What cause the disappearance of black female singing superstars?

[Big Boss]

Record labels

 

[Roadside]

I think it's a good question, but it's too limiting. When I was growing up you had sister sister, my wife and kids, fresh prince of bel air, thats so raven, one on one etc. Tons of black shows aimed aat black people. Where has that all gone?

 

[NYSTATEOFMIND]

Adele is arguably the greatest singer to ever live. Her voice is otherworldly good.

She doesnt have a stronger voice with the ability to carry a note better than Whitney Houston or Jennifer Hudson...GTFO

 

[Black Magisterialness]

Beyonce happened....literally.

After B'day came out she went on a great purge of female artists and only Rihanna survived.



That and R&B wasn't ever really big in the online communities.

 

[keond]

Rnb singers that actually sing are rare in the mainstream in 2017

Well most male singers these days half talk/ half pitch correction software "sing" about fukking women to sleep over trap beats.

Most of the current batch of contemporary rnb singers might as well be rappers.

 

[A Woman's Opinion]

The same reason why biracial and non black Women have taken over radio.


You ever notice ALL the radio shows web series stuff about hip hop always features two noticeably black men, and a non black or biracial woman?


The Breakfast Club
Hot 97 w/ Ebro
Big Boy
Everyday Struggle


I can go on & on...


They always feature TWO or more obviously black men, and non black Women or biracial women.


"Free" was the last noticeably black host of 106 n Park. They replaced her with Latinas.


This is all because of the demonization of of black women. There is this belief that people don't want to see black women. A black Woman being present means low quality and low ratings.

Same reason they have clubs that won't allow black Women in, because they don't want the club to look "too black", BUT they will let black men in non stop all night.


The media (and black men) have done a successful job of demonizing us, and making us seen as undesirable. So we are no longer required in our own spaces. In fact, they prefer everyone BUT us! It always starts with black women.



This is what black women always complain about. And black men just tell us to shut up, were insecure and jealous. We been seen this, and we know where it's heading. Erasing US from our art form. Black men don't care, because it isn't happening to them, YET.


Black men are next... then all the rappers & rnb singers (male) will be non black.

 

[MikeyC]

Open your ears, and your mind shall follow OP

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

Yeah, and all of the house/ producers and DJs from Chicago and Detroit came from the black church too in the mid to late 80s/early 90s.

Yup.

You could really hear the influence with singers they were putting on record. They were singing about going out on the weekend but god damn if they didn't make it sound so damn inspiring

 

[Mars Blackmon]

white Austrailian women lowkey be putting out some FIRE R&B these days, TRUTH BE TOLD.

Imma fall bakk on putting them out there but as far as 2017+ soul and funk, it's been some JAMMIN ass non-Blacks lately that have me clickin and checking for em.

There's been a few Aussie R&B acts I gave a shot and weren't feeling them to be honest. Care to name a few? Seems like it's been U.K. Black women that have been bringing some heat the last few years.

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

There's been a few Aussie R&B acts I gave a shot and weren't feeling them to be honest. Care to name a few? Seems like it's been U.K. Black women that have been bringing some heat the last few years.

Hiatus kaiyote

White band that does neo soul but their white fanbase wants to label them as futuristic funk.



Yes. They legitimately make good music

 

[606onit]

There's been a few Aussie R&B acts I gave a shot and weren't feeling them to be honest. Care to name a few? Seems like it's been U.K. Black women that have been bringing some heat the last few years.

HERE'S ONE: U cant tell me she doesnt have soul. An Orphan from Australia is crooning.

solo @ 5:45

 

[L0Qutus]

I believe it has to do with the overall decline of the record industry in general. Illegal downloads have destroyed the record business. How many record companies have gone out of business and had there catalogs sold???

Each record company would have their own r&b singer, their own girl/boy r&b group, etc. Now that there are fewer companies there are fewer singers.

The only major singers left are Beyonce & Rihanna. If you are a producer with a hot track are you going to give it to a no-name singer on the come up or give it to proven star with a PR machine to get real spins on the radio and/or featured in a movie trailer or national commercial?

Plus, if you work in Rihanna or Beyonce's camp and you see a threat coming up you just acquire their writer/producers on some Facebook/Google corporate acquisition shyt

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

Once again, like I explained earlier the black church in the past was a great place for African American men and women to learn, understand, and cultivate their singing talent. But in today's music landscape that great church singer you know so well in the choir isn't doing R&B music. They are doing gospel music. My theory on why black R&B singing superstar are no where to be found in 2017 is a sound one. By eliminating music class from the school curriculum you strip away the only access these kids have at discovery.
Most parents don't have the cash to send their child to a renowned music school. So music class in the public schools for most kids was their first introduction to the art.

I have no idea what schools are like now but when I was a kid we had 3 music programs in my elementary school. We had normal music class, chorus, and special chorus. Special chorus was for the kids that could actually sang and they were recruited by our music teachers. And of course the kids that got selected would actually stick with it throughout high school because they was feeling themselves.

I'm 35 so this was a looog time ago. I have no idea what they're doing now.

Also this was in a black suburb outside of Baltimore (randallstown) so yeah we weren't poor but our parents didn't have money like that for personal singing teachers

 

[Cynic]

I think it's a good question, but it's too limiting. When I was growing up you had sister sister, my wife and kids, fresh prince of bel air, thats so raven, one on one etc. Tons of black shows aimed aat black people. Where has that all gone?

We have Empire, Power, Blackish, Carmicheal Show, ATL, Luke Cage, Survivors Remorse, Awkward Black Girl
The Get Down and more shows in the pipeline...

All that friendly sitcom 90s sh!t has been swapped for variety in our content

 

[Uncle Kendrick]

I have no idea what schools are like now but when I was a kid we had 3 music programs in my elementary school. We had normal music class, chorus, and special chorus. Special chorus was for the kids that could actually sang and they were recruited by our music teachers. And of course the kids that got selected would actually stick with it throughout high school because they was feeling themselves.

I'm 35 so this was a looog time ago. I have no idea what they're doing now.

Also this was in a black suburb outside of Baltimore (randallstown) so yeah we weren't poor but our parents didn't have money like that for personal singing teachers

Same story my brother those who could sing in my high school were recruited by the music teacher to not only sing the school anthem but also encouraged them to join the national choir team. The ones who could sing stuck with it all the way through high school and some even made a career out of it after high school.