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The Ultimate R&B Christmas Albums

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When you look at a list of the most successful Christmas albums, it’s surprising to see that so many of them are by R&B artists. This isn’t really that surprising when you consider how many R&B artists record Christmas albums. Here are some of the best.

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Introducing SZA

SZASZA, real name Solana Rowe, is an American singer songwriter whose music has been described as “hazy” and “twinkling” and generally considered to be alternative R&B with influences from soul, hip hop and ethereal R&B.

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Kem New Album Release – Promise to Love

 

Kem

Kem is well known for his classy, smooth style and clean lyrics. Unlike other R&B artists, his songs are about love, not sex. This latest album is called Promise to Love. Allmusic state that it is typical of his style with mostly quiet ballads and “silky” nuanced backing music. The only major move away from his usual formula is the inclusion of Snoop Dogg on the track, ‘Downtown’.

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Record Label Profile – Dome Records

Dome RecordsThis British record label was started in 1992 specialising in Soul and R&B. The founder, Peter Robinson, had extensive experience in the music industry working for RCA, Chrysalis and CBS labels before he launched Dome Records as an offshoot of EMI Records. He named the label after the prominent music, theatre and performing arts venue, the Brighton Dome in his home town of Brighton and Hove in Sussex.

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More Surprise RnB Albums May Be On The Horizon

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The surprise release of Beyonce’s fifth album in December 2013 caused a real stir in the music world. It was such a raging success that she made history by becoming the first ever woman to hit Number 1 with her first five albums. Selling 465,000 copies in its first week on iTunes, it shattered all of the iTunes records too.

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