http://randb.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com R & B GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-07-16T02:34:13Z Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:34:13 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://randb.about.com/b/2008/07/19/rb-news-n-rumors-071908-edition.htm Some of the more interesting news and rumors from the past week: Chris Brown says he will never talk about his rumored girlfriend Rihanna or his personal life, and that he's tired... http://randb.about.com/b/2008/07/19/rb-news-n-rumors-071908-edition.htm Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:51:35 +0000 2008-07-19T02:51:35Z http://randb.about.com/b/2008/07/16/syleena-johnsons-got-labor-pains.htm It's been about three years since Soul & R&B diva Syleena Johnson dropped her third album, 2005's Chapter 3: The Flesh. But on her 32nd birthday, Sept. 2, 2008, she's making... http://randb.about.com/b/2008/07/16/syleena-johnsons-got-labor-pains.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:34:13 +0000 2008-07-16T02:34:13Z http://randb.about.com/b/2008/07/15/new-music-raphael-saadiq-100-yard-dash.htm At the end of every year I put together a compilation CD of my favorite songs of that year and give the CDs out as gifts to friends and family.... http://randb.about.com/b/2008/07/15/new-music-raphael-saadiq-100-yard-dash.htm Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:01:07 +0000 2008-07-15T03:01:07Z http://randb.about.com/b/2008/07/14/new-music-al-green-just-for-me.htm A couple of times last week (here and here) yours truly blogged about songs on Al Green's latest album, Lay It Down, which came out in May. And if you're not... http://randb.about.com/b/2008/07/14/new-music-al-green-just-for-me.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:22:46 +0000 2008-07-14T02:22:46Z http://randb.about.com/b/2008/07/12/rb-news-n-rumors-071208-edition.htm Some of the more interesting news and rumors from the past week: The third annual Heineken Red Star Soul concert series kicks off Aug. 6 in Los Angeles, featuring performances by... http://randb.about.com/b/2008/07/12/rb-news-n-rumors-071208-edition.htm Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:55:08 +0000 2008-07-12T02:55:08Z http://randb.about.com/b/2008/07/10/raphael-saadiq-love-that-girl.htm If you hadn't heard, singer-songwriter-producer Raphael Saadiq (of Tony! Toni! Toné! and Lucy Pearl fame) is getting ready to drop his fourth solo album, The Way I See It, this fall.... http://randb.about.com/b/2008/07/10/raphael-saadiq-love-that-girl.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:31:00 +0000 2008-07-10T00:31:00Z http://randb.about.com/b/2008/07/09/al-green-john-legend-stay-with-me.htm John Legend obviously has a great singing voice, but for some reason his vocal style doesn't really mesh well with those of other singers most of the time, no matter... http://randb.about.com/b/2008/07/09/al-green-john-legend-stay-with-me.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:01:04 +0000 2008-07-09T01:01:04Z http://randb.about.com/b/2008/07/08/album-review-little-jackie-the-stoop.htm Little Jackie - a duo made up of singer-songwriter Imani Coppola and programmer Adam Pallin - is everything that good music should be: creative, innovative, daring, provocative and most of... http://randb.about.com/b/2008/07/08/album-review-little-jackie-the-stoop.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:31:03 +0000 2008-07-08T00:31:03Z http://randb.about.com/b/2008/07/07/al-green-corinne-bailey-rae-take-your-time.htm There's a 33 year age difference that separates contemporary pop-Soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae and legendary Soul crooner Al Green (she's 29, he's 62), but that doesn't matter a bit on... http://randb.about.com/b/2008/07/07/al-green-corinne-bailey-rae-take-your-time.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:31:20 +0000 2008-07-07T03:31:20Z http://randb.about.com/b/2008/07/06/10-best-rb-duets.htm Whether you're making a mixtape for your significant other, looking for songs to sing with your baby on Karaoke night, or just love hearing male and female voices lifted in... http://randb.about.com/b/2008/07/06/10-best-rb-duets.htm Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:31:04 +0000 2008-07-06T16:31:04Z