Darkstepper’s SENSES Block Party set is one for the true R&B lovers, spanning alternative R&B, Neo-Soul, Soulful House with a touch of afro-fusion. She took the crowd on a fun ride free of boundaries for her closing set Follow Darkstepper R&B DJ mix tracklist 00:00 – Beyoncé – Virgo’s Groove 01:45 – Manalang – 10% CHANCE U WON’T CALL 02:57 – Victoria Monet – Alright 03:49 – BenjiFlow – Deep End 04:59 – KAYTRAMINÉ & Amaarae – Sossaup 05:51 – KAYTRAMINÉ & Pharrell Williams – 4EVA 07:12 – Jvck James – Love In The Club 08:39 – GoldLink – I SAY (kmb hot summa street dance mix) 1 ..read more

The Blues Project is back stronger than ever at London’s best day festival, Cross the Tracks. This time, we’re bringing the SENSES Block Party. We’re taking over the D-Railed stage, bringing your fave R&B party to London’s best festival for all the sweet, soulful vibes. All day, the D-Railed stage will offer the best of new-age R&B / Soul. Featuring a stellar live line-up: Ama Lou, Venna, Orion Sun, INIKO, Sekou, Jamilah Barry, SIPHO., and Natanya. With DJs Darkstepper and Pavlos keeping the vibes going all day between the sets. Your fave block party hostess with the mostest, Melissa D ..read more

Glade Marie’s DJ mix at our SENSES Block Party with her blend of alternative R&B, Neo-Soul and boundary-less edits. With her signature touch of gospel and amapiano, she brought joy all night R&B DJ mix tracklist Ojerime – Give it up to me Brent Faiyaz – Been Away Destin Conrad – BILL$ Erykah Badu Tyrone edit Maxwell – Ascension edit He Still Loves Me edit Pharrell x Kirk Franklin edit Cleo Sol – Know That You are Loved (Maestro & DJ Supa D Remix) Etta Bond – Kiss my girlfriend SAULT – Masterpiece Children of Zeus – Hard Work Ari Lennox – BMO Send it on x Hours & Hours edit Floe ..read more

Soul Sugar’s DJ mix at our SENSES Block Party with her signature blend of alternative R&B, classic Soul, Neo-Soul and Funk. With her soulful edits and mixes, she brought the good vibes. Enjoy this R&B DJ mix, it’s the perfect good, yet chill vibes mix to play throughout your week. R&B DJ mix tracklist Victoria Monet – Experience Luther Vandross – Never Too Much Soul Sugar – OKOK FRESH PRINCE edit Cherrelle – Saturday Love Doechii ft. Sza – Persuasive Remix MJ X TYLA (SOUL SUGAR EDIT) Amaarae – Princess Going Digital Little Simz ft. Cleo Sol – Woman Omarion ft. Pharrell & Vaness ..read more

Two best friends on tour. We went backstage and spoke to Xavier Omär and Elhae about their ‘Never Dream’ tour and uncovered the formula to creating a true love song. It is no secret that Xavier Omär is known for his evolving sound. He sonically risk takes and on 17th March at KOKO, we uncovered how incredible the risks translate on stage. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Blues Project (@thebluesproject.co) From the jump, the support act (Mnelia) captivated the audience. Mnelia truly set the soulful tone for the evening with an electric performance.  After her set Elh ..read more

A behind the scenes interview with Jordan Ward, one of the hottest rising names in R&B. Talking all things TEURWARD, his sold out tour and the music he loves. Jordan Ward was one of 2023 music’s biggest breakout names. Making a mark with his genre-fluid and aptly titled forward-thinking debut album, FORWARD, he soon followed up as the opener on tour with fellow St. Louis native, Smino for his Louphoria tour. Jordan Ward has been unstoppable since with a string of collaborations with Larry June, 6LACK, Destin Conrad and more. Notably, 2024 has brought a string of festival appearances and bo ..read more

Picture an R&B party that plays Victoria Monét, Brent Faiyaz, Anderson .Paak, Masego, Amaarae, Sza, Destin Conrad, Jordan Ward, Frank Ocean, Snoh Aaalegra… These spaces are too few and far between. As the UK’s home for new-age R&B / Soul we’re back with ourSENSES Block Party. The SENSES Block Party is for R&B lovers who love current / contemporary R&B with a side of nostalgia. We’re creating a space where you can party to the current R&B you love. Turning your current R&B playlist into a party, expect high-energy mixes and edits of R&B, Neo-Soul, Soulful Rap, Future ..read more

For the crate-diggers, new R&B music releases we’re loving from the underground R&B artists to have on your radar… See our playlist of the Top 100 Essential New R&B Songs There’s a lot of new music out there and it’s hard to keep up. But we know many of you are looking for easy ways to discover new music and the R&B artists to watch. Cue our New R&B from the Underground playlist. For the crate diggers who love discovering new music while it’s still underground. We’re dedicated to putting you on to the R&B / Soul talent of the future. The playlist is updated bi-weekly ..read more

The definitive list and playlist of the new R&B artists and singers set to blow big in 2024. Jordan Ward, Destin Conrad, Naomi Sharon, Shaé Universe & more. It’s that time of year again. We’re back with our list of R&B artists to watch for 2024 and you know we’re good for making these predictions quite accurately. Here are 20 R&B artists we think are set to make their mark on the music scene this year. Each with very distinctive sounds, some genre-bending, others through-and-through R&B. Check out who’s on our 2024 list and our top pick listening from them below.  Jor ..read more

Smooth R&B slow jams to get cosy to through the winter. Our MOOD: Silk playlist is the perfect slow jams playlist for cuffing season It’s freezing in the UK so we’re back with the perfect winter playlist to get cosy to. R&B slow jams are the perfect mood for the cold weather and to snuggle up to. Our MOOD: Silk playlist features 60 R&B songs that encapsulate warmth through smooth R&B rhythms. Featuring a broad spectrum of some of our favourite rising and emerging R&B voices. This one is guaranteed to give you all the feels and warmth you need to get you through the cold we ..read more