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Being on time is the new being late. Or something like that. Gone with a slightly different approach for this week’s episode, as I sympathise with the mainstream folk who come looking for some party/chart tracks, and leave empty handed. I’ve chucked in a few artists/tracks I don’t particularly like, but will certainly go down well with the mainstreamers, and of course there’s still a healthy dose of music that’s actually good too.
Onto the recap from this week, and three noteworthy posts: Frank Ocean dropped some highly anticipated visuals for Novacane, Katy Perry released an entertaining video for her latest single, and most importantly The Weeknd dropped off some superb new material.
Click on for this week’s punnet of healthy tracks.
→ Continue Reading R&B Fridays: Episode 105
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The last 48 hours are a bit of a rapid blur, so to me it’s still Friday. Very solid new material this week, with some of the bigger names in the R&B, pop and even hip-hop world making appearances.
Only the three relevant posts to recap on, with the announcement of the Future Hits Live tour, solid new music from Drake, and a brand new EP from the talented Rocki Evans which is probably going to be worth a listen.
Click, read, download, enjoy.
→ Continue Reading R&B Fridays: Episode 104
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On we roll with the institution of institutions, and it’s probably fair to say that the highlight of this week’s R&B has already been posted: having finally got around to listening to The Weeknd’s debut project I was incredibly impressed by it, and would wholeheartedly recommend you R&B Friday fans checked it out.
In addition to that, the past week saw visuals for the latest T-Pain and Chris Brown collab, Frank Ocean dropped off some enjoyable visuals for one of his lesser-known tracks, and finally a big collaboration between Lloyd, Trey Songz and Young Jeezy.
Click below to grab what else we’ve got in store this week.
→ Continue Reading R&B Fridays: Episode 102
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Centenaries are a rare thing in many walks of life, so I speak for both past and present, writing and non-writing members of the OTU team when I thank you sincerely for your dedication to our online presence. Whilst various weekly serials have come and gone, this has stood strong for 100 weeks, so we genuinely thank you for your support here in R&B Fridays. Having been introduced in our very first week, this also marks our 100th week online, so thanks again for all of your support in getting us this far.
As it’s a milestone episode, it felt like the right decision to award Frank Ocean the honour of representing this occasion. I can hear your outrage: ‘why not a staple of the episodes, like Lloyd or Usher?’. Well, we like to look forward, and frankly (sorry) I feel he’s really going to dominate this series for the next 100 episodes, and deservedly so.
Click below for your regular weekly instalment: two days late, in keeping with tradition! I’ve also got a little extra something to celebrate the occasion coming shortly after this…
→ Continue Reading R&B Fridays: Episode 100
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Yeah, we’re delayed again. You’re all pretty much used to it now though. When we hit that 100th episode, I may just have to rename this to something a little less ‘day specific’…
Catch-up: delayed visuals for Usher’s More, the video for Yasmin’s Finish Line and an official remix, very enjoyable video for Musiq and Swizzy’s single, XV’s remix of Erin Christine’s Naked, and finally Wiz Khalifa jumps on a remix with Cee-Lo.
Lots of features and guest spots in this week’s episode, so get your mice at the ready and get clicking below.
→ Continue Reading R&B Fridays: Episode 91
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Genuinely tried to get this out yesterday, but once again we suffered from a lack of material. I’ve managed to half fix that problem, though this is still a shorter episode than you’re probably used to.
However, there’s been lots of pop/R&B posted in the last week that may help fill that void: new Bruno Mars visuals, Willow Smith’s latest single, the announcement of an awesome 90s hip-hop and R&B night in Camden, a strong introduction to UK upcomer CleoSol, J.Lo and Pitbull’s latest collab, and finally some new Timbaland and Brandy.
Click below for the 90th instalment of the longest running weekly episodic ever.
→ Continue Reading R&B Fridays: Episode 90
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Is it me, or is it taking pretty long to get to episode 100?! I feel like we’ve been in the 80s forever!
Either way, the R&B/pop keeps coming thick and fast with another well-proportioned episode for you this week. Four R&B-related OTU items for you from the week gone by: the latest video from the Dirty Money trio, the first mixtape offering from Dirty Money’s Dawn Richard, visuals for Sean Garrett and J. Cole’s collaboration, and finally the official remix of Chipmunk and Chris Brown’s collab, also featuring J. Cole.
Click on for music and a whole pile of related text.
→ Continue Reading R&B Fridays: Episode 87
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Yes, I know it’s Sunday but better late than never eh?
I’ll not waste too much time up here, so here’s the catch-up: great video from Jamie Foxx and Drake, a great cover from Ellie Goulding, Tinchy Stryder’s latest single, the newest visuals from Dirty Money’s album, a mixtape of all-new material from Sammie, Chrome’s debut solo single, and a big collaboration from Keri Hilson and J. Cole.
Let’s go. Click below for episode 79.
→ Continue Reading R&B Fridays: Episode 79
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Visuals for Tinie’s latest single, with another mainstream effort that will please the chart fans. I don’t lay claim to having heard more than 2/3 of his songs, but this is certainly slower and more emotional (I’d go as far as to say it’s R&B/pop) than his usual dancefloor fare. Hence, it’s fairly likeable for having some semblance of meaning, with an uplifting hook from Rowland alongside Tinie’s love-centric rhymes.
The video is OK, meshing documenatry-style footage with nightime scenes of himself and Rowland. Nothing spectacular, but easily digestable for the pop crowd.
His shiny ‘suit’ is absolutely terrible though, he looks as if he’s covered in wet paint. You can grab this track on the album and this (free) mixtape.
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Bumper episode this week, with 20 tracks making the cut. It’s been a pretty busy time for R&B, hence I’ve let plenty of big R&B/pop tracks loose early this week.
The recap: Drake’s full version Fall For Your Type, Rihanna and Nicki Minaj’s first collaboration, a diverse track from Christian Rich, Trey Songz and Keri’s remix of a Dirty Money track, the final version of a great Lloyd track, and some ‘new’ Michael Jackson music.
A lengthy catchup, and it’s followed by a big episode: click below to get involved.
→ Continue Reading R&B Fridays: Episode 74
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Over the last 70 episodes, we’ve delivered music from your favourite acts, introduced you to some new and exiciting ones, and of course given a new lease of life to otherwise forgotten artists. To celebrate that, I’ve ensured this week’s episode covers all of that ground nicely, to keep everyone satisfied.
Not much to recap on this week, besides two big video premieres from Rihanna and Lloyd. Click on to grab a chunky, 20+ track episode that’ll keep you going for a while.
→ Continue Reading R&B Fridays: Episode 70
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I’ve not come across this track before, but here goes a little something for you R&B fans. Surprised this has been released so soon after her last video!
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Rowland’s revival continues with visuals for her US single. Wouldn’t be surprised if this made its way over here too, given the huge success of Commander. Very different sort of song, but will appeal to the same crowd nonetheless.
Audio can be coerced out of here.
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The relaunch of the Rowland continues with the visuals for her David Guetta-assisted single. Not had the chance to check this one out, but I’m sure it will be nothing beyond the usual club/party-style video. Works for most, not for me.
Audio is here.
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Consistency is the key, and like last week there are 18 tracks for you to check out. Pretty much full of names you should be familiar with by now, giving everything a go this week is made a lot easier in that respect.
Savour these episodes-next week could be my last R&B Friday for a few weeks as I’m going away. What/who will substitute for them you ask? Wait and see. Still one more to go after this one though!
→ Continue Reading R&B Fridays: Episode 53
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18 tracks from 18 artists this week, with a bunch of the biggest names in R&B/pop/soul making the cut.
As per recent routines, I’d recommend checking over the R&B posts from the week gone by: Dirty Money want your love, Trey Songz is already taken, Lloyd has dropped 3 guest features this week, and Ciara recruited Andre 3000 for a Ride remix.
Next stop of the tour: click below.
→ Continue Reading R&B Fridays: Episode 52
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49 episodes in, and the fantastic material still keeps coming. The common theme of recent weeks has been a frightening consistency in the quality, as we’ve seen some superb R&B tracks being let loose in anticipation of the summer. Whereas previous R&B Fridays have been a bit of a struggle to fill/review, the past few weeks have certainly made my (busy) life a lot easier!
This week is no different, and you’ve got some very good stuff to look forward to in your immediate future from the likes of Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars, Amerie and many more. Not as many lesser-known names as there usually are, instead we’ve got the more established names looking to make their mark. Click on to let them know if they got it right.
Edit: This is my 1000th post on this site, on the eve of my final University exam. Celebrations aplenty!
→ Continue Reading R&B Fridays: Episode 49 (Also, My 1000th Post!)
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Some very good music from new upcomers in this episode, and I expect you’ll definitely find a new artist to latch onto in here. Some stuff from R&B Fridays favourites such as Bruno Mars too of course, and plenty of it with a total of 21 tracks making the final cut for this episode.
Click on for that weekly R&B fix you’ve been begging for. Don’t pretend like you weren’t.
→ Continue Reading R&B Fridays: Episode 46
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I had 40 potential tracks this week. 40. That’s a big number. I barely have the time for a regular episode, let alone a 40-deep one, and it’s actually really hard to pick a set out of them. I’ve picked what seemed to be the strongest/potentially most popular 20, and I’ll try to post the rest up in a few days.
Click on for 5 helpings of new Usher, a couple of features from The-Dream and many more huge names.
EDIT: I uploaded the wrong artwork for the tracks, and they have pictures of The-Dream as the album art. My bad, but I’m not re-uploading everything again. It could be worse 
→ Continue Reading R&B Fridays: Episode 38
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