10 Newcomer R&B Albums You've Gotta Hear Before 2016

Bump these albums before 2k16, please.

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More Than a Bad Girl - While most people in the crowd know her as the girl who sang on Wale's hit single "Bad," Tiara Thomas turned some heads at the Los Angeles Convention Center with her eclectic sound.  (Photo: Ben Horton/Getty Images for BET)

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Alessia Cara, Know-It-All - Alessia joins the ranks of artists (Drake and the Weeknd) that Canada has to offer. The young chanteuse was discovered through YouTube and once you hear the star's single, “Here,” you’ll realize the voice this youngin’ carries is well beyond her young 19 years. While the album at times might seem like it’s all over the place genre-wise, it's actually fused together perfectly thanks to Alessia’s classic R&B chops. With productions by Pop & Oak (who’ve already clocked in time with the likes of Miguel, Monica, and Chrisette Michele) the album is a real 2015 jewel.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Dick Clark Productions)

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