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Overview of the events of 2023 in rhythm and blues music
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This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in rhythm and blues for the year 2023.
February [ edit ] September [ edit ] On September 16, Irish Grinstead, of 702 , died at the age of 43.[7] October [ edit ] November [ edit ] On November 3, Missy Elliott , George Michael , Chaka Khan , Al Kooper , The Spinners , and Don Cornelius were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .[9] [10]
On November 26, the 2023 Soul Train Music Awards were held. SZA won Best R&B/Soul Female Artist , Album of the Year for SOS Song of the Year and The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award for "Snooze ". Victoria Monét won Video of the Year and Best Dance Performance for "On My Mama ". Usher won Best R&B/Soul Male Artist , Soul Train Certified Award , and Best Collaboration , alongside Summer Walker & 21 Savage , for "Good Good ".[11] Released albums [ edit ] January [ edit ] February [ edit ]
Day
Artist(s)
Album
Record label(s)
Entering chart position
3
Chiiild
Better Luck In the Next Life
Avant Garden, 4th & Broadway , Def Jam Recordings
Dreamville
Creed III: The Soundtrack Dreamville , Interscope
Debuted at No. 127 on the Billboard 200
Kali Uchis
Red Moon in Venus Geffen Records
Debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200
Masego
Masego
EQT Recordings, Capitol Records , UMG Recordings
Yazmin Lacey
Voice Notes Own Your Own Records, Believe
6
Onew
Circle SM
Debuted at No. 3 on the Circle Album Chart
10
August Alsina
Myself Shake the World, Empire
Musiq Soulchild & Hit-Boy
Victims and Villains
SoulStar Music Company
13
Kai
Rover SM , Dreamus
Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart
16
Code Kunst
Remember Archive AOMG
Debuted at No. 19 on the Circle Album Chart
17
ELHAE
Forgotten Flowers
Dream Loud Music Group
T-Pain
On Top of the Covers Nappy Boy , Empire
Tei Shi
Bad Premonition
The Orchard
24
6LACK
Since I Have a Lover LVRN , Interscope Records
Debuted at No. 24 on the Billboard 200
Billy Valentine
Billy Valentine & The Universal Truth
Bob Thiele Jr., Acid Jazz Acquisitions
Jimin
Face Big Hit
Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart
Debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200
Yaya Bey
Exodus the North Star
Big Dada
28
Billlie
The Billage of Perception: Chapter Three Mystic Story , Kakao
Debuted at No. 5 on the Circle Album Chart
31
Chlöe
In Pieces Parkwood Entertainment , Columbia Records
Debuted at No. 119 on the Billboard 200
Davido
Timeless DMW , Columbia , Sony
Debuted at No. 37 on the Billboard 200
Eddie Chacon
Sundown Stones Throw Records
Day
Artist(s)
Album
Record label(s)
Entering chart position
7
Brandee Younger
Brand New Life
Impulse! , Verve Label Group, UMG Recordings
Daniel Caesar
Never Enough Hollace, Republic Records
Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200
Planet Giza
Ready When You Are
Quiet Note
THEY.
Nü Moon
Nü Religion Records, AWAL
14
Dinner Party
Enigmatic Society Sound of Crenshaw, EMPIRE
Jean Deaux
HEAVY
Duality Records, EMPIRE
Petite Noir
MotherFather
Roya Records
Yung Bleu
Love Scars II Moon Boy University, EMPIRE
Debuted at No. 38 on the Billboard 200
17
NCT DoJaeJung
Perfume SM
Debuted at No. 2 on the Circle Album Chart
21
Alfa Mist
Variables
Anti-
Dreamer Isioma
Princess Forever
AWAL
Everything but the Girl
Fuse Buzzin' Fly, Virgin
Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart
Debuted at No. 116 on the Billboard 200
Post Malone
The Diamond Collection Republic , Mercury
Debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200
St. Paul & the Broken Bones
Angels in Science Fiction
ATO
25
Taeyang
Down to Earth The Black Label , Interscope
Debuted at No. 10 on the Circle Album Chart
27
Marina Sena
Vício Inerente Sony Music Brazil
28
Amir Obè
after.
Def Jam Recordings , UMG Recordings
Baby Rose
Through and Through
Secretly Canadian
Jessie Ware
That! Feels Good! EMI
Debuted at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart
Labrinth
Ends & Begins Columbia , Sony Music
Debuted at No. 144 on the Billboard 200
rum.gold
U Street Anthology
Leola
Smokey Robinson
Gasms TLR Records
Day
Artist(s)
Album
Record label(s)
Entering chart position
3
Iza
Afrodhit Warner Music Brazil
8
Olamide
Unruly
YBNL Nation, EMPIRE
11
Emotional Oranges
STILL EMO
Avant Garden
18
Amaka
Oasis
Venice Music
Cautious Clay
KARPEH
Blue Note Records
Ciara
CiCi Beauty Marks Entertainment[12]
Genesis Owusu
Struggler OURNESS, AWAL
Debuted at No. 4 on the ARIA Albums Chart
Grace Potter
Mother Road Fantasy
Jihyo
Zone JYP , Republic
Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart
Debuted at No. 14 on the Billboard 200
Jon Batiste
World Music Radio Verve , Interscope
Debuted at No. 104 on the Billboard 200
Leon Thomas
Electric Dusk
UMG Recordings , EZMNY Records, Motown Records
Swavy
Different Breed
Columbia Records
25
Anfa Rose
Die On My Chest
CASA, EMPIRE
Burna Boy
I Told Them... Atlantic , Spaceship , Bad Habit
Debuted at No. 31 on the Billboard 200
Fridayy
Fridayy
Lost In Melody, Def Jam Recordings
Maluma
Don Juan Sony Latin
Debuted at No. 195 on the Billboard 200
Terrace Martin & James Fauntleroy
Nova
Sounds of Crenshaw, BMG
Victoria Monét
JAGUAR II Lovett Music, RCA Records [13]
Debuted at No. 60 on the Billboard 200
28
NCT
Golden Age SM , Kakao
Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart
Debuted at No. 66 on the Billboard 200
29
Liv.e
GITHPRemixEdition
Real Life Music, AWAL
30
Dominic Scott
Dear Summer
Red Balloon Works
September [ edit ] October [ edit ]
Day
Artist(s)
Album
Record label(s)
Entering chart position
4
Bnxn
Sincerely, Benson T.Y.E., EMPIRE
6
Drake
For All the Dogs OVO Sound , Republic Records
Debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200
NCT 127
Fact Check SM
Debuted at No. 1 on the Circle Album Chart
Debuted at No. 16 on the Billboard 200
ODUMODUBLVCK
EZIOKWU
NATIVE Records, Def Jam Recordings , UMG Recordings
Vedo
7
New Wav Music Group, EMPIRE
11
JMSN
Soft Spot
White Room Records[17] [better source needed
13
Jamila Woods
Water Made Us Jagjaguwar [18]
Troye Sivan
Something to Give Each Other EMI Music Australia
Debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart
Debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard 200
20
Arin Ray
Phases III
Interscope Records
Berhana
Amén (The Nomad's Dream)
EQT Recordings
Naomi Sharon
Obsidian
OVO Sound
Priya Ragu
Santhosam
Warner Records UK
RealestK
Real World
Columbia Records
Sampha
Lahai Young
Debuted at No. 21 on the UK Albums Chart
Shay Lia
Facets
AWAL Recordings
Terrace Martin & Alex Isley
I Left My Heart In Ladera
Sounds of Crenshaw, IRD Corp, BMG
27
Black Pumas
Chronicles of a Diamond ATO
Debuted at No. 69 on the Billboard 200
Brent Faiyaz
Larger than Life ISO Supremacy, UnitedMasters
Debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200
Chxrry22
Siren
XO Records , Republic Records , UMG Recordings
Leela James
Thought U Knew
BMG
Mariah the Scientist
To Be Eaten Alive Buckles Laboratories, Epic Records , Sony Music
Debuted at No. 93 on the Billboard 200
Mr Eazi
The Evil Genius
emPawa Africa Limited
Ruben Studdard
The Way I Remember
SoNo Recording Group
V V Brown
Am I British Yet? YOY Records
November [ edit ] December [ edit ] Highest-charting songs [ edit ] United States [ edit ] United Kingdom [ edit ] Highest first-week consumption [ edit ] All critically reviewed albums ranked [ edit ] Metacritic [ edit ] AnyDecentMusic? [ edit ] References [ edit ]
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"Morgan Wallen's 'One Thing at a Time' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 With a Half-Million Units" . Billboard . Retrieved March 12, 2023 . ^ Caulfield, Keith (November 19, 2023). "Stray Kids Score Fourth No. 1 on Billboard 200 With 'ROCK-STAR' . Billboard . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ^ Caulfield, Keith (March 5, 2023). "Karol G Achieves Historic First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'Mañana Será Bonito' . Billboard . Retrieved March 5, 2023 . ^ Caulfield, Keith (February 5, 2023). "Tomorrow X Together Lands First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart" . Billboard . Retrieved November 21, 2023 . ^ "Fountain Baby by Amaarae" . Metacritic . Retrieved June 12, 2023 .^ "Black Rainbows by Corinne Bailey Rae" . Metacritic . Retrieved September 14, 2023 .^ That! Feels Good! by Jessie Ware Metacritic , retrieved November 27, 2023 ^ "Voice Notes by Yazmin Lacey" . Metacritic . Retrieved April 18, 2023 .^ "Wait Til I Get Over by Durand Jones" . Metacritic . 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