge Over Troubled Water” at the Grammys on Sunday, and now she’s in the midst of a remake of one of the most iconic hard-rock anthems of all time: Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven.”
A popular and eye-popping mix of stars like Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga drew a TV audience of 25.8 million Americans to the Grammy Awards — the biggest TV audience for the telecast in six years, according to preliminary television ratings on Monday.
Despite taking a 58-percent drop in sales during its second week in stores, Avril Lavigne’s The Best Damn Thing remains the nation’s top-selling LP, scanning more than 121,600 copies to hold onto the peak position on Billboard’s albums chart. Sultry R&B crooner Joe debuts at a distant #2, having sold 98,000 copies of his latest outing, Ain’t Nothin’ Like Me.
