We recently took a poll via our new “Random Rant” series on our Twitter and Facebook pages and asked our followers, friends and family to randomly put together a list of their top three favorite female artists in R&B. After a few initial responses, we started thinking of what to do with the results. Here’s what many of you had to say and we wanted you to be the first to support or add to the list by representing for your favorite leading lady in R&B music. More MOJO 100.3 “Random Rants” to come so be sure to keep your Twitter accounts updated and your Facebook alerts on deck. We’ll be communicating with you once a week to find out what you really think about a few random topics with poll questions and more.
Recent Twitter & Facebook responses to our “Random Rant” tweet – @MOJO1003 #RandomMusicDiscussion: Name your favorite 3 female R&B artists. Let us know who and why via Twitter & Facebook all day long. Be sure to click on the links above attached to each diva’s name so you can follow them directly on Twitter, add them on Facebook or log onto their websites and chat with other fans just like you.
DJ Diamond (via Facebook): “Aaliyah, Mary J. Blige and one old school artist – Cheryl Lynn.”
@JadeWest101 (via Twitter): “Lauryn Hill, Mary J. Blige and Anita Baker.”
@TerronAustin (via Twitter): “Favorite 3 R&B female artists would be Mary J. Blige, Brandy & Janet Jackson – hands down, any day, they all are true to R&B.”
Lauren L-Boogie Todd (via Facebook): “Monica, Keyshia Cole, Mary J.! They all sing about real stuff that everyone can relate to. Will forever be a fan!”
Brandy Moore (via Facebook): “Mary J., Fantasia, and India.Arie. They all know how to make good music even though the WIZ doesn’t play a lot of INDIA.”
Traci Mc (via Facebook): “CeCe Winans, Monica, Mary J. CeCe lifts ur spirits, gets ur praise on. Monica and Mary share life experiences w/u on the up and up, shows we all go thru things and still be standing.”
William Andrews (via Facebook): “Lauryn Hill, India.Arie and Erykah Badu. Soulful music makers I define as Goddesses – all 3.”
@tasHERaLeiGH (via Twitter): “Teairra Mari. I like Monica and Nicki Minaj, too. I actually like LeToya Luckett better than Monica.”
@eclectic_montez (via Twitter): “Keyshia Cole, Keri Hilson, Melanie Fiona.”
Renee Brown (via Facebook): “Mary J. Blige, Monica, Keyshia Cole.”
Shaisha Davis (via Facebook): “I’m with the lady up above me. Monica, Keyshia Cole and Mary J. Blige!”
Wendy Shaw (via Facebook): “Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott and Alicia Keys.”
LeNora McDay Tyler (via Facebook): “Whitney Houston, Patti LaBelle and Monica.”
Donna Garrett (via Facebook): “Mary J. Blige, Beyonce and Jill Scott.”
Tanika Mathis (via Facebook): “Patti LaBelle, Ledisi and Toni Braxton.”
@FaithontheAir (via Twitter): “I can’t do that. LOL! Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin and Fantasia – no one is on her level right now.”
Latisha Johnson (via Facebook): “Aretha Franklin is number one! I like Faith Evans and Fantasia after that.”
Looks like we’re got a good variety to start with, don’t you agree? View the special gallery featuring some of the current choices. This isn’t an end all, be all list. Instead, it’s a form of showing love to some of the ladies who’ve made R&B music what it is (or should be, depending on how you look at it) today. Is there anyone coming up in the ranks that makes you want to watch their careers a little closely? Future R&B divas can be acknowledged as well.
If you agree or want to see someone added, continue to feel free to name the artist and tell us why she represents the best in R&B – past, present or future. Simply rate this story and add your two cents by posting in the comments section below. This is one everybody’s soon to be talking about so get in where you fit in.
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