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Is UK R&B finally getting its flowers or still fighting for recognition?

Reload our +44 R&B playlist on Amazon Music 🎧

#ukrnb #odeal #rayblk #discussion #hottopic #plus44uk #amazonmusic

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UK R&B is quietly running things 🇬🇧
From kwn & Odeal to Sasha Keable - and gems like Mnelia, Natanya, Elmiene + more.

Some rooted in R&B, others blending in soul, rap, afroswing, jazz, and beyond - all shaping the sound right now.

Swipe through, press play, don’t sleep ✨

#UKRnB #Playlist #Discover

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This is about quality music only for the real r&b lovers! Drop a “yes” in the comments if you will like this full playlist! These artists deserve a big breakthrough!

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For over 30 years, the term “neo-soul” has been used as a marker for a specific sound and aesthetic within R&B and soul music. It became a way to package artists who stepped outside the boundaries of mainstream Black music at the time, blending live instrumentation, hip-hop, jazz, funk, and ‘70s-inspired soul into something that felt more experimental and spiritually rooted. From a marketing perspective, the label created definition. But what started as artists stepping outside the box slowly became consumers putting them back into one.

Suddenly, artists who presented themselves a certain way or were making introspective and alternative R&B were being labeled “neo-soul,” even when their music stretched far beyond it. Once an artist received that label, it often followed them no matter how much they evolved sonically. The term stopped describing freedom and started creating limitation.

As that original wave faded in the late 2000s and resurfaced in the mid-2010s, a different energy began to emerge. Across all genres, artists were embracing fluidity and rejecting rigid categorization altogether. Soul music became less about fitting into a movement and more about pulling from everywhere at once: jazz fusion, Afrobeat, psychedelic funk, ambient textures, alternative R&B, and beyond.

Now, a new generation of artists are creating music that carries the emotional depth and experimentation often associated with “neo-soul” while refusing to be confined by the term itself. Some lean toward jazz, some psychedelia or hip-hop. What connects them isn’t a genre label, but a commitment to feeling, texture, vulnerability, and musical exploration.

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📝 @nosaputyouon

Here are just a few artists continuing to expand the possibilities of soul music in real time:

Cleo Sol - “Young Love”
Elmiene - “Sweetness”
Mereba - “Phone Me”
Hiatus Kaiyote - “And We Go Gentle”
threetwenty - “let me grow”
Lizzie Berchie - “I Hope”
GENA, Liv.e, Karriem Diggins - “Doyouwannabewithastar?”
Ravyn Lenae - “Pilot”
Venna - “My Way”
Greentea Peng - “Stuck In The Middle”
Orion Sun - “Sweet”
Shaé Universe - “OOTW”
Baby Rose - “One Last Dance”
nomi. - “raindance”
amaka. - “i want you more”

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@xthetracks🪅🪅🪅

#crossthetracks

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Everyone complains that nowadays, as a culture, we push low vibrational music. People say there is no substance anymore, no positive messages, no storytelling, no guidance, and no music that truly feeds the mind and soul.

Well, we heard you.

We have put together a playlist filled with talented artists creating music with purpose. Songs with real lyrics, real substance, powerful messages, life lessons, motivation, inspiration, and stories that can genuinely make you think, reflect, and grow.

This is for the people who believe music should be more than just a catchy beat. Music has the power to influence moods, shape mindsets, inspire action, and bring people together. The right song at the right time can change your perspective, help you through difficult moments, and remind you of what is important.

So let us see how many people really want to support positive, meaningful music.

If you are tired of hearing people complain about the state of music, help us prove that there is still an audience for songs that uplift, educate, motivate, and raise vibrations.

500 SHARES and we will drop the full playlist.

Tag someone who needs this. Share it to your story. Send it to your friends. Let us show the world that music with substance still matters.

Do not let us down.

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London summer on film

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Ella Mai will return to Europe/UK in September with her ”Do You Still Love Me?“ tour. British R&B newcomers @lizzieberchie and @niasmithy will join the tour!💙

🔹Love Deep - Lizzie Berchie, Filah Lah Lah
🔹High- Nia Smith

#ellamai #dyslmtour #lizzieberchie #niasmith #rnb

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@lizzieberchie shot by @filmabdi

wearing @lizandroacera styled by @mhyamclean

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Discover our selection of the latest female R&B singles released this week. 💿

Do you have a favorite track?

Find all the latest R&B drops on the FemaleRNB Spotify playlist ‘NEW Female RNB’.

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Find your next R&B gem 💎 on our Concrete Rose playlist! Our favorite new tracks from this week, just for you 💙

Hit the 🔗 in our bio to listen!

with:
@gayathriikrishnan
@theelordscorpio
@soundslikeysa
@sidibe
@taylordeneenofficial
@salxsally
@mrloveballad x @tv_hall
@haileyknox
@zyahbelle x @myguymars
@johnnyvenus x @alissia x @spillmyink
@thehonestguy x @braxton_cook
@iamamayasantos
@dani.offline
@safa.wav x @mattxmcghee
@imroexander
@magnus_ferrell x @msjenevieve
@sidney.gilliamjr x @zaefrance
+ more!

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The new era starts here 💋 @lizzieberchie ’s ‘Favourite Girl’ is our song of the day. Side effects include glowing skin and feeling like the favourite girl 💫

#SongOfTheDay #NeoSoul #RnB #LizzieBerchie

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