Playlist: Best of 2023 - Soul/Funk/R&B

Alvertis Isbell, ComposerLyricist - Steve Cropper, ComposerLyricist - Carla Thomas, Vocalist, MainArtist - Eddie Floyd, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2022 Craft Recordings.

Jeremy Lutito, Producer, Synthesizer, ComposerLyricist, RecordingEngineer, Keyboard, DrumKit - Ran Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Mike Bozzi, MasteringEngineer - NealHPogue, MixingEngineer - Logan Matheny, RecordingEngineer - Henry Brill, ComposerLyricist - Devon Gilfillian, Guitar, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Joshua Blaylock, Organ - Jonathan Smalt, DrumKit - Taylor Thompson, BassGuitar - Ryan Connors, Piano - Nate Felty, Percussion - Reid Leslie, RecordingEngineer - Nathan Gamble, RecordingSecondEngineer

℗ 2023 Fantasy Records

Stuart Hawkes, MasteringEngineer - Jeremy Murphy, StringEngineer - Kevin Douglas, AssistantEngineer - Stellar, MusicPublisher - Sony Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Lavar Bullard, SurroundMixingSecondEngineer - Warner Chappell UK, MusicPublisher - Richard Isong, Composer - Jorja Smith, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - Ricky Damian, Mixer - Edith Nelson, Composer - Giacomo Vianello, ArtistVocalEngineer, AssistantEngineer - Prash “Engine-Earz" Mistry, SurroundMixingEngineer - Ishaan Nimkar, AssistantEngineer - Barbara Boko Hyouyhat, Composer - DAMEDAME*, Producer, ArtistVocalEngineer - Dan Martindale, AssistantEngineer

(C) 2023 FAMM (P) 2023 FAMM

Kendra Morris, MainArtist - Torbitt Schwartz, Producer

2023 Karma Chief Records, a division of Colemine Records 2023 Karma Chief Records, a division of Colemine Records

Corinne Bailey Rae, Composer, Producer, MainArtist - Shawn Everett, MixingEngineer - Matt Colton, MasteringEngineer - Paris Strother, Engineer - S.J.Brown, Producer, Engineer

(C) 2023 Black Rainbows Music marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers (P) 2023 Black Rainbows Music marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers

Leon Thomas, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Background Vocal - Babyface, Producer - Kenny B. Edmonds, Composer, Lyricist - BLK, Producer - Khris Riddick-Tynes, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - SZA, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dale Becker, Mastering Engineer - Solana Rowe, Composer, Lyricist - Rob Bisel, Engineer, Vocal Producer, Mixing Engineer - Blair Ferguson, Composer, Lyricist - Syd Tagle, Assistant Engineer - Jonathan Lopez Garcia, Assistant Engineer - Katie Harvey, Assistant Engineer - Noah McCorkle, Assistant Engineer

(P) 2022 Top Dawg Entertainment, under exclusive license to RCA Records

Mike Bozzi, Masterer - Matt Hennessy, Mixer - Gavin Turek, Vocals - Sony Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Nao, Producer - George Moore, Producer, Writer - BMG Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Grades, Producer - Dan Traynor, Writer - Chris McClenney, Producer, Writer - Neo Jessica Joshua, Writer - Jamila Woods, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Ty Caughell, Mixer - Chris McClenney Publishing, MusicPublisher - Blk Girl Art (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Copyright Control - George Moore, MusicPublisher

2023 Jagjaguwar 2023 Jagjaguwar

Madison McFerrin, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kofi Hunter, AssociatedPerformer - MadMcFerrin Music, MusicPublisher

2023 MADMCFERRIN MUSIC 2022 MADMCFERRIN MUSIC

Nicholas Ward, Keyboards - Tambala, Producer - B-Ahwe, Composer, Producer, MainArtist

2023 B-ahwe 2023 B-ahwe

Christian Engfelt, SoundRecordist - Fieh, MainArtist - Sofie Tollefsbøl, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Ola Øverby, Composer, Producer - Jørgen Kasbo, Composer, Producer - Andreas Rukan, Composer, Producer - Lyder Øvreås Røed, Producer - Marius Elfstedt, MixingEngineer - Jansen Plateproduksjon AS, MusicPublisher - Solveig Wang, Producer - Thea Arnesdotter Lien, Producer - Espen Høydalsvik, MasteringEngineer - Christian Løken, SoundRecordist - Kai von der Lippe, Composer, Producer

(C) 2023 Jansen Records (P) 2023 Jansen Records

Michael Buckley, Producer - M. Buckley, Composer - Vincent Chiarito, Producer - Jalen Ngonda, MainArtist - Daptone Songs BMI, MusicPublisher - J. Ngonda, Composer - V. Chiarito, Composer

2023 Daptone Records 2023 Daptone Songs BMI

Ben Lumsdaine, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Durand Jones, Producer, MainArtist - Mark McWhirter, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Romy, AssociatedPerformer - Glenn Myers, AssociatedPerformer - Drake Ritter, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Numero Publishing / Songs In Numerical Order, MusicPublisher - Ben Lumsdaine - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Mark McWhirter - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - David James - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Copyright Control - Glenn Myers, MusicPublisher - Drake Ritter - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Matt Romy - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher

2023 Dead Oceans 2023 Dead Oceans

Witch Prophet, MainArtist - Sun Sun, Producer - High Priestess Publishing, MusicPublisher - Etmet Ghideon Musa, Composer - Francesca Rosa Nocera, Composer

2023 Heart Lake Records 2023 Heart Lake Records

Yvonne Ellis, Producer - Myke Wilson, Drums - Callum Connell, Composer, Saxophone - Nicola Guida, Keyboards - Secret Night Gang, MainArtist - Jack Duckham, Guitar - Elias Atkinson, Flugelhorn - Kemani Anderson, Composer, Vocals - Immanuel Simelane, Bass

2023 Brownswood Recordings 2023 Brownswood Recordings

Richard Woodcraft, Engineer - John Armstrong, AssistantEngineer - Matt Colton, Masterer - Alex Miller, AssistantEngineer - Gabriels, MainArtist - Ryan Nasci, Engineer - Mark Anthony Spears, Writer - Sounwave, Producer, Drum Programmer - Jaila Simms, Backing Vocals - Ryan Hope, Producer, Writer - Ari Balouzian, Producer, Piano, Viola, Violin, Writer, Synthesizer, Strings Arranger - Tiffanie Cross, Backing Vocals - Jacob Lusk, Producer, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Writer, VocalArranger - Beach Noise, Mixer - George Janho, Engineer - Mike Hillier, Masterer - Claudia Cunningham, Backing Vocals - Jade Barnett, Backing Vocals - Koda Turner, Backing Vocals - Maree Reed, Backing Vocals - John “Mac” McCormack, Sound Engineer

Under exclusive license to Atlas Artists, © 2021 Gabriels LLC Under exclusive license to Atlas Artists, ℗ 2022 Gabriels LLC

V V Brown, Vocal Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sensible J, Producer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Masters, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mathew Keightley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2023 YOY Records

Tom Elmhirst, MixingEngineer - Raphael Saadiq, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Caesar, Vocalist, MainArtist, BackgroundVocalist - Dylan Wiggins, Producer, Synthesizer, ComposerLyricist - Ashton Simmonds, Producer, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2023 Hollace Inc.

Cory Rooney, Producer - SMOKEY ROBINSON, Producer, MainArtist - Leon Lacey, Producer

2023 Smokey Robinson 2023 Smokey Robinson

Jimmy Hogarth, Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Rob Moose, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Slattery, AssociatedPerformer - antony and The Johnsons, FeaturedArtist - Downtown Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - ANOHNI, MainArtist

2023 Secretly Canadian 2023 Secretly Canadian

Janelle Monáe, Producer, Lead Vocals, Recorded by, MainArtist, VocalArranger - Derrick Harriott, Writer - Dave Kutch, Masterer - MICK GUZAUSKI, Mixer - Janelle Monáe Robinson, Writer - Nathaniel Irvin III, Writer - Chuck Lightning, ExecutiveProducer - Eric King, AAndRAdministrator - Nana Kwabena Tuffuor, Writer - Nana Kwabena, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Percussion, Programming, Sound Effects (SFX) - Riggs Morales, A&R Direction - Sean “Diddy” Combs, ExecutiveProducer - Jarrett Goodly, Writer - Sensei Bueno, Producer, Recorded by, Bass - Yang Tan, Engineer - Emelie Walcott, Writer - Jayda Love, Recorded by - Nate “Rocket” Wonder, Producer, Additional Production, Recorded by, ExecutiveProducer, Strings Arranger - Meme Dock, Additional Arranger - Meredith “Ezi” Ezinma, Strings - Kayla Dock, Additional Arranger

© 2023 Wondaland Productions LLC under exclusive license to Atlantic Recording Corporation ℗ 2023 Atlantic Recording Corporation

Felix Bloxsom, Drums - Lewis Moody, Producer - Angus Radley, ElectricBassGuitar - Ollie Rolfe, Keyboards - Sunny Reyne, Composer, MainArtist, LeadVocals - Harry Tinney, ElectricGuitar

2023 Sunny Reyne, under exclusive license to Bridge the Gap 2023 Sunny Reyne, under exclusive license to Bridge the Gap

Morgan Wiley, Composer, Lyricist - Jaleel Bunton, Lyricist - NightShade, Producer - Adeline M Petricien, Composer, Lyricist - DCB Pablito, Lyricist - Adi Oasis, MainArtist

2023 Adi Oasis under exclusive licence to Unity Records 2023 Adi Oasis under exclusive license to Unity Records

David Wrench, MixingEngineer - Paul Epworth, Composer, Producer - Arlo Parks, MainArtist - Anais Marinho, Composer

2023 Arlo Parks under exclusive License to Transgressive Records Ltd. 2023 Arlo Parks under exclusive License to Transgressive Records Ltd.

Julian Lage, Guitar - Joshua Crumbly, Bass - John Greenham, MasteringEngineer - Cautious Clay, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, MixingEngineer, ArtisticConception - HXNS, Producer - Joshua Karpeh, Flute, Guitar, Synthesizer, MainArtist - Nick Townsend, MasteringEngineer - Hans Galvez, ComposerLyricist - Halsey Harkins, RecordingSecondEngineer - Julius Rodriguez, Piano - Alwyn Robinson, DrumKit - Tyler Hicks, RecordingSecondEngineer - Vishal Nayak, RecordingEngineer - Traci Fuller, AAndRAdministrator - Tess Greenham, MasteringSecondEngineer - Alex Anastasi, A&R

℗ 2023 Cautious Clay Music, LLC

James Skelly, ComposerLyricist - Brooke Combe, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2023 Brooke Combe

Dave Okumu, Producer - Yazmin Lacey, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist - D.see, Composer, Lyricist - A.Barath, Composer, Lyricist - S.Crowe, Composer, Lyricist

2022 Own Your Own Records under exclusive licence to Believe 2022 Own Your Own Records under exclusive licence to Believe

Chris Tabron, Mixer - Kelela Mizanekristos, Composer, Lyricist - Sony/ATV, MusicPublisher - Asmara, Lyricist, Producer - Kelela, MainArtist - Bambii, Producer - Brandon Peralta, Producer, Engineer - LSDXOXO, Producer - Kari Estes, Mixer

2023 Warp Records 2023 Warp Records

Adrian Quesada, Composer, Writer - Eric Burton, Composer, Writer - Black Pumas, MainArtist

© 2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved ℗ 2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved

Eddie Chacon, Author, MainArtist - John Carroll Kirby, Author, Producer - Logan Hone, FeaturedArtist - Kirby Kirbstein Publishing (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Get Well Soon Music (BMI), MusicPublisher

2023 Stones Throw Records 2023 Stones Throw Records

David Wrench, MixingEngineer - William Holland, Composer, Producer - Quantic, MainArtist - Andreya Triana, Composer, MainArtist - Will Holland, Producer

2023 Quantic under exclusive license to Play It Again Sam 2023 Quantic under exclusive license to Play It Again Sam

Jacques Roy, Producer - Dominique Fils-Aimé, Composer, Lyricist, MainArtist

2023 Ensoul Records 2023 Ensoul Records

Mack Rice, AssistantProducer - Terry Manning, AssistantProducer - Larry Nix, MasteringEngineer - Tom Nixon, AssistantProducer, RecordingSupervisor - Otis Redding, ComposerLyricist - Tom Scott, RecordingEngineer - Ray Thompson, RecordingEngineer - James Alexander, BassGuitar - The Bar-Kays, MainArtist - William Brown, RecordingEngineer - CHARLES ALLEN, Trumpet - Al Bell, Producer - Bettye Crutcher, AssistantProducer - Harvey Henderson, Flute, TenorSaxophone - Larry Dodson, Vibraphone, Vocalist - Winston Stewart, Keyboard - Brian Kehew, Producer, MixingEngineer - Pete Bishop, RecordingEngineer - Dave Purple, RecordingEngineer, RecordingSupervisor - Joe Tarantino, MasteringEngineer - Barry Wilkins, Guitar - Alvin Hunter, DrumKit

℗ 2022 Craft Recordings.

Biscuit, MainArtist - Warp Publishing, MusicPublisher - Raven Bush, Composer, MainArtist - Coby Sey, MainArtist - Kwake Bass, MainArtist - Speakers Corner Quartet, MainArtist - Giles Kwakeulati King-Ashong, Composer - Peter Bennie, Composer, MainArtist - Alan Ross Harris, Composer - Speakers Corner Quaret, Producer - Cobey Sey, Composer

2023 OTIH Records 2023 OTIH Records

Nate Smith, FeaturedArtist - Isaac Hayes, Composer - Kurt Elling, Producer, MainArtist - Charlie Hunter, Producer, MainArtist - David Porter, Composer - Superblue, MainArtist - Irving Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - Pronto Music (BMI), MusicPublisher

(C) 2025 Big Shoulders Records (P) 2025 Big Shoulders Records

Aretha Franklin, Composer, Lyricist - Colin Leonard, Mastering Engineer - James Kirk, Vocal Producer, Mixing Engineer - Quentin Shemwell, Composer, Lyricist - Casey McMillan, Composer, Lyricist - Nnena, Vocal Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nnena Adigwe, Composer, Lyricist - Zachary Foster, Composer, Lyricist - Koichi Sanchez, Composer, Lyricist - Foster Foster, Producer

(P) 2023 Nnena, under exclusive license to Loud Robot and RCA Records

Bob Power, MasteringEngineer - CHRIS BRUCE, Guitar, Programmer, Bass, ComposerLyricist, AdditionalProducer - Jebin Bruni, Keyboard - Meshell Ndegeocello, Bass, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, Keyboard, AdditionalProducer - Brandee Younger, Harp, MainArtist - Deantoni Parks, DrumKit - Hector Castillo, MixingEngineer, AdditionalEngineer, AdditionalProducer - Josh Johnson, Producer - Chris Bittner, RecordingEngineer - Justin Hicks, AdditionalProducer - Rachel Jones, A&R - Abe Rounds, Percussion, Vocalist, ComposerLyricist, DrumKit, AdditionalProducer - Todd Dahlhoff, ProductionCoordinator - Joe Nino-Hernes, MasteringEngineer - Andrya Ambro, ComposerLyricist, DrumKit - Julius Rodriguez, Organ, FeaturedArtist - Traci Fuller, AAndRAdministrator - Colin Mohnacs, MixingSecondEngineer - Justin Seltzer, A&R - Kenita Miller, Vocalist, ComposerLyricist - Marsha DeBoe, Vocalist, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2023 UMG Recordings, Inc.

Julian Bunetta, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Writer, Bass, Synthesizer, VocalProducer - Joshua Coleman, Writer - Nathan Dantzler, Masterer - Serban Ghenea, Mixer - Infamous, Keyboards, Co- Producer - Ammo, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Background Vocals, Strings - Mikky Ekko, Writer, Background Vocals - Jeff Gunnell, Engineer - Bryce Bordone, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Teddy Swims, Vocals, MainArtist - Jaten Dimsdale, Writer - Marco “Infamous” Rodriguez, Writer

© 2023 SWIMS Int. under exclusive license to Warner Records Inc. SWIMS Int. under exclusive license to Warner Records, Inc, ℗ 2023 SWIMS Int. under exclusive license to Warner Records, Inc

Kevin Fingier, Composer, Producer - The Kevin Fingier Collective, MainArtist - Jo Ann Hamilton, FeaturedArtist

2023 Acid Jazz Acquisitions Ltd. 2023 Acid Jazz Acquisitions Ltd.

Noah Johnson, AssociatedPerformer - Yuli, AssociatedPerformer - Baby Rose, MainArtist - John Scherer, Producer - Tim Maxey, Producer - Tree House Music, MusicPublisher - Songs Of Shannon, MusicPublisher - Alison Emata, AssociatedPerformer - Huiejeong Lee, AssociatedPerformer - Julie Saxton, AssociatedPerformer - Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. On behalf of itself and Mama's Exit Publishing, MusicPublisher - OVRCST PUBLISHING LLC, MusicPublisher

2023 Secretly Canadian 2022 Secretly Canadian

James Wyatt, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Aaron Taylor, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, MainArtist - Toby Hulbert, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Madison Ryann Ward, FeaturedArtist

2023 Edenic Records 2023 Edenic Records

Jeff Powell, MasteringEngineer - Nick Waterhouse, Composer, MainArtist - Mark Neill, Producer - Innovative Leisure, MusicPublisher

2023 Innovative Leisure/PRES 2023 Innovative Leisure

Joe Harris, Composer, Producer - Tom Henry, Composer, Producer - Josh Crocker, Composer, Producer - Gotts Street Park, MainArtist - Pip Millett, MainArtist - Georgia Willacy, Composer - Finn Booth, Composer

2023 Blue Flowers Music under exclusive license to [PIAS] 2023 Blue Flowers Music under exclusive license to [PIAS]

Sergio Rios, Producer - Say She She, MainArtist

2023 Karma Chief Records, a division of Colemine Records 2023 Karma Chief Records, a division of Colemine Records

Toddla T, Producer, Engineer, Programmer - Matt Colton, Masterer - Winston Delano Riley, Writer - Priya Ragu, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Nathan Boddy, Mixer - Thomas Mackenzie Bell, Writer - Japhna Gold, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer - Ntuthuko Nhlumayo, Writer - Okiel McIntyre, Horn - Ophlin Myrtella Russell, Writer

Under exclusive license to Warner Records UK, a division of Warner Music UK Limited, © 2023 Priya Ragu Limited Under exclusive license to Warner Records UK, ℗ 2023 Priya Ragu Ltd

Jonas Nordelius, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alexander Juneblad, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Seinabo Sey, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nao, MainArtist - Aryan Marzban, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Neo Jessica Joshua, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Emmanuel Hailemariam, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Hessman, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Kendra Egerbladh, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2023 Saraba AB

Matt Hales, Producer, RecordingEngineer - Matt Colton, MasteringEngineer - Daniel Moyler, RecordingEngineer - Manon Grandjean, MixingEngineer - Joseph Hartwell Jones, VocalProducer - Bastian Langebæk, Producer, ComposerLyricist, RecordingEngineer - Dan See, Percussion, DrumKit - Tre Jean-Marie, Producer, Programmer, RecordingEngineer, Keyboard - Max Wolfgang, Piano, Bass, ComposerLyricist - Kaidi Akinnibi, BaritoneSaxophone, TenorSaxophone - Deschanel Gordon, Rhodes - Taran Stormes Martino, Guitar - Olivia Dean, Percussion, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Finn Zeferino-Birchall, Bass - Elias Jordan Atkinson, Trumpet - Joel Waters, Percussion - James Wade-Sired, Trombone - James Pinfield-Wells, RecordingSecondEngineer

℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited

Sony Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Guilty Beatz, Producer - Ronald Banful, ComposerLyricist - Ruti, Performed by, MainArtist - Ruth Olajugbagbe, ComposerLyricist

2023 Ruti, under exclusive license to Jasmine Music Limited T/A PMR Records 2023 Ruti, under exclusive license to Jasmine Music Limited T/A PMR Records

Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Ben Carr, Composer - Carrtoons, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rae Khalil, Composer, Lyricist, FeaturedArtist - Tamuz Dolev, AssociatedPerformer

2023 Wichita Recordings 2023 Wichita Recordings

Benjamin Levin, ComposerLyricist - Homer Steinweiss, DrumKit - Benny Blanco, Producer, Programmer, MixingEngineer, Keyboard - Leon Michels, Engineer, Keyboard, AdditionalProducer - Nick Movshon, Bass - Lavar Bullard, MixingSecondEngineer - Matthew Morris, A&R - Cashmere Cat, Producer, MixingEngineer - Austen Jux-Chandler, Engineer - Magnus Hoiberg, Programmer, ComposerLyricist, Keyboard - Kali Uchis, Vocalist, MainArtist - Jens Jungkurth, Engineer - Prash "Engine-Earz" Mistry, MasteringEngineer, MixingEngineer - Emme Lehmann Boddicker, AAndRCoordinator - Paul Castelluzo, Guitar - Karly-Marina Loaiza, ComposerLyricist

℗ 2023 Geffen Records