Strictly R&B: In The News - Week of 1/14/18

R&B’s Softer Side Is Having a Quiet Resurgence

Fewer Hip-Hop & R&B Singles Are Crossing Over to Pop Radio – Especially for Women

SZA, Nick Jonas, Mary J. Blige & Miguel Among First-Time Guild of Music Supervisors Nominees: See the List

Canadian R&B singer Deborah Cox takes on Whitney Houston role in 'The Bodyguard'

Ameriie Announces She’s Pregnant: ‘Best Birthday Present Ever’ [PHOTO]

Ray J Sued for $30 Million Over Scooter Bike Business

Chris Brown's pet monkey seized; star could face jail over lack of permit; New Mixtape w/ Jacquees Coming

Fans Come to Ginuwine’s Defense After Backlash for Refusing to Kiss Trans Woman [VIDEO]

The Commodores Trademark Fight Decided in Florida Court

Xscape Wraps “The Great Xscape Tour” (Video); Preps New EP and More Shows

R&B Veteran Tank Tapped For BET Late-Night Talk Series, “BET’s Mancave”

‘R&B Divas: Los Angeles’ Star Chanté Moore Allegedly Used Illegally-Obtained Money to Produce Her Album

Ginuwine Talks State Of R&B, Possible Retirement and Reflecting on "The Life"

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Frank Ocean Selling ‘Blond’ Vinyl and Merchandise for Black Friday

Joe Continues Impressive Streak on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart

Ginuwine’s Eggplant Hit the Internet, Everyone Lost It and He Responded

Aretha Franklin Performs Nearly Five-Minute Long National Anthem

Erykah Badu’s Beautiful Braids Take Time

Meet Nick Hakim, The Soul Singer In Search Of A Sacred Space

Keith Sweat Lands Vegas Residency at The Flamingo With “Keith Sweat: Last Forever”

Lloyd Reveals ‘Tru’ EP Album Cover and Tracklisting

Can You Spot Mariah Carey's Photoshop Fail?

Tank on Moving From Gospel to R&B, First Tour with Aaliyah & Ginuwine

Ginuwine Reflects on Talents of Jodeci's Devante Swing

Ginuwine Interview – Talks New Album, Reuniting With Timbaland, State of R&B

Ginuwine Says TGT is Not Broken Up But Not Together Either (Exclusive)

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Rita Ora Wants Out of her Roc Nation Contract

Michael Jackson's Thriller Becomes First Album To Go 30x Platinum

Ciara's 'I Bet' Certified Platinum

Ginuwine Blasts Tyrese After The Singer Says R&B Supergroup TGT Is Done...

Soul Sensation Leon Bridges on Grammys, Oscars, and the State of R&B

[On the “A” w/Souleo] Regina Belle Rediscovers Her R&B Voice

Adele Says 'Hello' to Yet Another Format: R&B Radio

Monica Fighting to Save Lives/R&B Music with ‘Code Red’

Strictly R&B: In The News - 5/24/15

Brendan Philip Talks 'Shadow Ceremony' and His "Alt-R&B" Aesthetic

Music: Exploring Roots of R&B with Lavay Smith

Prolific Bassist Louis Johnson, of the Brothers Johnson, Dies at 60

Akon Launches Solar Technology Initiative To Bring Energy To Multiple Homes In Africa

Is Rihanna Teaming Up With Dancehall Artist For ‘R8?’

Ginuwine Changes Upcoming Album Title to 'Bachelor Again But Wiser'

Janelle Monae Responds to Tyrese's IG Love Letter

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TGT’s ‘Three Kings’ Debuts at No. 1 on R&B Chart

EURWeb.com:

*TGT – the R&B super-trio featuring Tyrese, Ginuwine and Tank – debuts at the summit of Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with “Three Kings,” moving 76,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

The set’s impressive debut was bolstered by lead single “Sex Never Felt Better,” which peaked at No. 13 on the Adult R&B chart in May, and follow-up “I Need,” which is currently climbing that chart and reaches a new peak of No. 15 this week.

Collectively, the trio has placed 30 titles on the Adult R&B ranking, with 13 reaching the top 10 and four (two each by the two T’s) reaching No. 1, according to Billboard.

Individually, each of the group’s artists has had plentiful success on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Below is a breakdown of how the artists stack up against each other in terms of top 10s, No. 1s, cumulative sales and biggest albums.

Total No. 1 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Tank – 3
Ginuwine – 2
Tyrese – 0
Total Top 10 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Ginuwine – 6
Tank – 5
Tyrese – 5

In terms of total album sales, Ginuwine has shifted the most, with 6.98 million, while Tyrese has moved 3.69 million. Tank has sold 1.76 million albums. Ginuwine’s best seller is 1999′s “100% Ginuwine,” with 2 million; while Tyrese’s self-titled 1999 debut is his biggest, with 1.3 million. Tank’s “Force of Nature,” released in 2001, is his largest seller, with 775,000.

Entering just below TGT at No. 2 on R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is “Doris,” the debut album from Earl Sweatshirt, with 49,000 copies. The 19-year old rapper is a member of Los Angeles’ Odd Future collective, which now has taken six albums to the top 10 of the list. “Wolf,” the sophomore set from de facto crew leader Tyler, the Creator, was the last Odd Future-connected album to debut, bowing at No. 1 on April 20th with 89,000.

Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” slips 2-3 with a 5% decline to 46,000 while A$AP Ferg’s “Trap Lord” opens at No. 4 with 32,000 copies. The Harlem fashion designer-turned-rapper belongs to the A$AP Mob, also home to A$AP Rocky and his No.1-debuting “Long.Live.A$AP” (139,000 first-week copies on Feb. 2nd). Ferg’s first single, “Work,” peaked at No. 30 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, thanks in part to its remix featuring French Montana, Trinidad James, Schoolboy Q and A$AP Rocky. Follow-up single “Shabba,” also featuring Rocky, reaches a new peak of No. 40 in its third week on the list.

Closing out the top five of Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is Jay Z’s “Magna Carta Holy Grail” sliding 3-5 with a 21% drop to 30,000. Last week’s No. 1, K. Michelle’s “Rebellious Soul,” falls to No. 6 thanks to the three big debuts and its 69% fall to 23,000 copies.

Over on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Robin Thicke sets a new personal longest run atop the chart with “Blurred Lines” ruling for 12 consecutive weeks. His previous best was 11 weeks with “Lost Without U” in 2007. Jay Z’s “Holy Grail” stays put at No. 2 but could challenge Robin Thicke’s run next week. “Holy Grail’s” music video premiered today (Aug. 29), which could earn the song further streaming points, enabling it to overtake “Blurred” at No. 1.

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TGT Talk "3 Kings" Tour, The State Of R&B and Crazy Fan Tattoos

GlobalGrind.com:

Three kings are always better than one!

Back in 2007, R&B singers Tyrese, Ginuwine, and Tank formed their supergroup TGT. The trio's first song together was a remix of Tank's "Please Don't Go." And after officially signing to Atlantic Records back in 2012, the guys are ready to bring their respective fans even closer as one cohesive unit with their upcoming debut album, 3 Kings.

GlobalGrind linked up with TGT to discuss touring, the chemistry within the group, their thoughts on the direction of R&B today, and more.

Check out the exclusive interview below!

GlobalGrind: You guys are on "The 3 Kings" Tour, do you have a few more tour dates underway?
Tyrese: We have a few more shows left, and then it’s time for us to go heavy into radio promotions…the album releases August 20th with these 17 missiles, these 17 R&B missiles.

How is "The 3 Kings" Tour different? How is it touring together?
Tyrese: There’s nothing in the world that can compare to this. First of all, we’ve all been solo. We’ve all been on stage by ourselves. To now looking to your left and right, and be on stage with your family, your brothers. We’ve all been the best of friends for over 10 years. I was the best man at Ginuwine’s wedding. Tank got in the business singing background for Ginuwine in 2007…it’s just been love.

You guys seem like you have a good time and play around. Do you prank each other on tour?    
Tyrese: Yeah, it’s non-stop action. It’s crazy! We barely get anything done because we’re always laughing and having too much fun. I think if you do anything that’s significant and special without the foundation of friendship, it could definitely compromise the execution of something this big. I’ll be honest, we’ve realized at a certain point that this TGT album isn’t about us. It’s really about R&B. Right now, R&B is very insecure. A lot of singers feel like they can’t do a full album without 12 rappers on it, collaborations…I never heard of Marvin Gaye featuring Kurtis Blow. And a lot of R&B singers jump ship. They’re doing House, Techno, and EDM because nobody’s been selling albums. The R&B budgets at labels are slim, or have disappeared completely. We feel like this is the most important R&B album in the last 10 years because of the state of R&B.

What do you think some of the artists in the genre have to do to get R&B back at the forefront? One of the bigger issues with R&B is that people love the evolution of sound, and I think R&B artists haven’t figured out the evolution of sound in R&B without sort of selling out.
Tyrese: With all due respect, you have to go where the money is. At the end of the day, when you have kids and family and nobody’s selling any records, who wants to waste time doing R&B, if that’s the situation? This R&B album is R&B through-and-through. It wasn’t an opportunity. It was a responsibility to do this R&B album. We’re on tour, and we have Ginuwine, Tank, and Tyrese fans all under one roof, experiencing the greatest night of R&B ever. Close to two hours on stage doing our thing – no AutoTune – just really doing our thing live, back the way R&B used to be.

Who do you think has the craziest fans out of TGT?
Ginuwine: I think there’s no one who has the craziest fans. I think we all have some crazy fans. I get a lot of fans that give me things. I don’t know what happens to Tank or Tyrese. But if you want to call that crazy.
Tank: Yesterday, I had a fan that had a tattoo of me on them.
Ginuwine: With the tattoo thing, that has already happened to me back in the day quite a few times. So I don’t look at it as being crazy.
Tank: Well, it’s happening now.
Ginuwine: I’m pretty used to it.
Tyrese: Tank, to be honest, the tattoo didn’t really look too fresh. The tattoo was not only ugly, but it looked like it happened at least 17 years ago.

It was like a jailhouse tattoo?
Tyrese: Exactly!
What’s one thing the ladies can expect from you guys on tour?
Tank: Being the gorilla of the group, my shirt comes off nightly. There’s no telling when I’ll be shirtless.
Tyrese: When you ain’t smashing the stage every night, you gotta take your shirt off for additional screams. You gotta pull out all the antics you have left.

Tyrese Pissed & Tank Laughing At Ginuwine For Being On Something During Live Performance

Yeah, peep Ginuwine's facial expressions here and you can tell that something may've been popping hard in that green room before they hit the stage.