Best Female R&B Singers of the 2000s
These ten woman will be the future of R&B. These woman are the new legends of our generation.
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, is an American singer and actress, who started out in the popular pop/r&b girl group Destiny's Child. They had multiple top 5 hits such as "No, No, No", "Say My Name", "Bills, Bills, Bills", "Survivor", "Independent Women", "Bootylicious", and "Jumpin', Jumpin" from... read more Queen of R&B! She can sing and dance at the same time, has a stage presence, and can outshine whoever she wants! Dayum, Bey! She is a mix between Tina Turner and Michael Jackson! That's how it's done.
I think Beyoncé is an amazing woman with an amazing voice and body. I think she is the best artist that ever roamed this earth.
Beyoncé has it all, and when you're a Queen, you need to have it all. She has an incredible voice, she can dance, she can put on a show, she can write songs, she's beautiful, she's the Queen of R&B. No one on this list has all these things. Beyoncé is the Queen of R&B!
Alicia Augello Cook, known by the pseudonym Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She is the true manifestation of old-time Rhythm and Blues and modern hip-hop swagger, with a knockout soulful voice, unmatched musicianship, and songwriting in today's Contemporary R&B. Truly an amazingly gorgeous and powerful woman in the music of her time.
She is an excellent and talented pianist, songwriter, and singer. Look forward to a lifetime of excellent music from her. She is just days away from 30 years of age (25 January 2011), happy birthday. Many more years and songs!
Great singer on all of her songs I know of. Especially considering she writes her own material and plays piano on top of singing. She's definitely multi-talented and deserves a lot of credit.
Mary Jane Blige is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and actress. She started her career as a backing singer on Uptown Records in 1989. She has released 13 studio albums, eight of which have achieved multi-platinum worldwide sales.
Mariah Carey, born March 27, 1970, is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She is one of the biggest best-selling women in the music industry, with 18 number 1 records to her name. She is regarded as a sex symbol through her songs and music videos, and she is "well known" for her over-the-top... read more Alright, can anybody say that they actually don't like Mariah's voice? If there are, then you're all lying to yourself. "We Belong Together" is a masterpiece and not only did it revive her career, it brought her a new, younger generation of fans (like myself).
Her voice may not be what it once was, and she may sometimes seem like she's singing synthetic soul, but what she's achieved within two decades, some people wish they could achieve over a lifetime. And I look forward to her new music.
I love me some old Mariah Carey!
Nicole Scherzinger, born Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente on June 29, 1978, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and television personality. She first rose to fame as the lead singer of the pop/r&b group The Pussycat Dolls. I know she seems a bit fake, but if you really listen to her voice closely, you notice her voice has a trait about it that really lures you in, seduces you. People really underestimate her, but she's actually really good. The lyrical content often throws people off about the true power of her voice.
The songs Psycho, Elevator, Somebody to Love, Hush Hush, How Many Times How Many Lies, On My Side, God of War, and Casualty really show her R&B singing skills!
Nicole is multi-talented! Great underrated singer. She is obviously beautiful and sexy, but she also has a very soulful voice that didn't get used much in PCD type of songs.
Keyshia Cole is an r&b diva who was popular in the mid 2000's with songs like "Love", "Heaven Sent", "I Remember" and "Let It Go." Keyshia's r&b is known for it's 'hood' edge to it, and a lot of this is due to one of her biggest inspirations being Tupac Shacur.
Jennifer Kate Hudson is an American singer, actress and spokesperson. She rose to fame in 2004 as a finalist on the third season of American Idol, coming in seventh place.
Robyn Rihanna Fenty is a Barbadian-American pop singer. Born in Saint Michael and raised in Bridgetown, she first entered the music industry by recording demo tapes under the direction of record producer Evan Rogers in 2003. She ultimately signed a recording contract with Def Jam Recordings after auditioning... read more
Ciara Princess Harris, known mononymously as Ciara, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, model and actress. She is married to Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. Hitting the scene in 2004 with the number one international hit "Goodies" and more smash hits like "Promise," "Like a Boy," "1 2 Step," "Get Up," and "Body Party." She is without a doubt our modern-day Janet Jackson. She has made her own lane with her smooth and slick vocals and killer choreography. The Grammy award songbird is in for a long and great career ahead of herself.
9x Grammy nominated powerhouse!
More than 8 albums under her name. Queens such as Patti Labelle and Chaka Khan love her and take her as their descendant. She is one of the most invited guest artists at The White House (Obama Administration).
Worked with Prince and many others, has been noted for her chart-topping songs: Pieces of Me, High, Going Thru Changes.
The Princess of Neo soul.
9 Time Grammy Nominee.
Seven albums, more times at the White House than most artists. She is the real deal!
Brandy Rayana Norwood, known professionally by her mononym Brandy, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, model, and actress. Great singer on all of her songs I know of.
Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas, known simply as Ashanti, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and actress.
Amy Jade Winehouse was an English singer and songwriter known for her deep expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues, and jazz. She is also a well-known member of the 27 Club, as she overdosed on alcohol at age 27. Adding some ivory to the mix now. When I was younger during Amy's prime, I was too naïve to see past her public train-wreckedness (just invented a word) to understand what pure talent Amy Winehouse was. Even after she died, I thought, "Oh well, it's her own damn fault" until I heard "Rehab" and I was like, "Wow, I feel like a complete moronic jackass now." I heard a troubled woman bleeding her soul into her music through an incredible voice.
She is the worst kind of tragedy, in my opinion. It's like we all knew she had so much left in her, but at the same time knew that she would be doomed to an untimely death. It just really sucks that such awesome talent tends to come at a self-destructive cost, and even worse that she only lived to give us two albums before she died. But, she's in peace now, free of her vices, "at home with Ray."
R.I.P. Amy Winehouse
A modern cross between Big Mama Thornton and Patti LaBelle.
Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born on January 16th 1979 and died August 25th 2001. She was a dancer, an actress and an R&B singer. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, raised in Detroit, Michigan and died at Marsh Harbour, Bahamas... read more
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female act of all time. Houston is one of pop music's best-selling music artists of all-time, with an estimated 170–200... read more
Leona Louise Lewis is a British singer, songwriter and animal welfare campaigner. She was born and raised in the London Borough of Islington, London, England where she attended the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology. This luscious caramel-colored diva of soul stormed onto the scene from X-Factor and amazed everyone with her raw passion and soul with her rendition of "A Moment Like This" at first. Then she released "Bleeding Love," one of my top favorite songs of the 2000s. Her range reminds me of Mariah Carey, especially with the ease she hits her epic high notes with and such pure emotion.
She could probably go above Beyoncé, but the general public would disagree and vote Beyoncé above anyway.
Kelly Cherelle Price is a six-time Grammy-nominated American R&B singer and songwriter, formerly on the Def Soul label.
Toni Michele Braxton was October 7th 1967 in Severn, Maryland the oldest of six siblings.She has sold 67 million records worldwide. She is been named the ''Queen of R&B'' and has one of the most distinctive voices of the late 20th century. Sold 40 million copies. She has one of the best voices ever and every album was a classic.
