The Best Male R&B Singers Of 2022
Although R&B's female singers consistently dominate the soulful music genre year after year, 2022's top male R&B artists (such as The Weeknd, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak's Silk Sonic) are making waves across streaming platforms and Billboard charts, not to mention some of the hottest upcoming music festivals and concert tours. Singer-songwriter and Kanye West collaborator Ant Clemons recently released his second studio EP entitled 4Play, and industry moguls Khalid and Lucky Daye dropped fire new singles "Last Call" and "NWA (feat. Lil Durk)." Grammy-nominated GIVĒON is currently working on an emotional new album, and both Academy Award winner and 2022 Album of the Year Grammy recipient Jon Batiste continues to disrupt industry standards with his powerful jazz/rhythn n' blues fusion compositions.
Which trending male R&B singers are you most excited to see live, and whose records are you currently listening to? Vote below for the best male R&B artists of 2022, and be sure to also check out this year's top new R&B songs here.
- Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and dancer. He is known for his stage ...more
- Giveon Dezmann Evans (born February 21, 1995), known as GIVĒON, is an American R&B singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with his collaboration with Drake on their 2020 single, "Chicago ...more
- Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born 16 February 1990), better known by his stage name The Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer.He has won three Grammy Awards, eight Billboard Music ...more
- Khalid Donnel Robinson (born February 11, 1998), known mononymously as Khalid, is an American singer and songwriter. His debut single, "Location", was released in July 2016, and his debut studio ...more
- John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and philanthropist. Prior to the release of Legend's debut ...more
- Christopher Brent Wood (born September 19, 1995), better known by his stage name Brent Faiyaz, is an American singer from Columbia, Maryland. Faiyaz began uploading his experimental music (Black ...more