In the new R&B, the future is female. A closer look at artists reigniting the genre

With R&B in the midst of a resurgence, there's been an upswing of artists pushing the genre out of the shadows of hip-hop. And it's the ladies who are doing the heavy lifting of getting R&B back to its soulful roots. From Queen Naija to Kiana Lede to VanJess to Amber Mark to Sabrina Claudino to Alina Barez, there's a breathtaking array of voices emerging and captivating listeners, seemingly by the minute.

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