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Bruno Mars　

After working a string of behind-the-scenes jobs -- including writing songs for Brandy, singing backup for the Sugababes, and impersonating Elvis -- songwriter/producer Bruno Mars put his ..more

Rihanna　

Rihanna established her dance-pop credentials in summer 2005 with her debut smash hit, Pon de Replay, and continued to demonstrate hit potential in subsequent years (e.g., S.O.S. in 2006; Umbr ..more

Alicia Keys　

By mixing R＆B with a sultry dose of neo-soul, Alicia Keys became an international star in 2001 with the release of her debut album. Songs in A Minor sold more than 50,000 copies during its first ..more

Ne-Yo　

Ne-Yo was one of the most successful songwriters and artists of the 2000s. His breakthrough didn’t come until late 2004, as the co-songwriter of Mario’s Let Me Love You, a number one Hot 100 h ..more

Whitney Houston　

Whitney Houston is inarguably one of the of the biggest female pop stars of all time. Her accomplishments as a hitmaker are extraordinary; just to scratch the surface, she became the first artis ..more

Justin Bieber　

Pop singer Justin Bieber was barely into his teens when he released his platinum-selling debut, My World, and became one of 2009’s youngest success stories. An Ontario native, Bieber had plac ..more

Destiny's Child　

Destiny’s Child rose to become one of the most popular female R＆B groups of the late ’90s, eventually rivaling even TLC in terms of blockbuster commercial success. Their accomplishments came in ..more

Chris Brown　

Sade　

When singer Sade and her band of the same name were establishing themselves, their record company, Epic, made a point of printing Pronounced Shar-day on the record labels of their releases. So ..more

Brian Mcknight　

One of the most consistent and versatile adult contemporary R＆B artists, Brian McKnight placed seven albums across 15 years -- from the early ’90s through the first decade of the 2000s -- within th ..more

Faze-o　

A Chicago funk quintet who had some unexceptional singles for She in 1978 and 1979. Keyboardist Keith Chop Chop Harrison, guitarist Ralph Love Aikens, bassist Tyrone Flye Crum, dr ..more

Amy Winehouse　

Much can be said about the late Amy Winehouse, one of the U.K.’s flagship vocalists during the 2000s. The British press and tabloids seemed to focus on her rowdy behavior, heavy consumption of alco ..more

Mariah Carey　

Pop diva Mariah Carey has made a successful comeback with ’Charmbracelet’, the first on Carey’s MonarC imprint via Island Def Jam. Despite her 2001 soundtrack disappointment ’Glitter’, Carey, in fact, ..more

Keyshia Cole　

One of the more genuine urban songstresses to emerge in the 2000s, Keyshia Cole worked her way up the industry ladder diligently yet quickly, making her major-label debut in 2004 at age 21. Born ..more

Ricki-Lee　

Ricki-Lee was born on November 11th 1985 in Australia. After a brief forage into an athletic lifestyle; Ricki-Lee was forced to find a new passion after a leg injury. Shortly thereafter, her mother di ..more

Sweet Inspirations　

Charlie Wilson　

As lead singer for the Gap Band, Charlie Wilson sang on four number one R＆B hits： Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me), Early in the Morning, Outstanding, and Addicted to Your Love -- as ..more

Weeknd　

Allegedly 都hrouded in mystery・despite social media presence (with accompanying photos) on Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Soundcloud, and YouTube, as well as major support from fellow Torontonian Drake ..more

Leona Lewis　

A striking young woman with a strong vocal resemblance to the young Whitney Houston and a large mop of blonde corkscrew curls, Leona Lewis won the third series of the British reality talent show ..more

THE-DREAM　

R＆B singer/songwriter and producer Terius Youngdell Nash, better known as the-Dream, was born in Rockingham, NC, but moved down to Atlanta, GA, with his mother at the age of three. He first lear ..more