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Dawn Angelique Richard spoke a fucking word. Her IG Live yesterday was very enlightening and insightful. This is why I have no issue with Tinashe, Ciara or Kelly Rowland being full fledged pop girls. Dawn said it:
“You guys ask for R&B but don’t buy the albums”
Thank God Dawn has never let the color of her skin box her in. As an indie act, she has creative freedom. Financial Freedom is another thing. So if she’s gonna make an album, she’s gonna make what pays.
Rihanna remaining primarily pop her entire career was the smartest thing she ever did. You saw the shift from her first to second albums. ‘Music Of The Sun’ - 500K.
‘A Girl Like Me’ - platinum with a #1 single.
SZA: ‘SOS’ will be a diamond album shortly. She erased labels & genres and WON BIG.
Stephanie Mills also spoke on this: “They don’t want R&B from us”
So until Black R&B artists get the support deserved from labels & consumers, stop asking. Stop asking for nostalgia records for engagement. Y’all don’t buy the shit.
Go. Get. The. Album.
The shit costs money to make. You have to pay writers, producers, engineers, photographers, distributors. Then, tours have to be funded.
For an album y’all ain’t buy, stream or download.
You MAYBE press play on ONE record.
Example: Sevyn Streeter’s amazing ‘Drunken Wordz Sober Thoughtz’ album. She delivered, y’all just didn’t buy it.
@DawnRichard 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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