The R&B ONLY Show

Jovy E. is joined by R&B powerhouse Elmiene for an unfiltered conversation about his musical journey, defining his unique sound, and the evolution of modern soul. From his standout vocal technique to the creative process behind his latest music, Elmiene shares what drives his artistry, how he approaches live performances, and where he sees the future of R&B heading Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The R&B ONLY Show, R&B ONLY founder JABARI and host Jovy E. sit down with Temptation Island season 2 star Mikey Bivens for an in-depth conversation bridging reality television, personal growth, and nightlife culture. Mikey reflects on his journey on the Netflix series, addressing his background as a former "player," the dynamics of his relationship with ex-girlfriend Sydney McGregor, and how the show's intense environment and edited bonfire clips impacted their connection during and after filming. Beyond the reality TV drama, the trio discusses Mikey's career off-screen as a crowd-hyping host touring with R&B ONLY, delving into the nuances of live entertainment, maintaining authenticity in the public eye, and his ongoing commitment to therapy and personal evolution post-show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. & R&B ONLY founder JABARI are joined by Troy Taylor to discuss the ultimate blueprint of modern R&B, industry secrets, and the vital role of artist development in today's music scene. In this essential episode of The R&B ONLY Show, the trio reveals the exact formula the 3x Grammy-winning producer used to discover and break superstar Trey Songz. Diving deep into the changing landscape of record deals and tackling the "R&B is dead" myth, they break down why timeless chords, authentic vocal arrangements, and true musicality are driving the genre's massive comeback. It is a must-watch masterclass for aspiring artists, producers, and true music fans looking to understand the past, present, and future of R&B. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. & R&B ONLY founder are joined by Tricky Stewart to pull back the curtain on a career that redefined the modern R&B landscape. Tricky dives deep into the "RedZone" era, sharing the fascinating origin stories behind generational anthems like Rihanna’s "Umbrella" and Beyoncé’s "Single Ladies," while reflecting on his prolific creative partnership with The-Dream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our host Jovy E. & R&B ONLY founder JABARI are joined by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis for an exclusive interview to discuss their legendary 40-year run as the architects of the Minneapolis Sound. From their early days with Prince and the pivotal creation of Janet Jackson’s Control to their new Las Vegas residency, the duo dives into the "respect-first" philosophy that fueled dozens of #1 hits. It’s a masterclass in creative longevity, partnership, and the divine art of making music history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. is joined by 4batz for an exclusive interview to talk about his incredible journey into overnight fame! We dive into the explosion of his hit single "act ii: date at 8" on TikTok, which launched him into the spotlight, wild touring experiences, advice for up and coming artists, being compared to other artists, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. is joined by JayDon to discuss living in Los Angeles, working with Disney, performing at the GRAMMYs, branding himself as an R&B artist, songwriting, how his sound has evolved, cursing in music, his favorite song off of Leon Thomas’ MUTT album, what’s next, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. is joined by Zyah Belle to discuss her viral online moments, singing with Ginuwine at SXSW, meeting Too Short, putting together a project, being engaged while in the music industry, being in Kanye’s Sunday Service Choir, becoming a DJ, Common’s filmography, the state of R&B, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. is joined by Bee-B to discuss writing for artists like Eric Bellinger, Queen Naija, Summer Walker, what her studio sessions look like, how the death of her cat sparked a hit song, accessibility in R&B, growing up in Compton, winning Grammys, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. is joined by R&B group B5 to discuss working with Disney, their ideal studio session, navigating social media, working together as brothers, maturing in the eyes of the public, first forming their group, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With MUTT Deluxe: HEEL dropping this Friday, Leon opens up about the rebranding of his artistry, the emotional journey behind the album, his biggest mentors, and the moments that shaped him as a creator. Hosted by R&B ONLY founder JABARI, this intimate, in-depth convo gives you a rare look inside the mind of one of R&B’s most dynamic voices. 📍 Taped live in Los Angeles at The LINE Hotel 🎧 No filters. No distractions. Just real conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. is joined in the studio by Elle Varner to discuss her debut album, rediscovering herself, working with J. Cole, songwriting, producing for herself, public relationships, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and JABARI are joined by music legend Bryan-Michael Cox to discuss how he got into producing music, the importance of your equipment, going to school with Beyoncé, the devaluation of music producers by the industry, AI’s role in music production, the top 5 songs he’s produced, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. is joined by Simone Joy Jones (S!MONE) to discuss acting on Broadway, playing Lisa in Bel-Air, musical inspirations, which industry is the hardest to navigate through, advice for new artists, what’s next, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and JABARI are joined by Eric Bellinger this week to discuss his new music, being an independent artist, working with Big Sean, Quincy Jones’ impact, balancing his career with his family life, the line between R&B music and other genres, his upcoming Singing in the Shower episode, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. is joined by Teedra Moses this week to discuss how she got into making music, the differences in R&B music from the past to the present, her upcoming EPs, her all-time favorite R&B albums, how KAYTRANADA’s “Be Your Girl” remix came to be, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiára Monique discuss their favorite award show performances, the VMA awards, performances by Muni Long and Khalid on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Kimmel, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiára Monique are joined by Jazlyn Martin to discuss her background, transitioning from acting to the music industry, her role in Bel-Air, the process of creating ‘Identity Crisis’, her biggest musical influences, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiára Monique sit in the studio to list their favorite R&B breakup songs, review Spotify’s “build your dream R&B festival” chart, Muni Long’s split with husband after ten years of marriage, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we’re talking about the best R&B concerts we’ve been to, Victoria Monét’s new track with Usher, Maxwell’s Tiny Desk Concert, Kehlani’s new track with Lucky Daye, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiára Monique talk about their R&B songs of the summer, Mary J. Blige’s upcoming album, Tank praising Chris Brown, Usher’s postponed shows, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiára Monique discuss Tyrese's National Anthem performance, PARTYNEXTDOOR and DJ Akademik looking alike, Barack Obama's Summer Playlist, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiára Monique discuss Jon B.’s controversial podcast comments about Justin Timberlake, Kehlani’s drama involving her ex, Drake/PARTYNEXTDOOR’s joint album, Tinashe’s “MATCH MY FREAK tour, The Weeknd’s music trailer, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique discuss Broccoli City Fest 2024, New School vs. Old School R&B, Beyoncé introducing Team USA at the Paris Olympics, Ryan Leslie’s Tiny Desk Concert, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique discuss Forbes “Top 25 R&B Artists of All Time” list, their own top ten R&B artists of all time, BET’s “top 25 couples of all time” from 2006, Frank Ocean working on new music, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique discuss their favorite R&B drops of 2024 (Tems, Bryston Tiller, NxWorries, Kaytranada, & more), their most anticipated R&B projects, (Snoh Aalegra, TGT, Miguel, Orion Sun), artists they hope make a comeback soon (Mario, Kelly Rowland, Jazmine Sullivan), The Braxtons reality show revival (with Toni, Tamar, Trina, & more), Ciara’s ESPYS performance, & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique sit in the studio to discuss new music teases from SZA and Summer Walker, new R&B beef involving PARTYNEXTDOOR, Chris Brown, Bryson Tiller, & Jeremih, SWV’s Tiny Desk Concert, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tiara Monique and JABARI are joined by WanMor to discuss how they started their R&B group, how they signed with Mary J. Blige, their most memorable moments with Stevie Wonder and Beyoncé, their dream collaborations, their favorite features so far, & much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tiara Monique and JABARI discuss Usher's 2024 BET Award Show Tribute Performance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique are joined by Dauché, DJ Ash B, DJ Savage, & DJ Magic to talk about their journey with R&B ONLY. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique are joined in the studio by Alex Isley to discuss her career as an R&B artist, her journey as a mother, her creative process, living with synesthesia & perfect pitch, the current landscape of R&B, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique are joined in the studio by Ian Von of Can We Talk RNB to discuss SpringHill’s “Dine with” video starring Tank and your favorite R&B artists, what artists can match Usher’s talent, Brandy and Monica’s cameos in Ariana Grande’s “The Boy is Mine” video, Chaka Khan’s Tiny Desk Concert, & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique sit in the studio to discuss R&B ONLY’s set at Roots Picnic in Philadelphia, PA this past weekend, Tiny Desk Concerts by Nelly Furtado and Tems, Rihanna earning four diamond certifications in a single day, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique discuss Apple Music’s top ten albums of all time, Sean Kingston’s arrest for theft and fraud, Nicki Minaj’s arrest on drug charges, Tems on Chicken Shop Date, Mariah Carey on Muni Long’s “Made For Me” remix, Essence Fest’s lineup, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique are joined by Jae Murphy to discuss more of Apple Music’s 100 Best Albums list, Alicia Keys’ Broadway hit “Hell’s Kitchen,” Lauryn Hill teasing new music, disturbing security footage of Sean “Diddy” Combs, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique sit in the studio to discuss the beginning of Apple Music’s “100 Best Albums” list, Mary J. Blige’s “The Mary Boot,” Anita Baker canceling her Mother’s Day Atlanta show last-minute, Mariah Carey on Muni Long’s “Made For Me” remix, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique sit down with slowjams4life to discuss R&B artists at the 2024 Met Gala, SZA’s Dazed interview, Lovers & Friends Festival being canceled last minute, 4batz’s new release, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique sit down with Jon B. to discuss working with Tupac, Luther Vandross, Rick Ross, how he first entered the music industry, playing at R&B ONLY FEST, Ne-Yo’s ex-girlfriend drama, the origin of Jagged Edge’s “Promise,” and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique sit down to discuss Ashanti and Nelly’s engagement, Brian McKnight’s Instagram rants about his estranged children, Chris Brown’s Quavo diss track “Weakest Link,” similarities between SiR and Jean Deaux’s “Heavy” albums, how they started at COLORS Worldwide, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and R&B ONLY founder JABARI sit down with Alex Vaughn to discuss her career as an R&B artist, Spotify’s list of the top 100 Greatest R&B Songs of the Streaming Era, Ari Lennox’s messy Instagram story, Beef between Chris Brown and Quavo and Lucky Daye and October London, & much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique are joined by DJ R-Tistic to discuss the R&B big three, the iHeartRadio Music Awards, TLC’s performance with Latto, Rihanna’s Interview Magazine interview, Missy Elliott’s upcoming tour with Ciara, Busta Rhymes, & Timbaland, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique are joined by Durand Bernarr to discuss how he got into R&B music, working with The Internet and Earth, Wind & Fire, his upcoming EP, Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ album, Bryson Tiller deleting ‘Don’t’, Noochie’s ‘Front Porch Freestyles’, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique are joined by Kenyon Dixon to talk about his career as a background singer, songwriter, and legendary R&B artist, performing at the NAACP Image Awards, new music drops from Tyla and SiR, upcoming R&B tours featuring Maxwell, Jazmine Sullivan, Xscape, and SWV, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique are joined by Broccoli City co-founder Brandon McEachern and R&B ONLY founder JABARI to discuss how Broccoli City began, the difficulties of starting a music festival, booking huge celebrities for shows, the NAACP Image Awards, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique sit down to discuss this year’s Jazz in the Gardens Music Fest, Tyla’s mysterious tour-ending injury, Dreamville’s 2024 lineup, James Blake Twitter rant, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique sit down and discuss Rihanna’s performance at billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s son’s pre-wedding party, Chris Brown’s upcoming 11:11 tour featuring Muni Long and Ayra Starr, the hottest upcoming R&B tours, the B-Movie about Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique sit down and discuss their favorite R&B Tiny Desk Concert performances, Beyoncé becoming the first black woman to top Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart with “Texas Hold ’Em”, Usher’s “Coming Home (Expanded Edition)” album, SiR’s twitter drama, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique are briefly joined by R&B ONLY Founder/CEO JABARI to discuss R&B ONLY’s upcoming appearance at Roots Picnic 2024, Chris Brown’s beef with Ruffles after the NBA All Star game, Ari Lennox’s social media outburst regarding her lookalike, Spotify’s top Hip-Hop and R&B albums, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique sit down to discuss Usher’s new “Coming Home” album, his Super Bowl Halftime performance, Beyoncé’s surprise “act ii” album announcement, Sony Music buying half of Michael Jackson’s music catalog, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique talk about the GRAMMYs, Jay-Z’s controversial speech, UMG removing songs from TikTok, the Jacquees/Trey Songz beef, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique sit down in the studio to discuss the star-studded Lovers & Friends lineup, the future of the music video industry, their dream R&B wedding singers, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jovy E. and Tiara Monique sit down with R&B ONLY founder JABARI to talk about Ari Lennox’s experience opening Rod Wave’s “Nostalgia” tour,  Rolling Stone’s top 100 R&B songs of the 21st century list, a rumored Beyoncé performance at the GRAMMYs, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices