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We're at the "hump" of this week's 'music sweeps', sampling the notable songs making their way on to the charts in Billboard magazine . This time out I'm serving up the latest hits on R&B radio... On their main R&B/Hip Hop Airplay chart,  Drake is on top for a second week with "One Dance"... DJ Khaled leaps on to the chart up at #25 with "For Free", which claims my " Soul Pick of the Week ". Grade: C- (Click below to see the rest of the post)

We're at the "hump" of this week's "music sweeps", sampling the notable songs making their way on to the charts in Billboard magazine , and this time I'm serving up the latest on R&B radio... On their main R&B/Hip Hop Airplay chart, Drake climbs to #1 with " One Dance "... Rapper Schoolboy Q is back at #43 with "That Part", featuring Kanye Kardashian West. Grade: F (Click below to see the rest of the post)

We're at the "hump" of this week's 'music sweeps', sampling the notable debuts on the charts in Billboard magazine , and this time I'm serving up the latest hits on R&B radio... On their main R&B/Hip Hop Airplay chart, rapper Desiigner stays on top for a second week with " Panda ".... Rapper/reality show fodder T.I. is back at #36 with "Dope". The single, which features neo-soul singer Marsha Ambrosius, is from his upcoming album The Dime Trap . Grade: D (Click below to see the rest of the post)

We're at the "hump" of this week's make-up "music sweeps", sampling the notable songs reaching the charts in Billboard magazine , and this time out I'm serving up the latest hits on R&B radio... On their main R&B/Hip Hop Airplay chart, Rihanna is finally dethroned at #1 by Brooklyn rapper Desiigner with " Panda "... Washington, DC's own Wale previews his upcoming Shine album with the track at #42, "MY PYT". While it incorporates the lyrical tag on Michael Jackson's Thriller hit, the most loudest thing is the "Sexual Healing" bassline. Grade: D+ (Click below to see the rest of the post)

We're at the "hump" of this week's 'music sweeps', sampling the notable songs making their way on to the charts in Billboard magazine . This time out I'm serving up the latest hits on R&B radio... On the main R&B/Hip Hop Airplay chart, Rihanna remains on top for an eleventh week with " Work "...  Rapper Kevin Gates lands at #43 with "Really Really", an album track that's starting to get radio airplay now that previous single " 2 Phones " drops out of the top ten. Grade: D (Click below to see the rest of the post)

We're at the "hump" of this week's "music sweeps", sampling the notable songs making their debut on the various charts in Billboard magazine . This time I'm serving up the latest hits on R&B radio... On their main R&B/Hip Hop Airplay chart, Rihanna's " Work " with Drake takes a tenth week on top... Rapper Fetty Wap has had a very successful year, and his new single "Wake Up" drops in at #38. Grade: F (Click below to see the rest of the post)

We're at the "hump" of today's 'music sweeps', sampling the notable songs making their way on to the charts in Billboard magazine , and this time out I'm serving up the latest on R&B radio... On their main R&B/Hip Hop Airplay chart, Rihanna remains on top for a ninth week with " Work "... As Beyonce's " Formation " from her album Lemonade is still in the top ten at #10, her "Sorry" (aka the one with "Becky with the Good Hair") pops in at #30. There's no clip out yet from her visual album on YouTube, but you can check it out at Tidal by clicking here (you'll have to sign in for a free trial to listen to it totally). Grade: C- Meanwhile, on the older-skewing Adult R&B radio panel,  Johnny Gill and New Edition climb to #1 with " This One's For Me & You ", and no new songs enter the chart... Lastly, on the Rhythmic format, whose stations include more dance/pop mu...

We're at the "hump" of this week's 'music sweeps', sampling some of the notable songs making their debut on the various charts in Billboard magazine . This time I'm serving up the latest on R&B radio... On the main R&B/HipHop Airplay chart, Rihanna and Drake rule for an eighth week with " Work "... Rapper T.I. is back at #44 with his new single "Money Talk". It's from his upcoming The Dime Trap album, hoping to add to his streak of eight top ten albums. Grade: D- (Click below to see the rest of the post)

We're at the "hump" of this week's 'music sweeps', sampling some of the notable songs making their way on to the charts in Billboard magazine , and this time up I'm serving the latest on R&B radio... On their main R&B/Hip Hop Airplay chart, Rihanna's "Work" featuring Drake is on top for a seventh week... Neo-soul artist Maxwell comes in at #30 with my "Soul Pick of the Week", "Lake By The Ocean". The track also leaps into the top ten on the Adult R&B list at #8. Grade: B (Click below to see the rest of the post)

We're at the "hump" of this week's "music sweeps", sampling some of the records hitting the charts in Billboard magazine , and this time I'm serving up the newest on R&B radio... On their main R&B/Hip Hop Airplay chart, Rihanna and Drake are at #1 for a sixth week with " Work "... ...as Drake pulls in at #42 with his own "One Dance", from his upcoming View From The 6 album. The track features Nigerian rapper Wizkid. C-  (Click below to see the rest of the post)

We're at the "hump" of this week's "music sweeps", sampling the best of the songs making their debut on the various charts in Billboard magazine , and this time out I'm serving up the newest on R&B radio... On their main R&B/HipHop Airplay chart, Rihanna and Drake are on top for a fifth week with " Work "... Neo-soul singer Jill Scott takes her former "Soul Pick" to the main R&B chart at #48 with "Can't Wait". B Musiq Soulchild is back at #49 with his latest, "I Do". C- Meanwhile, on the older-skewing Adult R&B radio panel,  Lalah Hathaway's live cover of Anita Baker's "Angel" is at #1 for a seventh week... Soul newcomer Yuna makes her debut at #25 with this week's " Soul Pick of the Week ", "Crush" featuring Usher. C Lastly, on the Rhythmic format, whose stations include more dance/pop music in their playlists, "Work...

We're at the hump of this week's 'music sweeps', sampling the songs reaching the charts in Billboard magazine , and this time out I've got the latest on R&B radio... On their main R&B/HipHop Airplay chart, Rihanna and Drake spend a second week at #1 with " Work ".  It's her fourth chart-topper here... Newcomer Kent Jones arrives at #45 with "Don't Mind".. (Click below to see the rest of the post)

We're at the "hump" of this week's "music sweeps", sampling the songs making their way on to the singles charts in Billboard magazine , and this time I'm serving up the latest hits on R&B radio... On the main R&B/Hip Hop Airplay chart, Bryson Tiller scores his first #1 hit with " Don't "... Sean Combs takes back his moniker Puff Daddy this week on two songs that enter the R&B Airplay chart. First up at #44 is "You Could Be My Lover" featuring rapper Ty Dolla $ign and Gizzle. (Click below to see the rest of the post)

We're at the "hump" of this week's "music sweeps", sampling the songs making their way on to the charts in Billboard magazine , and this time up I'm serving the latest hits on R&B radio... On their main R&B/Hip Hop Airplay chart, Tory Lanez is on top for a fourth week with " Say It "... Leaping on the chart at #11 is Beyonce' with her new track "Formation". With lyrics and a bouncy beat more fun than some of the striking images in the music video, it's truly a chunk of art you need to ponder for awhile, and it's my " Soul Pick of the Week ". (Unfortunately, the video isn't available on YouTube, but here's part of its with some "pop ups" from Washington Post)... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

We're at the "hump" of this week's "music sweeps", sampling the songs making their way on to the official singles charts in Billboard magazine , and this time up I'm serving the latest hits on R&B radio... On their main R&B/HipHop Airplay chart, Tory Lanez spends a third week on top with " Say It "... Drake lands at #43 with his top-10 pop hit "Summer Sixteen"... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

We're at the "hump" of today's 'music sweeps', sampling the songs making their appearance on the various charts in Billboard magazine, and this time I'm serving up the latest hits on R&B radio... On the main R&B/Hip Hop Airplay chart, Tory Lanez spends a second week at #1 with "Say It"... Debuting all the way up at #15 is Rihanna's new single, "Work", which is not available to stream anywhere but Tidal. So there you go. Good luck with that... Rapper Kevin Gates rings in at #38 with "2 Phones"... American Idol third-season winner Fantasia returns at #45 with "No Time For It"... Fabolous hooks up with fellow rap star Nicki Minaj along with Trey Songz at #50 for "Doin It Well"... Meanwhile, on the older-skewing Adult R&B radio panel, Tyrese in on top for a 15th non-consecutive week with " Shame "... Neo-soul singer Anthony Hamilton returns at #23 with...

We're at the "hump" of this week's music sweeps, sampling the songs making their way on to the Billboard charts, and this time up I'm serving up the latest hits on R&B radio... On the main R&B/Hip Hop Airplay chart, Tory Lanez scores his first #1 hit with " Say It "... There's apparently no escaping Bieber fever as Justin's "Sorry", the #1 pop hit in America, crosses over to the R&B radio chart at #44. The last time he was on this chart was in 2012 with " Boyfriend ", peaking at #52... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

We're at the "hump" of today's "music sweeps", sampling the songs making their way onto the various radio and singles charts in Billboard magazine . This time out I'm serving up the latest R&B hits on the airwaves... On their R&B/Hip Hop Airplay chart, Drake's "Hotline Bling" is on top for a fifteenth week... Hip-hop artist Bryson Tiller jumps in at #33 with "Exchange". His radio hit " Don't " is up at #4... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

We're at the "hump" of today's "music sweeps", sampling the songs making their debut on the charts in Billboard magazine , and this time out, I'm serving up the latest hits on R&B radio... On the main R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart Drake hangs in on top for a fourteenth week with " Hotline Bling "... Johnny Gill gathers his former New Edition bandmates at #41 for "This One's For Me And You". The song moves up to #12 on the Adult R&B chart, where it was my "soul pick" several weeks back... (Click below to see the rest of the post)

We're at the "hump" of this week's 'Music Sweeps", checking out the songs making their debut on the charts in Billboard magazine . It's time to recap the latest R&B charts... On their main R&B/Hip Hop Airplay chart, Drake's " Hotline Bling " holds tight at #1 for a thirteenth week, but there are no songs making a debut... Meanwhile, on the older-skewing Adult R&B radio panel, " Shame " from Tyrese is on top for an eleventh non-consecutive week, and again there are no newbies... Lastly, on the Rhythmic format, whose stations add more dance/pop music to their playlists, Travi$ Scott rules for a second week with " Antidote ", and no new songs show up... I'll return with the newest on country radio...