Worst R&B Singers of All Time
Christopher Maurice "Chris" Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actor. Born in Tappahannock, Virginia, he was involved in his church choir and several local talent shows from a young age. He is most well known for his physical assault towards the singer Rihanna in 2009. He is also known for many hit singles, such as "Kiss Kiss", "Run It!", "Forever", "Deuces", "Look At Me Now", "Loyal", "Ayo", and "Back to Sleep". Not because he beat Rihanna, but because the quality of his music has went down so much over the years, and he's not that great of a singer anyway.
Well you can't judge someones talent by they actions
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 for its then-president, hip-hop producer and rapper Jay Z. She used to be decent but is here for ruining Eminem's reputation.
Just hearing her "voice" makes me angry! *Punches fist into wall
She's really not r&b, but still she's one of the worst ever.
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. Hell no! She should not be on this list! She is like the Princess of R&B and is one of the best R&B singers! Her songs made my day, some are calm, some get you dancing, her hit Try Again is dope, plus she nailed it in Romeo Must Die! She had made it so far even though her life was cut short! I feel sad that she is gone and about comments on this page about her! She should be on the lists of the very best and talented! Even though she may be underrated her songs had a lot of energy and so did her short life. And to conclude, if God could bring legends such as Aaliyah, Biggie, 2Pac or more back to life we can give you Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and Young Thug to you. RIP Aaliyah 1979-2001! Gone but never forgotten!
It's true. She was passed around the industry just like rihanna is today.
Keri Lynn Hilson is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was born and raised in Decatur, Georgia and spent most of her youth working with producer Anthony Dent as a songwriter and background vocalist for several R&B and hip hop artists. Yeah, Keri Hilson was horrible. I'm glad her career didn't last long because she couldn't sing.
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. With the way this woman is talked about and praised constantly you'd think she really was the 'Michael Jackson meets Whitney Houston' of our time, but she's far from it. I have so many gripes about this woman, from her voice, to her music, to her as a person, but I won't get into all of that here. But what I will say is that 96% of her music is total crap, she only has a very few great songs and some okay songs here and there, but most of her music is so trashy and mediocre. There are so many better female vocalists than her, but sadly they don't get the same attention and praise that she does.
Hate this illuminati witch with a passion. If she dropped dead tomorrow, it would be 20 years too late.
Jeremih Felton, better known by his mononym Jeremih, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. In 2009, he signed a record deal with Def Jam Recordings.
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 sexy poses and for having breast implants. She is also known to be a diva, and she is well known for her high-demands. She won 5 Grammys and starred in her documentary movie "Glitter." Mariah Carey started her fame by releasing her song, Vision of Love and also released her first album "Mariah Carey" but before that, in 1988, she accompanied Brenda K Starr, a rising pop singer in the 80s to Columbia ...read more. Her music after Tommy is utter crap. She needed Tommy because this woman does not know how to approach a song at all.
In the 90's she was an amazing singer, but today she's just full of herself and so annoying.
Absolute fool with no talent like ever.
Tinashe Jorgenson Kachingwe, known professionally as Tinashe, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress and former model.
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 million records sold worldwide. She released seven studio albums and three movie soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum or gold certification. Good lyrics but an overly high pitched voice ruined everything. She is in here for this reason.
The voice should not be on this list.
Aubrey Drake Graham, known professionally as Drake, is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor, born on October 24, 1986 in Toronto, Canada. He started his career on Canadian reality show "Degrassi: The Next Generation".
She's just another hot/sexy singer with not much range or vocal ability. She had some cool songs back in the day but as a singer she is pretty average.
Bryson Djuan Tiller, is an American singer, songwriter and rapper. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he started his career in 2011, releasing the debut mixtape titled Killer Instinct Vol.1. Tiller initially gained notable recognition following the release of his debut single, "Don't", which peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, also being remixed by numerous other artists. Agreed, 95% of his songs are mostly garbage crap. He isn't a real alternative rnb singer. The real alternative rnb singers are Khalid, Frank Ocean, NAO, Daniel Ceasar, Alina Baraz, and others.
Eric Bellinger, Jr., born March 26, 1986, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Los Angeles, California. He has a few great songs like Circle of Love, Bed Medicine and Do for Love, but they still don't make up for all his other music which is mostly all insulting to the ears.
Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr., better known by his stage name B.o.B, is an American recording artist and music producer from Decatur, Georgia. Again, this is a rapper, not an r&b singer.
Jason Joel Desrouleaux, better known by his stage name Jason Derulo (an alternate spelling of his surname), is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. He is best known for his singles such as "Whatcha Say", "Ridin' Solo", "In My Head", "What If", "Wiggle", "Talk Dirty", "Trumpets" and "Want To Want Me", all of which have gone platinum. He has talent, but insists on making the most generic songs that don't show it. He has potential to be good but sadly he's just another puppet that puts out only what he's "told."
Out of every singer, this guy has disappointed me the most. I liked a few of his songs, but ever since Talk Dirty, his songs have just been horrible, especially Wiggle
Monica is an R&B singer who was most popular in the 90s. Her most well-known song was "The Boy Is Mine" with R&B singer Brandy.
Normani Kordei, also known as Normani Hamilton or just simply Normani, is an American singer and dancer from the girl group Fifth Harmony. She is known for her soulful renditions of popular songs such as Drake's "Fake Love" and Tory Lanez's "Say It." In 2018, she released her first official song outside of the group, "Love Lies" with R&B singer Khalid. So far, it has peaked at number 43 on the billboard hot 100. Debatable if she's even an r&b singer at all
Tyrone William Griffin, Jr., born April 13, 1982, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He first gained major recognition in 2010 for his feature on YG's "Toot It and Boot It", which he had written and produced for Def Jam Recordings. In the summer of 2013, he signed a record ...read more. This guy is terrible! How can you listen to a voice like that?
Robert Barisford Brown is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actor and rapper. Brown started his career in the R&B and pop group New Edition, from its inception in 1978 until his exit from the group in 1985.
Tremaine Aldon Neverson, born November 28, 1984, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and actor. His debut album, I Gotta Make It, was released in 2005 through Atlantic Records. His follow-up album, Trey Day, spawned his first top 20 single, "Can't Help but Wait". Songz released his third album Ready in 2009 and a single from the album, "Say Aah", peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 making it Songz's first top 10 hit. Ready was nominated for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 2008 Grammy Awards. The following year saw Songz's highest charting song to date, "Bottoms Up" featuring rapper Nicki Minaj from his fourth studio album, Passion, Pain & Pleasure. ...read more. He's not a bad singer, it's just that his music went down in quality over the years. He's over sexualized his music to remaine more popular, sadly if he hadn't done that he wouldn't probably be talked about today. Look at someone like J Holiday, he's a great singer but didn't sell out and dumb down his content so people don't even talk about him now. Trey's first two albums were really good, but just like Usher and R. Kelly alike, he's sacrificed real r&b and instead went with what the kids like. His latest album "Tremaine" was an improvement though.
Most of his new songs are so garbage. Singing songs about dirty things. Miss his old songs.
She has some good songs, but they're really mostly only good for the production and the songwriting. As a singer, she's pretty below average and some of her slower songs should've gone to vocalists more deserving...
Justin Drew Bieber (born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He currently resides in Ontario, Canada and is Christian. He is the son of author Pattie Mallette. ...read more. He's a pop singer