The Best R&B Artists Of 2022
Rhythm and blues is here to stay! Today's hottest R&B artists are blowing up the charts, headlining upcoming music festivals, and releasing more soulful, sultry studio projects throughout 2022. From Grammy Award-winning female singers H.E.R. and Jazmine Sullivan to the OG queen Mary J. Blige and dynamic Silk Sonic duo Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak, this year's R&B roster effortlessly fuses diverse genres with 90s R'n'B nostalgia.
Which trending R&B musicians are you most excited to see live, and whose records are you currently listening to? Vote below for the best R&B artists of 2022, and be sure to also check out this year's top new R&B songs here.
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SZA
Solana Rowe (born November 8, 1990), better known by her stage name SZA, is an American singer-songwriter. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, later relocating to Maplewood, New Jersey. In October ...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
- 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
- Summer Marjani Walker (born April 11, 1996) is an American singer-songwriter. She is signed to LoveRenaissance and Interscope Records. Her commercial mixtape Last Day of Summer was released on ...more
- 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
- Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson (born June 27, 1997), known professionally as H.E.R. (pronounced "her", an initialism for "Having Everything Revealed"), is an American R&B singer. After initial music ...more
