In the new R&B, the future is female. A closer look at four artists re-igniting the genre
(LA Times Dodgers)

With R&B in the midst of a resurgence, there`s been an upswing of artists pushing the genre out of the shadows of hip-hop. And it`s the ladies who are doing the heavy lifting of getting R&B back to its soulful roots. Here are some of the risk-takers pushing R&B into the future.