H.E.R., 21 | Track Review
Grammy-winning urban contemporary standout H.E.R. continues to get better and better and better, exhibited by her stellar, reflective single, “21.”
Grammy-winning urban contemporary standout H.E.R. continues to get better and better and better, exhibited by her stellar, reflective single, “21.”
Despite her good intentions to elevate the ‘spirit,’ the Beyoncé original “Spirit” from the 2019 remake of ‘The Lion King’ falls short of the glory.
R&B musician extraordinaire Raphael Saadiq shines on his ‘short, but sweet’ second single from 2019, “Glory to the Veins,” featuring Ernest Turner on piano.
H.E.R., fresh off two Grammy wins, drops a surefire bop made for summer with “Racks” featuring rising rapper YBN Cordae.
Norwegian DJ/producer Kygo superbly remixes “Higher Love,” a previously unreleased 1991 Whitney Houston cover of a 1986 Steve Winwood cut.
Chris Brown remains raunchy AF on “Wobble Up,” the third advance single from his ninth solo album, ‘Indigo.’ Nicki Minaj and G-Eazy assist.
The ever-versatile Ty Dolla $ign, assisted by rapper extraordinaire J. Cole, delivers a short but totally intriguing new R&B single, “Purple Emoji.”
Grammy-winning R&B singer Fantasia returns “Enough,” her first new original R&B single since 2016. She excels on the ‘grown-folks’ R&B ballad.
Rising rapper, singer, and songwriter Lizzo ‘kills it’ on “Cuz I Love You,” an advance single and from her major label debut, Cuz I Love You.
Blackbear vows to change for the better on his short, but sweet “SWEAR TO GOD,” an advance single from his 2019 LP, ANONYMOUS.
Anderson .Paak delivers a respectable message and flaunts his superb musicianship on “King James,” the promo single for his fourth album, ‘Ventura.’
Grammy-nominated R&B singer Khalid remains consistent on the ‘short, but sweet’ “My Bad,” the second advance single for his sophomore LP, ‘Free Spirit.’