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Allen Stone
Allen Stone (born 1987) is an American soul/R&B singer-songwriter from Chewelah, Washington, a pastor's son whose gospel-rooted voice, self-titled 2011 album, and albums Radius, Building Balance, and APART define his career.
Amanda Sudano
Amanda Sudano (Amanda Sudano Ramirez), born 1982, is an American singer-songwriter, daughter of Donna Summer and Bruce Sudano, and half of the folk-soul duo Johnnyswim with husband Abner Ramirez.
Aruba Red
Aruba Red (Natascha Eleonoré Bruce) is a London-based British alt-soul and trip-hop singer, daughter of Cream's Jack Bruce, known for the EPs Holy Waters (2018) and Shadow Work (2020) and the album Latent Echo.
Ayra Starr
Ayra Starr (Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe), Beninese-Nigerian Afrobeats singer born 2002 in Cotonou; Mavin Records artist behind Rush and the albums 19 & Dangerous, The Year I Turned 21, and Starrgirl.
Bryson Tiller
Bryson Tiller is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and rapper from Louisville, Kentucky, who broke through with the 2015 album T R A P S O U L.
Clara La San
Clara La San (Rosemary Claire Louise Francis) is a Manchester-based English R&B/bedroom pop singer-producer; 2014 "Let You Go", viral 2023 "In This Darkness", 2024 debut album Made Mistakes on her CLS Music label.
Cleo Sol
Cleo Sol, stage name of Cleopatra Zvezdana Nikolic (born 1990, Ladbroke Grove, London), is a British neo soul and alternative R&B singer-songwriter, lead vocalist of SAULT, and wife of producer Inflo, with albums Rose in the Dark, Mother, Heaven, Gold, and Gentlewoman.
Dawn Richard
Dawn Richard (Dawn Angelique Richard, born 1983, New Orleans) is an American R&B-electronic singer-songwriter, Danity Kane and Diddy-Dirty Money member, later independent solo artist on Merge Records with albums Goldenheart, Blackheart, Second Line, and creole culture.
Fabiana Palladino
Fabiana Elizabeth Palladino (born 1987), London-based English singer-songwriter, daughter of bassist Pino Palladino; first Paul Institute signing, released self-produced debut album Fabiana Palladino in April 2024 to a five-star Guardian review.
FKA Twigs
FKA Twigs (Tahliah Debrett Barnett, born 1988) is an English singer, dancer, and producer of experimental art pop; debut EP1 (2012), Mercury Prize-nominated LP1 (2014), Magdalene, CAPRISONGS, and the Grammy-nominated EUSEXUA (2025).
Jae Stephens
Jae Stephens (Jordan Adkison), Dallas-born, Los Angeles-based pop and R&B singer-songwriter, former Tumblr star (beyoncebeytwice), Raedio/Def Jam artist; debut album AUDACITY released September 25, 2026.
Jamal Roberts
Jamal Roberts, American soul and gospel singer from Meridian, Mississippi; won American Idol season 23 in 2025 with 26 million votes, second Black male winner after Ruben Studdard; debut single Heal topped Billboard gospel charts; debut album The Journey (2026).
Jamila Woods
Jamila Woods (born 1989, Chicago) is an American R&B singer-songwriter, poet, and activist, formerly of the duo M&O, known for HEAVN (2016), LEGACY! LEGACY! (2019), and Water Made Us (2023) and collaborations with Chance the Rapper.
Jazmine Sullivan
Jazmine Sullivan (born 1987) is an American R&B singer-songwriter from Philadelphia, known for Fearless, Reality Show, and Heaux Tales. Two-time Grammy winner with 18 nominations; won Best R&B Album for Heaux Tales and sang the 2021 Super Bowl national anthem with Eric Church.
Jessie Reyez
Jessie Reyez, Colombian-Canadian R&B singer-songwriter from Toronto (born 1991), broke through with "Figures" (2016), won Junos including Breakthrough Artist, earned a Grammy nomination, and released four albums through A Little Vengeance (2026).
Jessie Ware
Jessie Ware (Jessica Lois Ware, born 1984, London) is an English singer-songwriter and Table Manners podcaster; Mercury-nominated debut Devotion (2012), later disco albums What's Your Pleasure?, That! Feels Good!, Superbloom.
John Splithoff
John Splithoff is an American singer-songwriter from Chicago, based in Los Angeles, blending soul and laid-back pop. Known for "Sing to You" (2016), "Show Me" (2017), and the albums All In (2021) and Far From Here (2025).
Jorja Smith
Jorja Smith (Jorja Alice Smith), English R&B/soul singer-songwriter from Walsall; 'Blue Lights' (2016) led to Drake's More Life, Lost & Found (2018), falling or flying (2023), and What Are the Odds (2026), all on her label FAMM.
Joyce Wrice
Joyce Wrice is an American R&B singer-songwriter from San Diego, of Japanese and Black heritage. Debut EP Stay Around (2016); albums Overgrown (2021) and MACHIKO (October 9, 2026, BMG), 180 million streams.
Justine Skye
Justine Skye (Justine Indira Skyers, born 1995) is a Brooklyn-born American R&B and dance singer of Jamaican descent, Tumblr-famous for purple hair and covers, known for "Collide" with Tyga, the albums Ultraviolet, Space & Time, and the Warner dance album CANDY.
Madison Ryann Ward
Madison Ryann Ward (born 1995, Lawton, Oklahoma) is an American faith-based singer-songwriter of pop, R&B, gospel, and blues; former OU volleyball player, ex-American Recordings artist, now independent on Zelda House Records with albums A New Thing and Purified Love.
Maher Zain (ماهر زين)
Maher Zain (ماهر زين), born 1981 in Tripoli, Lebanon, is a Swedish-Lebanese Islamic pop (nasheed) singer on Awakening Records, known for Thank You Allah (2009) and Ya Nabi Salam Alayka.
Mariah the Scientist
Mariah the Scientist, real name Mariah Amani Buckles (born 1997), is an Atlanta R&B singer-songwriter whose albums Master, Ry Ry World, To Be Eaten Alive, and Hearts Sold Separately produced the hits Spread Thin and Burning Blue.
Moses Sumney
Moses Sumney (born 1992, San Bernardino) is a Ghanaian-American art-pop and soul singer-songwriter. Albums: Aromanticism (2017), græ (2020), Live from Blackalachia (2021); Jagjaguwar artist, The Idol actor.
Nectar Woode
Nectar Woode (Nectar Abena Nyantekyewaa Woode, born 1999) is an English neo-soul singer-songwriter from Milton Keynes of Ghanaian-English heritage, signed to Since '93/Sony; EPs Nothing to Lose, Head Above Water, It's Like I Never Left, and the 2026 mixtape Naturally featuring Elton John.
Nourished by Time
Nourished by Time is the musical project of Baltimore-born Marcus Brown, blending R&B, post-punk, and new wave into post-R&B. Debut Erotic Probiotic 2 (2023); second album The Passionate Ones (2025) on XL Recordings.
PartyNextDoor
PartyNextDoor (Jahron Anthony Brathwaite, born 1993, Mississauga) is a Canadian R&B singer, songwriter, and producer, first artist signed to Drake's OVO Sound, writer of Rihanna's "Work", with albums P1 through P4 and the 2025 Drake joint album $OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U.
Raye
Raye, real name Rachel Agatha Keen, is a British singer-songwriter from London known for My 21st Century Blues and winning six BRIT Awards in 2024.
Rihanna
Rihanna, born Robyn Rihanna Fenty, is a Barbadian singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur who rose to fame in 2005 and became one of the best-selling recording artists in history.
Sailorr
SAILORR (Kayla Le, born 1998) is a Vietnamese-American alt-R&B singer from Jacksonville, Florida, formerly Sailor Goon on SoundCloud, whose viral 2024 single "Pookie's Requiem" led to the 2025 debut album From Florida's Finest and a Doja Cat tour slot.