In reply to MUSICHEAD.

The "R&B Male" brand Usher mastered is indeed becoming extinct....the generation after him have just been so poor along with R&B musics drop out from the mainstream.

Chris Brown has always been heavily hip-hop infused, tarnishing the identity of a black singer and just opening doors for rappers to come through (Drake is now considered R&B). Trey Songz is sickeningly overrated as a vocalist, though does have nice production in the studio that leans towards genuine R&B...he just simply cannot sing. We don't need a representative who can't deliver on stage. He exemplifies sex appeal over talent tbh - practically a black Justin Bieber (without sounding too harsh) or even worse - Jason Derulo with his full blown Pop ass that hodls practically 0 R&B credibility.

Usher's craft of balancing dance music against soulful ballads is wearing thin despite most artists claiming his influence. (U Got It Bad & U Don't Have to Call, Yeah! & Burn, Love In This Club & Moving Mountains, OMG & There Goes My Baby, Climax & Scream). Justin Timberlake will likely continue success with his white appeal remaining firm at any given level of mediocrity. Miguel and Bruno Mars have the best chance of representing soul in the mainstream - with the latter holding a broader audience.