According to XConnect:
JOE SETS FALL RELEASE FOR NEW ALBUM!
R&B crooner Joe will drop his ninth studio album, The Good, The Bad, The Sexy, on August 30. Joe will dabble in the European dance style that’s hot right now, but he’s going to balance that out with the kind of sensual R&B songs that he’s famous for.
Singersroom.com asked Joe about the sound on his new album and he said:
“My first single, I would say, is more on the dance side…Usher’s done a few dance records now and quite a few [other artists] have too. Everyone’s pretty much going that dance route. But if it doesn’t fit me or my style, I just think my fans would be utterly disappointed in me going that direction. So I tried to give them something of what they’re used to and something they haven’t heard before just to spark them up a little.”
Joe admits that he isn’t thrilled with the state of R&B music today. He told Singersroom:
“R&B has pretty much went pop now. There’s really no one defining R&B in these days. Everyone wants to go with the wave… ride the wave. And I understand it. It’s a struggle out here to continue to do what you do…it’s a struggle for all of us in the R&B game to deliver good music, remain honest, do what you’re doing, and be successful at it as well.”
