2013: Music To Look Forward To Pt. 1

Hello 2013!

Last night, we bid 2012 farewell and rang in a new year. With each new year, there are tons of possibilities and everyone looks forward to what the next 12 months will hold in their personal and professional lives.

A new year also ushers in new music! Each year, thousands (if not millions) of new songs are released. Music is the soundtrack to our lives, so we all look forward to fresh new faces as well as our fave artists.

This year, female R&B singers are going to take over the scene. Here are a few to look out for in 2013.


Tamar Braxton - After years of anticipating a solo release, Toni Braxton's youngest sister will flex her vocal range on her February 12th release of Love and War. Although this is her second solo album, it will surely be her breakthrough album. Currently, she is riding of the success of the first single, "Love And War".



Jhené Aiko- Miss Aiko will finally release her long-awaited debut album, Souled Out, in the 1st quarter of 2013. She has gained a strong underground following and is highly respected as a authentic storyteller. Check out this previous post to see why she is a dope artist ( Dope Artist Jhené Aiko)



Lana Fame - Lana Fame is beginning to catch on fire. She has gained notoriety via YouTube for doing stellar covers of popular songs. Her ability to take any artists song and make it her own is impressive and her videos are praised by her 12, 640+ subscribers and over 5,000 Twitter followers. For more information about her current and future moves, follow her ( @IAmLanaFame) and subscribe to her YouTube Page (YouTube Link)


Elle Varner - 2012 was a great year for this newcomer. She released a successful and critically-acclaimed debut album (Perfectly Imperfect), toured with Trey Songz on his Chapter V tour, and garnered a Grammy nomination for the wildly successful single "Refill". 2013 will continue her rise to super stardom with new material.


Solange Knowles - Solange has been heating up the scene with her crazy fashion sense and unique music. After releasing an EP (True) in November 2012 via an independent label, Solange's reach has begun to extend beyond her cult following. We all look forward to more music and fashion from her in 2013.

-T. Amour