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(December 15, 2020) R&B king Usher has really been “caught up” with things in 2020. 

After a bit of a recording hiatus following 2016’s Hard II Love and only serving as a guest artist on other artists’ singles such as Summer Walker’s “Come Thru”, Usher has been hard-at-work on Confessions II, the hotly anticipated sequel to his diamond-certified magnum opus Confessions. In the meantime, he’s even jumped into the holiday craze. 

(December 14, 2020) As we near the end of this roller coaster of a year that is 2020, many are left wondering what future days will look like. With uncertainty in the air and in many hearts, along with social injustice continuing to rear its ugly head around us, it is the perfect time for one of R&B's most familiar voices to provide a measure of clarity. After releasing a new single earlier this year, soul music master Anthony Hamilton comes back with "Mercy," a song that is equally a rally for justice and a plea for hope.

(December 13, 2020) We’ve been singing the praises of Welsh singer and songwriter Nate Williams for nearly a decade. With a sound that at times touches on Michael Jackson or Bobby Caldwell influences, he shows himself to be an unabashed fan of Stevie Wonder. And while he wears his inspirations, he clearly is an artists with a keen sense of his own songwriting and performing, making him his own performer.

December 13, 2020 — This “Best of” list is my now third annual attempt to assemble the songs of the year that are both unforgettable and share the essential rhythmic, vocal and melodic elements that most would recognize as “soulful” if not as “soul” itself. Several have already been featured on this site as First Listens or in the Another Groove series, and all linger in your ear long after the music stops.

(December 12, 2020) We are sad to report to SoulTrackers that Edward “Buddy” Banks, a founding member and keyboardist of 90s R&B hitmaking group The Rude Boys, has died. The Rude Boys were best known for the 90s hit “Written All Over Your Face.”

New York, NY – December 11, 2020 - Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, is releasing the first-ever official music video for Whitney Houston's "One Wish (For Christmas)" on Friday, December 11.

(December 11, 2020) Signed at age 15 and mentored by the late great Betty Wright, Joss Stone has already seemed to have two full careers, and she is just age 33. The powerful vocalist has been absent from the studio for three years, but today she has returned with new music on her original label, S-Curve. 

"Walk With Me" is a call for unity and brotherhood in a year that has tested both of those virtues.

(December 11, 2020) Of course, I expected to hate this, but I love it. Back in 1970, the classic lineup of The Temptations released a soulful version of "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer." It became one of their signature holiday songs, getting regular play on UAC radio for the past half century. So, what good could come from a couple of Canadian DJs trying to recreate the song, 2020 style? Well, plenty good.