Naomi Sharon won't be able to escape the obvious comparisons to Elder Sade Adu; however, with Obsidian, she comes by them honestly.

DeVita is a South Korean R&B singer with some blessedly large brass balls; however, EP Naughty isn't anything special, in the long run.

Jung Kook shows some lovely vocals and intermittent interesting musical choices with debut LP GOLDEN.

Rad Museum offers GIRL, an EP that bucks convention even when some of the tropes used are conventional.

Baby Rose brings a fresh perspective on genre music with her latest release, Through and Through.

MILLIC is one of the more underappreciated artists coming from South Korea's hip-hop scene, and with his latest, he drives that point home.

With Guilty, Taemin taps into his maturity, his sensuality in a way that I've not quite heard from him before.

With Gasms, Smokey Robinson once again proves elegant lyricism and poetic storytelling will always deliver the best listening experience.

Janelle Monáe brings a sensual reawakening of self with The Age of Pleasure.

José James offers a gorgeously reverent tribute to one of the most iconic R&B albums of all time.

Victoria Monét captures true nostalgia by simply tapping into the softness of her lovely vocal and honest-to-goodness quality composition.

With Canon Metis, Mélat gives listeners permission to embrace the ups, downs and exquisite humanity of life and love.

With Snow Angel, Reneé Rapp uses her powerful vocals to capture earnest vulnerability and relatable emotion.

Masego offers a self-titled exploration of the various facets of Masego the multi-instrumentalist and Masego the man.

With her clear, sharp, lovely voice, Summer Walker offers CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE, a lush, gorgeous and mature piece of music.

Joseph Solomon does a commendable job intertwining his smoke timbre with the elegance of each song's originator.

HEAVY by Jean Deaux is both soft and jagged, hard-edged R&B that slices through every other genre like a hot katana through butter.

With her genre-bending effort Songs She'd Like to Hear, Kennie seemingly effortlessly wraps genres around each other for something nuanced.

Elmiene is a fascinating vocal artist, someone who has managed to point R&B in a direction it sorely needs: nuanced, emotive, stripped raw.

With his first LP, A Brief Nirvana, Khamari is proving R&B's new generation is creating something genuinely interesting music.