Rest in Perfect Harmony: Death of the R&B Group
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Arguable.But in the NARAS’s defense, it’s tough to justify a category whose strongest and virtually only competitors are Diddy – Dirty Money and TGT. Even the BET Awards stretched its wings beyond its bandwidth this year to pay homage to the dying genre, nominating acts like A$AP Mob and Young canada goose deals Money for Best Group.So what brought about the death buy canada goose jacket cheap of music’s beloved soulful bunch of guys and girls? I personally blame the slew of ’90s R&B groups. While there were some notable groups in the 2000s, the ’90s were really the genre’s last decent hoorah. Maybe the oversized baseball jerseys, tinted glasses and begging every girl or guy to stay was just too much for one decade to handle.Besides, the love of music can only prevail for so long. Presumably, when you factor in multiple personalities branded as one, double the entourage canada goose replica and a fraction of the royalties, the so-called good life just isn’t so good. As my favorite record industry insider course Behind the Music (taught by professor Lisa “Left Eye” Lopez) once showed us, it’s hard to pocket a decent dollar after profits are divvied up by lawyers, recording costs, rights fees and more by three.And at the end of the day, all an entertainer really wants is good music, a closet full of red bottoms, and a house on the hill for mama. And unless you’re selling albums at double the rate of a solo artist, spending idle time touring the world and keeping a major side hustle in your pocket at all times, chances are you can’t afford to live the group life your entire career.I get it: mo’ money, mo’ problems. But music gods, give us something. 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