Is it a bad time for R&B right now? As rap albums like DS2, What A Time To Be Alive, Fetty Wap’s debut and more have done great numbers in 2015, Ty Dolla $ign’s Free TC and Jeremih’s Late Nights didn’t fare so well, and it doesn’t look like August Alsina or R. Kelly will either. What gives? Early sales forecasts have August Alsina moving 35-40k units of his sophomore effort This Thing Called Life, which pales in comparison to the 67k his debut did in 2014. R. Kelly’s The Buffet sees the same story, as it’s on pace for 32-37k, while his 2013 release did 133k. The final numbers will be in this weekend, but they’re not going to move too far from the estimates. Sheesh! Let us know your thoughts on what the problem could be!
(Video) Chance The Rapper Debuts New Song On SNL
Chance The Rapper hit the stage yesterday on SNL, in which he performed a brand new song that features Chicago legend R. Kelly and R&B superstar Jeremih. Hit the jump for more.
(Video) R. Kelly Has A Special Message For His Fans, The Black Community & Fellow R&B Artists!
R&B crooner R. Kelly has been in the game 10+ years and has a lot of knowledge to share with the world. He recently recorded a video giving a special message to the black community as a whole, other R&B artists and all of his fans in general who enjoy the soothing sounds of R&B music. He explained the importance of supporting one another as R&B listeners, his forthcoming album The Buffet (which would be his 13th studio album) plus much more. Check out Kellz’ public service announcement below and make sure to pre-order The Buffet via iTunes!
(Video) R. Kelly Reveals More Chapters of “Trapped In The Closet” Are On The Way
R. Kelly is gearing up set to release his new album The Buffet on December 11th. Before it’s release, he sat down with Complex to talk about what’s to come on the album and also discuss the come back of his legendary Trapped in the Closet series. Hit the jump for more.
(Video) R. Kelly Performs A Selection Of His Hits On ‘The Tonight Show’
R. Kelly stopped by Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show to promote his upcoming 13th studio album, The Buffet, which is scheduled to drop next month. Of course, he performed a selection of his hits including some old favorites like, “Ignition (Remix)” and “Bump n’ Grind” and “Backyard Party”, along with his more recent single “Marching Band.” Check out the full performance below.
R.Kelly Defends Himself From Past Accusations Of Sex Crimes
R.Kelly…You either love him or you hate him. You can either look beyond his history of alleged sex crimes and enjoy his music or you can’t…This seems to be the overall picture gathered from Kelly’s latest interview with New York Magazine. R.Kelly sat down with the mag during one of his listening sessions discuss the album he has on the way. His thirteen studio album titled, The Buffet, is slated to drop December 11th. During the discussion, Kelly revealed that he’s very in tune to the criticism and controversy that surrounds him and talks how he thinks it effects his music.
