(AllHipHop News) Spotify is shining a spotlight on the Rhythm and Blues genre. The music industry giant reported the number of plays for R&B tracks doubled on the streamer in the past three years.
As a result of the rising interest in R&B, Spotify is presenting a newly redesigned flagship playlist called “Are & Be.” California-bred singer/songwriter Giveon is the current cover artist for the collection.
In addition, Giveon released the first “Are & Be” Spotify Singles. The Epic recording artist reworked his song “Like I Want You” and presented his own rendition of D’Angelo’s classic “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” from 2000’s Voodoo album.
“Really excited to share this version of ‘Like I Want You.’ It’s a very personal piece, so stripping it down allows the vocal to be the star of the show,” says Giveon. “Also, covering an R&B classic is the icing on the cake. Working on these two songs were a beautiful time for me.”
Spotify also unveiled its lists of most-streamed “Are & Be” songs and artists as of August 2020. Mahalia’s “What You Did” featuring Ella Mai was named the Top R&B song. Jhené Aiko was the overall most-streamed R&B artist. PartyNextDoor was the most-streamed male R&B artist.
Stream the “Are & B” playlist on Spotify. Stream the Spotify Singles: Complete Collection on Spotify. Check out the lists of Spotify’s top-streamed R&B songs and artists below.
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Top 5 Streamed “Are & Be” Songs
- What You Did – Mahalia feat. Ella Mai
- The Take – Tory Lanez feat. Chris Brown
- All Me – Kehlani feat. Keyshia Cole
- B.S. – Jhené Aiko feat. H.E.R.
- BELIEVE IT – PartyNextDoor & Rihanna
Top 5 Streamed Artists In “Are & Be”
- Jhené Aiko
- Kehlani
- PartyNextDoor
- H.E.R.
- Summer Walker
Top 5 Streamed Female Artists In “Are & Be”
- Jhené Aiko
- Kehlani
- H.E.R.
- Summer Walker
- Alicia Keys
Top 5 Streamed Male Artists In “Are & Be”
- PartyNextDoor
- Tory Lanez
- The Weeknd
- Usher
- Dvsn