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Jon Batiste, We Are | Album Review

Gifted, versatile Louisianan musician Jon Batiste delivers one of the year’s best and most satisfying R&B albums with We Are.

Grammy-nominated R&B singer Lucky Daye shines on Table for Two, a short but sweet collection of duets with female R&B standouts.

Aaron Frazer does a marvelous job recapturing the magic of soul music on his sensational debut album, Introducing…

R&B singer/songwriter Jazmine Sullivan makes a compelling comeback with Heaux Tales, her first album in six years.

R&B standout Trey Songz delivers a long, but totally enjoyable project with Back Home, his long-awaited, eighth studio album.

R&B standout Aloe Blacc makes a classy and respectable return on All Love Everything, an album characterized by dedication and monogamy.

Grammy-winning R&B singer Toni Braxton remains a class act on her 10th album, Spell My Name. She the mark of consistency.

All in all, Alicia ends up being a pleasant, well-rounded seventh studio album by Grammy-winning R&B artist Alicia Keys.

Kem remains classy and incredibly consistent on his fifth studio album, Love Always Wins, which arrives following a six-year hiatus.

In tandem with her Disney+ film, Black is King, Beyoncé reissues The Lion King: The Gift in a deluxe edition.

On The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy, August Alsina consistently sounds incredible vocally, but his third album itself is far too long.

Summer Walker provides an incredibly chill vibe and pleasant listening experience on her EP, Life on Earth (EP), but could use more punch.