The R&B ONLY Show

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!

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.

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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.

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!

Jovy E. and Tiára Monique discuss Tyrese's National Anthem performance, PARTYNEXTDOOR and DJ Akademik looking alike, Barack Obama's Summer Playlist, and more!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

Tiara Monique and JABARI discuss Usher's 2024 BET Award Show Tribute Performance.

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.

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!