In early 2009, he played a slew of shows across the country with a full band, but a scheduled return with Avant and Donell Jones in tow in 2010 ended in farce when the promoters failed to pay Musiq’s bus driver and he understandably went on strike, forcing the cancellation of several shows. Album number four, Luvanmusiq, hit the top of the charts in America, too, and whilst he’s failed to replicate that level of success on this side of the pond, he hasn’t taken it personally, touring the UK frequently. Musiq - not, you’ll be surprised to learn, his real name - very much made his own lane back in the nineties, with the quirkiness of his R&B and soul crossover represented visually by the bizarre, spaceless approach he used to take to naming his albums after his debut, Aijuswanaseing, made his name in the U.S., he followed it up with his first number one LP in his homeland, Juslisen. To a modern audience, the easiest way to describe him would be a mixture of the soulful singing of Frank Ocean combined with the vocal range and relaxed paced of The Weeknd.Īh, Musiq Soulchild a man so smooth that, on his classic ‘143’, couldn’t just say I love you the traditional way, and instead did it numerically, winning the hearts of countless female admirers and forever changing the way I view the south Manchester bus that shares that number.

He has been known to incorporate elements of funk into his music, whilst he also claims he has a 'hip hop swagger'. Although you could vaguely describe his music as either being soul or R&B, he encompasses a wide range of genres that make him stylistically different. Musiq is first and foremost a rather unique singer.

Musiq is now a artist signed to My Block Records following his recent departure from Atlantic Records. Having not released a solo album since 2011, Musiq's most recent project was an album entitled '9ine' with Syleena Johnson, although this failed to have any major chart impact. The former album in particular was well received and was awarded with three Grammy nominations. Soulchild went on to release two more number one albums in 20 with 'Luvanmusiq' and 'OnTheRadio'. Despite not winning the awards, the nominations clearly gave him the encouragement to make better and more soulful music. Two of his leading singles from his early discography 'Love' and 'Halfcrazy' were short-listed for the Best R&B Vocal Performance in consecutive years, whilst 'Juslisen' was nominated for Best R&B Album in 2002. Both albums received critical acclaim as they gained platinum status, making Musiq a household name after just a few years.įollowing a successful couple of albums, Soulchild was inevitably nominated for many prestigious awards. His début album 'Aijuswanaseing' (I just wanna sing) went into the Billboard 200 at number four, whilst his following album, 'Juslisen' was a number one hit. Unlike most artists who normally have to wait a while before achieving mainstream success, Musiq didn't waste any time.

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