New breed of male R&B stars are breaking through, including @Miguel, @theweeknd, @aloeblacc. http://t.co/f5FWNCbAtJpic.twitter.com/5G8U39V9V6
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) July 26, 2015-The article states that after years of female artists dominating the R&B field, that male singers are finally evening the score.
-Cites Miguel, The Weeknd, Aloe Blacc, and Elijah Blake as examples.
-The article pointed out that The Weeknd has shot three very different-sounding songs into Billboard’s Pop Top Ten including “Can’t Feel My Face,” the current No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
-The article also gives credit to Miguel for “Wildheart” debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart, because it blows away all the common common R&B clichés with raging rock guitars.
-Highlights the success of Aloe Blacc, who sung on the Avicii single “Wake Me Up”, which sold more than 4 million copies in the U.S., went top five on the Billboard Hot 100, and went on to hold the #1 singles spot in more than 30 countries around the world.
-The article also highlights “Channel Orange” as an "innovative soul sound", which helped Frank Ocean win a Grammy and become one of the only R&B male artists to score a Gold album in the last few years.
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ONTD, who are your favorite male R&B artists?