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Brittany Nacole’s ‘Daydream’ shines

Dreams are tangible once we are brave enough to take the steps that are necessary to achieve them. Ohio native Brittany Nacole, 23, is pursuing her

UK gospel star Annastasia wanted to keep her faith out front

British gospel singer Annastasia Baker could have done a lot of things with her life. The Jamaica-born, South London-raised star was a natural athlete, an actress and a dancer, but it was her passion for singing that inspired her the most creatively.

Joe checks R&B singers for ‘trying to be too hip-hop’

Joe has quietly been one of the most consistent R&B performers of the last 15 years. The Georgia-born singer-songwriter is prepping his upcoming album Bridges for release on June 23rd, and he spoke to RO about exactly what has kept him in the game for so long and how he feels about the current state of R&B music.

Songbird Brianna Colette wants to ‘take you on a journey’

Brianna Colette is a vivacious singer with a style and voice so distinctive, it grabs you at first listen and burns itself into your consciousness. Both coy and confident, Colette’s soulful sound has made her one of the leaders of R&B and soul’s new school. The southern girl (she grew up in both Tennessee and Virginia) didn’t decide to pursue singing full time until she was in her late teens, but she was bitten by the entertainer bug far earlier in life.

Alexis Ayaana ready to take center stage

Alexis Ayaana is a young, up-and-coming Atlanta recording artist with a dynamic future ahead of her. She is on the independent label GME. Ayaana talked

Happy birthday Sheila E

Happy Birthday Sheila E! Born Sheila Escovedo, known to us as Sheila E, she is a Grammy nominated singer, drummer, and percussionist whose notable collaborations includes Lionel Richie,

Adrian Marcel on Ginuwine, the Bay and learning from Raphael Saadiq

Adrian Marcel remembers exactly what album and what artist inspired him to become a singer. The R&B star from East Oakland knew that he was destined to be a performer after he heard Ginuwine’s 1998 album 100% Ginuwine. “That’s when I knew for sure that [music] was where I wanted to go,” he recalls. “I was always into music but that was around the age when you start liking girls, and I realized you get girls from singing. [laughs]”