![]() ![]() It’s all there - what are y’all waiting for? VERDICT: GALLANTĪndrew Unterberger: Listened to “You’re in Love” or “Runaways” recently? Until Katy Perry’s opening for her, this is Betty’s bracket to lose. He’s already shared stages with Elton John, Seal and Sufjan Stevens and picked up a Grammy nomination for his debut album Ology once the masses catch up, he’ll already be gone into the stratosphere (and the current alt-R&B wave should help him, too). VERDICT: GALLANTĭan Rys: Gallant is such a singularly magnetic talent that, in my mind, it’s about when he becomes an international star, rather than if. Joe Lynch: With a falsetto that makes knees weak and a live show that will turn anyone into a believer, Gallant is the most criminally slept-on R&B singer around. Guaranteed that the 10th-best song on your list (“Missing You,” maybe? Or “Alone Again”?) is more accomplished than most singles currently dominating Top 40 radio. Jason Lipshutz: Here’s a fun exercise: go through Betty Who’s 2014 debut Take Me When You Go and rank every song. There may come a day where Sampha should be better - though Tinashe won’t give up that ground easily either - but unlikely that he ever should be bigger. VERDICT: TINASHEĪndrew Unterberger: No shame for Sampha, who’s as ascendant a talent as we’ve seen in the pop realm the last few years, but even the singles that have slipped through the cracks in between, Tinashe full-lengths had more commercial potential than his defining jams. She showed up outside the Billboard office last week on a fire truck with a flash mob of firefighter-costumed male strippers. On the other hand, Tinashe was a one seed for a reason. That would be Sampha, especially after More Life put his voice in the ears of approximately all the teens over the weekend. But at this point in the bracket, we really gotta start thinking of who’s really trying to get hits, and who’s more suited for the critical acclaim lane, with some Drake guest spots tossed in. VERDICT: TINASHEĬhris Payne: I adore Sampha’s voice, purchased his LP, and could totally see it creeping onto my top 10 list when 2017 is through. Just hit play on her recently released Nightride mixtape. Team no sleep can rally for the singer’s around-the-clock work ethic, too. ![]() VERDICT: SAMPHAĪdelle Platon: Beyond slumber parties with Britney Spears and penning pop smashes for the likes of Jennifer Lopez and Fifth Harmony, Tinashe’s solo track record is sprinkled with sex appeal and infectious hooks. If his feature on Drake’s More Life is any indication, Sampha should hopefully be a mainstream success in no time. His soulful R&B vocals combined with synth-y beats are unrivaled, and other superstar hitmakers are beginning to take notice. Xander Zellner: I’m fairly confident that both of these artists have superstar potential, but Sampha is something else entirely. But when it comes to making music that make people want to turn up their speakers and bust a move, Sampha hardly has anything on Tinashe’s catchy beats and belt-along moments. ![]() Taylor Weatherby: When it comes to having a unique voice, Sampha stands out amongst his competition a little more than Tinashe, who could at least find logical comparison among the likes of Kehlani and Jhene Aiko.
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