Posted January 27, 201015 yr So, I had an idea. I've compiled a list of some of 2009's biggest R&B stars, and I'm going do a rate. :) The artists I've included are ones that have had some/major mainstream success in the UK last year. If you don't know the artist, or haven't heard enough of their material to judge, please rate ?? Here is the scoring system... A maximum of one 11 may be given. A maximum of three 0's may be given. A maximum of one -1 may be given. Okay, so here are the 50 artists... Akon Alexandra Burke Alicia Keys Asher Roth Beyoncé Beverley Knight Black Eyed Peas Chipmunk Chris Brown Ciara Dizzee Rascal Eminem Flo Rida Jade Ewen Jason DeRulo Jay Sean Jay-Z Jennifer Hudson Jeremih JLS Jordin Sparks Kanye West Keri Hilson Kid Sister Kristinia DeBarge Lady Sovereign Lemar Lil' Wayne Livvi Franc Mariah Carey Mary J. Blige Melanie Fiona MPHO Mr. Hudson N-Dubz Nneka Pitbull Pussycat Dolls Rihanna Sean Kingston Sean Paul Shontelle Soulja Boy Tell 'Em Taio Cruz The-Dream T.I. Timbaland Tinchy Stryder Wale Whitney Houston ~~ With credit to Aled and Rob for helping compile this list. :) The deadline is to be decided. ^_^
January 27, 201015 yr Author 06 // Akon 09 // Alexandra Burke 09 // Alicia Keys 06 // Asher Roth 11 // Beyoncé 06 // Beverley Knight 10 // Black Eyed Peas 07 // Chipmunk 09 // Chris Brown 08 // Ciara 08 // Dizzee Rascal 06 // Eminem 07 // Flo Rida 07 // Jade Ewen 06 // Jason DeRulo 06 // Jay Sean 08 // Jay-Z 07 // Jennifer Hudson 02 // Jeremih 04 // JLS 08 // Jordin Sparks 08 // Kanye West 10 // Keri Hilson 08 // Kid Sister 07 // Kristinia DeBarge 07 // Lady Sovereign 07 // Lemar ** // Lil' Wayne 08 // Livvi Franc 10 // Mariah Carey ** // Mary J. Blige ** // Melanie Fiona 07 // MPHO 08 // Mr. Hudson 07 // N-Dubz 06 // Nneka -1 // Pitbull 08 // Pussycat Dolls 09 // Rihanna 07 // Sean Kingston 00 // Sean Paul 07 // Shontelle 06 // Soulja Boy Tell 'Em 08 // Taio Cruz ** // The-Dream 06 // T.I. 07 // Timbaland 08 // Tinchy Stryder 06 // Wale 06 // Whitney Houston Edited February 27, 201015 yr by Theo.
January 27, 201015 yr Wouldn't class Cheryl as RnB really imo 00 Akon 06 Alexandra Burke 10 Alicia Keys 00 Asher Roth 09 Beyoncé 11 Beverley Knight 07 Black Eyed Peas 07 Chipmunk 06 Chris Brown 09 Ciara 06 Dizzee Rascal 04 Eminem 05 Flo Rida 08 Jade Ewen 06 Jason DeRulo 06 Jay Sean 07 Jay-Z 09 Jennifer Hudson -1 Jeremih 04 JLS 08 Jordin Sparks 02 Kanye West 10 Ke$ha 10 Keri Hilson 00 Kid Sister 01 Kristinia DeBarge 03 Lady Sovereign 06 Lemar 01 Lil' Wayne 01 Livvi Franc 09 Mariah Carey 10 Mary J. Blige 03 Melanie Fiona 04 MPHO 03 Mr. Hudson 01 N-Dubz 01 Nneka 02 Pitbull 10 Pussycat Dolls 10 Rihanna 07 Sean Kingston 01 Sean Paul 10 Shontelle 03 Soulja Boy Tell 'Em 08 Taio Cruz 06 T.I. 08 Timbaland 10 Tinchy Stryder 02 Wale 10 Whitney Houston No Mary J. Blige :cry: Edited January 27, 201015 yr by Simon.
January 27, 201015 yr WOOO! I was thinking of doing something like this, but I was gonna do one with R&B songs. However, your artist idea sounds better :P 8 Akon 10 Alexandra Burke 10 Alicia Keys 2 Asher Roth 8 Beyoncé 6Beverley Knight 9 Black Eyed Peas 9 Chipmunk 7 Chris Brown 8 Ciara 7 Dizzee Rascal 4 Eminem 6 Flo Rida 6 Jade Ewen 8 Jason DeRulo 8 Jay Sean 7 Jay-Z 7 Jennifer Hudson 1 Jeremih 8 JLS 9 Jordin Sparks 7 Kanye West 11 Keri Hilson 5 Kid Sister 5 Kristinia DeBarge 5 Lady Sovereign 8 Lemar ?? Lil' Wayne (Yes I know who it is, but I haven't heard any of his stuff released this year so I'm not gonna rate) 4 Livvi Franc 5 Mariah Carey 7 Mary J. Blige 3 Melanie Fiona 4 MPHO 9 Mr. Hudson 9 N-Dubz 3 Nneka -1 Pitbull 10 Pussycat Dolls 10 Rihanna 6 Sean Kingston 2 Sean Paul 8 Shontelle 5 Soulja Boy Tell 'Em 10 Taio Cruz 9 The-Dream 7 T.I. 8 Timbaland 8 Tinchy Stryder 0 Wale 6 Whitney Houston
January 27, 201015 yr Author NO! Cheryl must stay, she even says herself that she's R&B. :wacko: Plus, I'd count Mary J. Blige more as 2010 material. :P
January 27, 201015 yr Yeah, as Aled & I helped with this whole concept, we agree that Mary J Blige can replace Cheryl. :) And, replace Lil Wayne with The Dream if you like. :)
January 27, 201015 yr I'm sorry Theo but it's unanimous that Cheryl Cole isn't "R'n'B" :P. I guess you have a point about Mary. But wasn't her album released last year in the US? If not, then I'll replace Cheryl with The-Dream :) As his album is immense! EDIT: Maybe replace Ke$ha with The-Dream? Lil' Wayne has a few fans on here, and Ke$ha's threads are in pop afterall :P
January 27, 201015 yr I can replace Cheryl with Mary J. if that's ok? Mary J by far fits the R&B genre more than Cheryl. Also no The-Dream? :( I've done the same, I downloaded Mary's album at the start of Decemember 2009 :kink:
January 27, 201015 yr Author Pah! It's pathetic, Cheryl has said herself in many interviews that her album is heavily R&B inspired/influenced, so why can't she be included? She's more R&B than Dizzee Rascal has been this year. I don't get why people are having such a big fit over Mary J. Blige not included, it's not as if she's going to get many points/win. :S
January 27, 201015 yr Pah! It's pathetic, Cheryl has said herself in many interviews that her album is heavily R&B inspired/influenced, so why can't she be included? She's more R&B than Dizzee Rascal has been this year. I don't get why people are having such a big fit over Mary J. Blige not included, it's not as if she's going to get many points/win. :S Yeah, Cheryl might get points and win, in a rate for a genre she doesn't belong in... hence why it's best to get rid of her.
January 27, 201015 yr Pah! It's pathetic, Cheryl has said herself in many interviews that her album is heavily R&B inspired/influenced, so why can't she be included? She's more R&B than Dizzee Rascal has been this year. I don't get why people are having such a big fit over Mary J. Blige not included, it's not as if she's going to get many points/win. :SCheryl also said Lloyd could sing. So yah know. She ain't always right ;) Ke$ha has been replaced too. As I said before she's pop (hence her threads being in that part of the forum. :P) I have replaced her with The-Dream. :)
January 27, 201015 yr 00 Akon 10 Alexandra Burke 10 Alicia Keys 06 Asher Roth 11 Beyoncé 10 Beverley Knight 08 Black Eyed Peas 08 Chipmunk 05 Chris Brown 05 Ciara 07 Dizzee Rascal 05 Eminem 06 Flo Rida 09 Jade Ewen 08 Jason DeRulo 07 Jay Sean 08 Jay-Z 08 Jennifer Hudson 02 Jeremih 04 JLS 10 Jordin Sparks -1 Kanye West 09 Keri Hilson 08 Kid Sister 07 Kristinia DeBarge 04 Lady Sovereign 10 Lemar 00 Lil' Wayne 08 Livvi Franc 04 Mariah Carey 10 Mary J. Blige 09 Melanie Fiona 09 MPHO 05 Mr. Hudson 00 N-Dubz 08 Nneka 01 Pitbull 05 Pussycat Dolls 06 Rihanna 02 Sean Kingston 01 Sean Paul 08 Shontelle 01 Soulja Boy Tell 'Em 08 Taio Cruz 01 The-Dream 05 T.I. 05 Timbaland 09 Tinchy Stryder 01 Wale 08 Whitney Houston
January 27, 201015 yr 0 Akon 8 Alexandra Burke 5 Alicia Keys - Asher Roth 7 Beyoncé 1 Beverley Knight 9 Black Eyed Peas 0 Chipmunk 6 Chris Brown 1 Ciara -1 Dizzee Rascal 0 Eminem 5 Flo Rida 4 Jade Ewen 3 Jason DeRulo 4 Jay Sean 1 Jay-Z 4 Jennifer Hudson - Jeremih 6 JLS 9 Jordin Sparks 1 Kanye West 1 Keri Hilson - Kid Sister 2 Kristinia DeBarge 1 Lady Sovereign 4 Lemar 4 Lil' Wayne - Livvi Franc 5 Mariah Carey 3 Mary J. Blige - Melanie Fiona - MPHO 4 Mr. Hudson 1 N-Dubz - Nneka 2 Pitbull 6 Pussycat Dolls 8 Rihanna 1 Sean Kingston 1 Sean Paul 1 Shontelle 1 Soulja Boy Tell 'Em 4 Taio Cruz 1 The-Dream 2 T.I. 5 Timbaland 5 Tinchy Stryder 1 Wale 2 Whitney Houston :lol:
January 27, 201015 yr 10 Akon 10 Alexandra Burke 10 Alicia Keys 00 Asher Roth -1 Beyoncé 10 Beverley Knight 10 Black Eyed Peas 08 Chipmunk 07 Chris Brown 10 Ciara 08 Dizzee Rascal 08 Eminem 08 Flo Rida 01 Jade Ewen 07 Jason DeRulo 08 Jay Sean 08 Jay-Z 09 Jennifer Hudson 05 Jeremih 07 JLS 10 Jordin Sparks 00 Kanye West 11 Keri Hilson ?? Kid Sister ?? Kristinia DeBarge 05 Lady Sovereign 06 Lemar 08 Lil' Wayne 07 Livvi Franc 10 Mariah Carey 10 Mary J. Blige 10 Melanie Fiona ?? MPHO 05 Mr. Hudson 08 N-Dubz 06 Nneka 10 Pitbull 10 Pussycat Dolls 10 Rihanna 08 Sean Kingston 07 Sean Paul 08 Shontelle 08 Soulja Boy Tell 'Em 08 Taio Cruz ?? The-Dream 08 T.I. 10 Timbaland 08 Tinchy Stryder 08 Wale 10 Whitney Houston
January 27, 201015 yr I was just gonna complain about the one responsible for one of the best (proper) R&B albums of 2009, LeToya, being missed out but I guess her album didn't get a proper release in the UK. :( But yeah, good move removing Cheryl. Her album is sort of R&B influenced - "Make Me Cry" is a bit funky, "Fight For This Love", "Rain On Me", "Happy Hour" and "Boy Like You" could pass as R&B songs. "3 Words" too, but it's also a bit dancy and some of the others definitely aren't R&B. I guess it's a question of colour, white artists are always going to be less likely to be thrown in the R&B category, while black ones are usually quick to be put there. MPHO's (now unreleased) album was even called "Pop Art" and Alex is pretty Pop too, it doesn't matter that they're included though, I love them both. :wub:
January 27, 201015 yr 01// Akon 03// Alexandra Burke 10// Alicia Keys 04// Asher Roth 11// Beyoncé 08// Beverley Knight 09// Black Eyed Peas 01// Chipmunk 00// Chris Brown 05// Ciara 09// Dizzee Rascal 03// Eminem 00// Flo Rida 02// Jade Ewen 08// Jason DeRulo 03// Jay Sean 09// Jay-Z 09// Jennifer Hudson 02// Jeremih 01// JLS 09// Jordin Sparks 02// Kanye West 07// Keri Hilson 03// Kid Sister ??// Kristinia DeBarge 01// Lady Sovereign 07// Lemar 01// Lil' Wayne 01// Livvi Franc 08// Mariah Carey 09// Mary J. Blige 04// Melanie Fiona 09// MPHO 02// Mr. Hudson -1// N-Dubz 09// Nneka 00// Pitbull 04// Pussycat Dolls 09// Rihanna 01// Sean Kingston 02// Sean Paul 07// Shontelle 00// Soulja Boy Tell 'Em 08// Taio Cruz ??// The-Dream 08// T.I. 08// Timbaland 01// Tinchy Stryder 09// Wale 09// Whitney Houston ~~ :):)
January 28, 201015 yr 03 Akon 09 Alexandra Burke 10 Alicia Keys 00 Asher Roth 09 Beyoncé 11 Beverley Knight 08 Black Eyed Peas 02 Chipmunk 06 Chris Brown 09 Ciara 05 Dizzee Rascal -1 Eminem 07 Flo Rida 08 Jade Ewen 05 Jason DeRulo 06 Jay Sean 07 Jay-Z 09 Jennifer Hudson 01 Jeremih 00 JLS 08 Jordin Sparks 07 Kanye West 10 Keri Hilson 07 Kid Sister 06 Kristinia DeBarge 07 Lady Sovereign 04 Lemar 05 Lil' Wayne 06 Livvi Franc 10 Mariah Carey 07 Mary J. Blige 04 Melanie Fiona 08 MPHO 06 Mr. Hudson 01 N-Dubz 07 Nneka 01 Pitbull 07 Pussycat Dolls 06 Rihanna 00 Sean Kingston 02 Sean Paul 07 Shontelle 01 Soulja Boy Tell 'Em 05 Taio Cruz 05 The-Dream 06 T.I. 07 Timbaland 06 Tinchy Stryder 05 Wale 10 Whitney Houston Eesh, lots of polar opposites here, ranging from my favourite artist to some of my worst. It was hard picking who would get my zeroes and minus one, there were quite a few choices for them. LOVED all my 10s though, I almost felt like giving Keri my 11 even! :o
January 28, 201015 yr I was just gonna complain about the one responsible for one of the best (proper) R&B albums of 2009, LeToya, being missed out but I guess her album didn't get a proper release in the UK. :( I had to battle for Melanie Fiona's inclusion and even she managed a top 50 hit, so I didnt even try with LeToya :(
January 28, 201015 yr Akon - 5 Alexandra Burke - 11 Alicia Keys - 11 Asher Roth - 6 Beyoncé - 11 Beverley Knight -6 Black Eyed Peas - 10 Chipmunk - 9 Chris Brown - 7 Ciara - 9 Dizzee Rascal - 9 Eminem - 7 Flo Rida - 8 Jade Ewen - 9 Jason DeRulo - 10 Jay Sean - 7 Jay-Z - 10 Jennifer Hudson - 10 Jeremih - ?? JLS - 10 Jordin Sparks - 10 Kanye West - 0 Keri Hilson - 9 Kid Sister - ?? Kristinia DeBarge - 8 Lady Sovereign - 10 Lemar - 3 Lil' Wayne - 7 Livvi Franc - 10 Mariah Carey - 9 Mary J. Blige - 6 Melanie Fiona - 8 MPHO - 9 Mr. Hudson - 9 N-Dubz - 9 Nneka - 6 Pitbull - 0 :lol: Pussycat Dolls- 9 Rihanna - 10 Sean Kingston - 4 Sean Paul - 3 Shontelle - 8 Soulja Boy Tell 'Em - 0 Taio Cruz - 6 The-Dream - ?? T.I. - 8 Timbaland - 9 Tinchy Stryder - 9 Wale - 7 Whitney Houston - 10
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