Joy to the world indeed. It definitely fueled my emotions that day. His still dynamic tenor easily draws the listener in, as Mario imagines turning off the lights -- a hint as to what the night will bring. But overall, it makes for a perfect concoction to dance the night away to.

Navigation menu

Follow Billboard
There are no drums, perfectly comped vocals, or self-affirming hooks. Instead, there is merely a wobbly voice and a guitar in the center of the void, festering like an open wound. Do you still get butterflies? Goosebumps on your thighs? While Jacquees has spent the last decade trying to sell a generation on his soaring, dramatic singing prowess, Future has charted a path that sacrifices vocal precision for AutoTune-buoyed emotional rawness. Rotimi has help here from the producer Harmony Samuels, whose long credit list includes work with Brandy and Ne-Yo.
About Billboard
Max Martin, O. Holter, The Weeknd A. Tesfaye, A. Balshe, J. Quenneville, Max Martin, O. Aznou, D. Aznou, J. Kelvin, K. Caastaneda, Murphy Kid C.
The term "rhythm and blues" has undergone a number of shifts in meaning. In the early s, it was frequently applied to blues records. By the s, the term "rhythm and blues" changed again and was used as a blanket term for soul and funk. It combines rhythm and blues with elements of pop , soul , funk , disco , hip hop , and electronic music. Although Jerry Wexler of Billboard magazine is credited with coining the term "rhythm and blues" as a musical term in the United States in , [9] the term was used in Billboard as early as According to him, the term embraced all black music except classical music and religious music , unless a gospel song sold enough to break into the charts. In the commercial rhythm and blues music typical of the s through the s, the bands usually consisted of piano, one or two guitars, bass, drums, and saxophone.