Billboard certainly got people talking with their ‘Best R&B Singers of All Time’ list published on Juneteenth (June 19).
As we previously reported, staff of the mag’s official website created the ranking in honor of Black Music Month and listed their picks by “industry achievements, body of work, game-changing influence, enduring generational/cultural impact, vocal prowess, and career longevity.”
And while big names like Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Michael Jackson unsurprisingly made the top 5, acts like Luther Vandross, Chris Brown, Brandy, Toni Braxton, and Anita Baker didn’t even crack the top 25 and the likes of Sade, Monica, and India.Arie were snubbed completely.
While social media chatter continues about the polarizing countdown, celebs like R&B diva Tamar Braxton made headlines for adding their two cents.
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