Jorja Smith, Yung Bleu, & More Headline Latest “R&B Season” Playlist Update

The latest update to the "R&B Season" playlist is here.

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The latest update to the R&B Season playlist features several noteworthy tracks from Jorja Smith, Yung Bleu, and Amir Obe. Each Sunday, HotNewHipHop highlights the hottest songs in the genre on the playlist from the last week. The venture mirrors the Fire Emoji playlist, which showcases the top weekly songs in hip-hop.

For Jorja Smith, her song, "Try Me," is highlighted. The song comes five years after the release of her debut studio album, Lost & Found. It is also the debut track released on her new label FAMM. “I like this world that I've just come into. And I’m still figuring things out. Always figuring things out," Smith said in a press statement. “This is the first time I’m putting stuff out there that I can connect with right now.”

Jorja Smith Performing In 2021

GLASTONBURY, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 21: In this image released on May 21st, Jorja Smith performs as part of the Glastonbury Festival Global Livestream “Live at Worthy Farm” at Worthy Farm, Pilton on May 15, 2021 in Glastonbury, England. The five hour special production is being filmed across Glastonbury Festivals Worthy Farm site with artists including Coldplay, Damon Albarn, HAIM, IDLES, Jorja Smith, Kano, Michael Kiwanuka, Wolf Alice and DJ Honey Dijon with Roisin Murphy. The global livestream is being broadcast on Saturday May 22 with encore screenings on Sunday May 23. (Photo by Anna Barclay for Glastonbury Festival via Getty Images)

Yung Bleu's recent collaboration with Chris Brown, "Distant Lover," is also included on this week's R&B Season. The song comes as multiple artists have been criticized for working with Brown in recent weeks. Both Chloe Bailey and Lil Dicky have addressed the backlash in recent interviews. Bailey had worked with him on her new song, "How Does It Feel," while Dicky collaborated with him back in 2018 on "Freaky Friday."

In previous weeks, HNHH has added many other of the biggest tracks from 2023. Several songs off 6LACK’s latest project, Since I Have A Lover, made the cut in March. More recently, Daniel Caesar’s long-awaited NEVER ENOUGH album took center stage during an April update. Chlöe has also appeared on R&B Season with her “Body Do” single

HNHH's R&B Season Playlist

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