If you had to name the biggest selling artists over the last few decades then more than likely some of these artists would be R&B music artists. Artists such as Michael Jackson, Chris Brown, Usher, Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Akon & Justin Timberlake are just some of the global R&B music superstars in the world today. These multi award winning multi platinum selling artists have dominated the charts for decades now and with a new generation of R&B artists including Ciara, Trey Songz and Ne-Yo to name a few this domination look likely to continue well into the next decade. R&B music videos by artists such as Ne-Yo have been instrumental in breaking these new artists and turning them into global superstars with worldwide appeal. The popularity of R&B music and R&B music videos in particular has also led to several black owned music video stations being launched including BET who`s popular television show 106 & Park has been instrumental in showing R&B music videos and breaking some of the world’s biggest stars today. One of the biggest R&B stars over the last decade has been R&B music superstar is Usher Raymond whose dazzling stage performances; classic R&B songs and stunning R&B music videos have made him a global R&B music superstar. The multi platinum selling recording artist released his first album “Usher” in 1994 and this featured collaborations with Sean “Diddy” Combs & Al. B Sure amongst others and spawned the excellent singles & R&B music videos “Think Of You” and the gorgeous ballad “The Many Ways”. Usher has since released a further five albums across two decades including “My Way” in 1997, “Confessions” in 2004 and most recently his hugely successful “Raymond vs Raymond” album which hit the stores in March 26 2010 and spawned the excellent Usher songs & R&B music videos “Hey Daddy (Daddys Home)”, “OMG” featuring Will.i.am and the excellent love ballad “There Goes My Baby” which featured another stunning R&B music video. Usher`s excellent “Raymond vs Raymond” album has since sold over 2 million copies worldwide. The talented star is also expected to release his next studio album in 2012. Chris Brown is another incredible star to emerge over the last few years. The talented Virginia born R&B star famous for his incredible stage performances; delicious R&B songs and incredible R&B music videos released his debut album “Chris Brown” in 2005. This excellent disc spawned the excellent singles & R&B music videos “Run It” which would give the star his very first number one record, “Yo (Excuse Me Miss)” and the hugely infectious Chris Brown song “Gimmie Dat” which featured another stunning R&B music video helping Chris Brown`s debut album sell over 2 million copies in the US alone. The talented star has since released three more albums including “Exclusive” in 2007, “Graffiti” in 2009 and his excellent studio album “F.A.M.E” in 2011 which spawned the hit singles & R&B music videos “Yeah 3x”, “Look At Me Now” featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, “She Ain`t You” and his excellent collaboration with Justin Bieber entitled “Next 2 You” which featured another stunning R&B music video directed by Colin Tilley. Chris Brown is now expected to release his highly anticipated fifth studio album in 2012. One of the biggest selling female artists over the last decade has been the R&B superstar Beyonce Knowles who has become a truly global phenomenon. The gorgeous R&B superstar famous for her dazzling stage performances; classic R&B songs and stunning R&B music videos first found fame as part of the hugely successful girl group Destiny`s Child who had several hits including “Soldier” featuring Lil Wayne & T.I, “Independent Woman” & the hugely infectious “Say My Name” which featured an excellent R&B music video. She released her debut solo album “Dangerously In Love” in 2003. This excellent album spawned the hit singles & R&B music videos “Crazy In Love” featuring Jay Z, “Baby Boy” featuring Sean Paul and the gorgeous R&B ballad “Me, Myself & I” which featured another stunning R&B music video helping make Beyonce`s debut album “Dangerously In Love” a huge success. Beyonce released three more albums over the next five years including “B`Day” in 2006, “I Am... Sasha Fierce” in 2008 and her fourth studio album “4” which hit the stores on June 28 2011 and spawned the cool Beyonce songs & R&B music videos “Run The World (Girls)”, the gorgeous ballad “Best Thing I Never Had” and the hugely infectious “Countdown”.
