There are NO Iconic Singers in this Era.

[Ridge Forrester]

Adele is the only one that comes to mind when it comes iconic singers.

SMH at some of the other artists mentioned in this thread. The Weeknd? Iconic singer?

 

[Knicksman20]

@PAWG Life @Hathaway

I think there are iconic singers but to me they're not real vocalists like years past. I was listening to a severely underrated vocalist by the name of Phil Perry & came across a cover he did: Earth Wind & Fire - Can't Hide Love. He completely killed this track below. He's the higher pitched voice singer



Another underrated group & vocalist called New Birth. Lead singer Bobby Petie Downs could really sing along with the other male vocalist Leslie Wilson

 

[concise]

Breh,

I don't care about what the "Labels Want".

I care about the QUALITY of the music Black Folks make.

A lot of these modern "Singers", CAN'T SING!

"Gospel Influence" Ain't the same thing as Gospel Music.

The Black Church has been a KEY component in developing the sound of MANY "Iconic" Singers.

And that Ain't up for "Debate".

Like I said, if you cared about the quality of the voices, you'd be listening to gospel music.

The labels want what is going to sell. All the great vocalists on social media could be good to great artists, but it takes a label to give them decent songwriters, a decent push for radio play, etc.

Going to church, just to learn how to sing, and then to go into the world to be an R&B singer doesn't make sense. Most of America doesn't care to hear how well you can sing Blessed Assurance or Holy is the Lamb.

Joe Jackson showed everyone the new way and they've been expanding on that ever since.

 

[King Poetic]

A lot of u nikkas just throwing out names that 25 30 years down the line their music not on a level of a Stevie, MJ, Prince, Whitney level

 

[Be Strong Blackman]

Adele
Snoh alegra has some good lyrics
Frank Ocean is one of the best song writers
The-Dream isn't a goos singer but he is/was a great song writer
T-Pain was a decent singer. he was a hit maker tho

 

[UpAndComing]

Jene Aiko
SIR
Snoh Alegra

 

[A Pimp Named Slickback]

Facts. We were headed for this when at some point all the singers wanted to be rappers.

It's Bryson Tiller's fault

 

[A Pimp Named Slickback]

Adele
Snoh alegra has some good lyrics
Frank Ocean is one of the best song writers
The-Dream isn't a goos singer but he is/was a great song writer
T-Pain was a decent singer. he was a hit maker tho

T-Pain is very underrated. He's lowkey a legend

 

[A Pimp Named Slickback]

CB is more 00s than Jaz Sullivan

Jazmine really started to get in her bag in 2015 and after

 

[A Pimp Named Slickback]

A lot of u nikkas just throwing out names that 25 30 years down the line their music not on a level of a Stevie, MJ, Prince, Whitney level

Anderson Paak







You'll see

 

[A Pimp Named Slickback]

Ehhh.

There are SOME vocalists out there, but the larger issue is that they aren’t getting the monetary support that artists used to get in the past.

It takes multiple talented people, and therefore money to put together a really good record. For the smaller artists, that’s just not happening anymore.

Look at these old artists that were poppin in the 90s…. All their new work is trash because they don’t have the top writers and producers at their disposal anymore.

Great point

What's y'all opinion on don toliver

Don is talented. Vocally he's not conventional enough for that R&B label

 

[A Pimp Named Slickback]

I challenge @Hathaway to come out with something revolutionary. Either solve the problem or stay in the bleachers.

Are you suckin dikk toooniiiiiiight???

 

[I'm Blackman]

Ariana has an incredible voice, but she suffers from the same problem a lot of artists do now where the music doesn't stand up to her talent. Her earlier albums had her showcasing her vocals a lot more compared to her later ones, but she still has songs every now and then that remind you that she's a great singer.

Damn..didnt know she could sing like that.

 

[Big Blue]

I understand the Coli hates Adele but she's going down as one of the GOATs

 

[I'm Blackman]

I've been a fan of these two the past few years and they have dope voices. I listen to all of their music.