The Official Indie R&B Chart

TW  LW Artist Song Title Label Spin
1   1 Muni Long Make Me Forget Super Giant Records 5802
2   3 Lizzen x Keith Swaet Right & Wrong Run it Up Rccords 3821
3   2 Eric Benet Something We Can Make Love To JBR Records 3765
4   4 Melvin Riley You Complete Me Gusto Music Group 3010
5   5 Cornell Carter Everyday Expansion Records 2125
6   6 Ray Chew Jam Ray Chew Records None
7   7 Jarrod Lawson Next Move N/A None
8   8 Tyrese Wildflower Voltron None
9   9 Maxwell Simply Beautiful Musze INC None
10   10 Boney James Feat October London All I Want Is You Concord Records None
11   11 Will Downing Dont Turn Around WD Records None
12   12 Psiryn Sober Kani Coated Records None
13   13 Leela James Whatcha Done Now BMG None
14   15 Jazz Rosco Bump City There Records None
15   16 Terisa Griffin Underneath It All My Naked Soul None
16   17 Johnny Britt Walk On By J-Jams Records None
17   8 Groove Dynasty Where Did Our Love Go Platinum Vybe / The Orchard None
18   14 TMF The Music Forever Let Me Love You TMF Entertainment None
19   24 Devon Howard Holding On N/A None
20   22 Leon Bridges Peaceful Place N/A None
21   21 Ericka Nicole Malone Im Climbin N/A None
22   27 Ms Monet Groove With You Ms Monet Records None
23   20 Susanne Smith Good Thang PVR, Groove Masters, UMG None
24   27 Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars Die With a Smile Inter Records None
25   18 Aston Grey Project Groovin' Platinum Vybe Recordings None
26   30 Castella Nights Over Egypt Castella Music None
27   28 Stephen Horvath Chasing Wind EX None
28   29 Avery Sunshine So Glad To Know You Big Shine Recordings None
29   NE ELHAE Love 4 Ya BMG 377
30   NE Andy Stokes No Better New 5 Records 301
31   EX Mary J Blige Breathing 300 ENT 210
32   EX Georgie B Soul Night GAB Records 166
33   EX Terri Green Unexpected Love N/A 131
33   EX Tony Lindsay Pretty Baby Anthony Mark Lindsay 100
34   EX Leon Thomas Mutt Ezmny Records 99
35   EX Ray Greene Jealous Ubuntu Music 66
36   EX Karen Clark Made A Way N/A 61
37   EX Jorja Smith High FAMM 60
38   EX Calvin Richardson Ready 4 The Weekend N/A 59
39   EX Allie McIntosh La La Means I Love You Drew Right Music 52
40   EX Lashawn D Gary Look Into Yiour Eyes LNC Music 40

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The Indie Artist of the week

Castella Castella

In the early 1980s, a second cohort of artists was emerging on the iconic Philadelphia International Records. The Jones Girls came from Detroit and a career mostly in the background to become the label’s focus female group; and songwriter/producer Dexter Wansel, with a sense of both jazz fusion and nontraditional instrumentation, helped PIR progress into the 80s with a sound that was edgier and certainly hipper. The result of their marriage was a string of memorable songs, perhaps none more iconic than the jazzy, eclectic “Nights Over Egypt.”

We’re now four decades on, and a new generation of stars is embracing the classic sounds of Detroit, Philadelphia and Memphis from days past. And that includes SoulTracks Readers’ Choice Awards nominee Castella, fresh off her hits “I Saw You” and “Intoxicated Love.” The immediate target of her affection? “Nights Over Egypt,’ which has become an instant worldwide hit over the past few weeks.

Working with longtime producers Darryl Swann and Jeff Canady, Castella presents a fresh take on the classic that maintains its jazzy foundation but a more muscular arrangement, with an organic wall of sound and the expressive flute of Ragan Whiteside replacing the more electronic original. And Castella’s always-powerful vocals are right on point.

 

 

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