Where Did RnB Go?

I recently found myself browsing the web and looking at interviews of a few interesting artist. There were two in particular that inspired this post. The first interview involved Elle Varner. She is an up and coming artist with a dynamic sound. She was asked if she would ever shift here sweet quirky girl image to the sexy sex sells body image the entertainment world pushes. She responded; “no it’s not me. My music speaks for its self.” As a young woman she is totally one with herself and it shows.  This conversation made me think about the new wave of weight loss craze that has swept the industry. Artist like Jill Scott and Fantasia who have always embraced their curves are now on the Beyoncé diet. Along with the weight loss success comes hot sexy pictures. Have they given up on believing in themselves? What message does that send to those who are still curvy? From a career management stand point if my artist was going to do this it would have to be for the right reasons. Jill Scott says most of her reason for the weight loss was to be healthy. I can handle that but to fit in is not a good image.

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The second artist interview that caught my ear was an interview with Seyven Streeter. She has been in the industry for a while now. Before her hit “I like it” she was a co writer for various artist. She was asked; where do you see Rnb music going?” She replied saying, “ Its crazy how people say I want bring it back but I like to say I just want to bring it to the now. It never left its just resurfacing with a twist!”

I totally agree with her. Rnb still lives. It was just on the back burner and we got sidetrack as consumers by all the junk they were throwing in our faces. These two artists together in my opinion are going to be at the forefront of the industry and they were there rnb hats proudly. So where did Rnb go? Nowhere it’s been under your nose all along the smell of the movement is just getting stronger now.