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Mary J. Blige, Thick of It | Track Review

Mary J. Blige makes stunning, emotional return with post-divorce single, “Thick of It,” the promo single for her album, Strength of a Woman.

R&B singer/songwriter Alicia Keys comes from an honest place on personal new single “Blended Family” featuring A$AP Rocky.

On promo single “Love Me Now,” John Legend embraces the neo-, post-R&B script, embedding soulfulness within the context of pop.

With “False Alarm,” Canadian R&B artist The Weeknd delivers an ambitious second single from forthcoming album, ‘Starboy’.

Urban contemporary superstar The Weeknd picks up where he left off in 2015 with promo single “Starboy” featuring Daft Punk.

He may be 38 years old, but Usher continues to showcase an incredible amount of swag on his eighth studio album, ‘Hard II Love’.

Mac Miller flips the script on his fourth studio album, THE DIVINE FEMININE. The results are captivating & well-rounded.

Usher returns with a fifth pre-release single from upcoming album ‘Hard II Love’ entitled “Rivals.” “Rivals” features ubiquitous rapper, Future.

On his fourth single from Hard II Love, “Missin U,” Usher shows he has lost little of his sexy swagger over the years.

After releasing many singles, Usher drops the slick “No Limit” (ft. Young Thug) as his promotional single for Hard II Love.

With the infectious “Not Nice,” Drake protégé and OVO (October’s Very Own) signee PARTYNEXTDOOR potentially has a breakthrough hit single.

R&B Singer Kehlani One-Ups Herself, Dropping the magnificent contemporary R&B single “Distraction” just one week after “CRZY.”