A little chilled-out, smoothed-out, soulful, sumthin, sumthin for your Friday. “Sumthin, Sumthin” by Maxwell from his debut album Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite.

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Check out “Didn’t I Tell Ya’” by UK indie soul artist Nadine Charles. This song has a quiet storm quality to it–it’s mellow and sweetly sung. Produced by Dornik Leigh.

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It seems that some of the new, younger, R&B artists are running from the production-heavy sound all over the radio today and taking a page from the old school. Such is the case here and it’s a good look. “Luv Me Tomorrow” sounds a little like someone put the needle on the record and at the same time a little like ’90s hip-hop soul. It sounds familiar, yet still fresh. ”Luv Me Tomorrow”, by Elle Varner featuring Karina Pasian. Produced by The Force.

Raphael Saadiq is a music veteran. He started playing the bass guitar at the age of six. When he was barely 18, he auditioned and won a spot in Sheila E.’s backing band for Prince’s Parade tour. Raphael Saadiq is probably best known as one-third of the R&B group Tony!Toni!Tone!, which put out some bonafide jams in the ’90s like “Feels Good” and Anniversary”. Saadiq put out his first solo album in 2002 and since then he has been no stranger to Grammy nominations. This year’s nomination for Best Traditional R&B performance for the song “Good Man”, from the album Stone Rollin makes a total of 12 nominations of Raphael Saadiq. He has won one. To see if Raphael Saadiq will win this year, check out the Grammy Awards on February 12 at 8/7c on CBS.

Ledisi is nominated for an outstanding three Grammys this year; Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song for the single “Pieces Of Me”, and Best R&B Album for the album Pieces Of Me.

And to think that at one time she seriously considered leaving the music industry because she was unsure of where she fit in.  

It’s a good thing she didn’t leave because in 2007 she joined the Verve music label and released her third album Lost & Found. The album earned Ledisi her first two Grammy nominations and she’s been getting the Grammy nod ever since. Ledisi’s 2009 album Turn Me Loose earned her two more Grammy nominations. So, combined with this year’s nominations, Ledisi has a total of seven Grammy nominations under her belt.

Look at what happens when you just hang on and “do you”. To find out if Ledisi wins, tune in to the Grammy Awards on February 12 at 8/7c on CBS.

A tribute to two of the baddest brothers in the game right now. I hope you enjoy it.

Musiq Soulchild – Just Friends (Sunny)
Anthony Hamilton – Cornbread, Fish & Collard Greens
Musiq Soulchild feat Lupe Fiasco – Buddy (Remix)
Anthony Hamilton – Woo
Musiq Soulchild – Yes
Anthony Hamilton – Comin From Where I’m From
Musiq Soulchild – Girl Next Door (feat. Ayana of Aaries)
Anthony Hamilton – Better Days
Musiq Soulchild – Until
Anthony Hamilton – Writing On The Wall
Musiq Soulchild – Speechless
Anthony Hamilton – Lucille
Musiq Soulchild – MakeYouHappy
Anthony Hamilton – Life Has A Way
India Arie feat Musiq Soulchild – Chocolate High (Album Version)
Anthony Hamilton – Prayin’ For You/Superman
Anthony Hamilton – Struggle No More Remix Ft Jaheim & Musiq Soulchild

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“The Sound Of Philadelphia” by MFSB (Mother, Father, Sister, Brother) featuring vocals by the group The Three Degrees was written by Philly Soul legends Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff as the theme song for the television show Soul Train.  The song reached #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the R&B chart in 1974.  Although the song was re-recorded in different versions over the different eras of black music (’80s R&B, New Jack Swing, Hip-Hop, Neo-Soul) since 1974, “The Sound Of Philadelphia” remained the show’s theme song until the final episode in 2006.

Check out the new single “Thank You” by Estelle from her forthcoming CD All Of Me.