For the second time in the last week, Diddy has made it clear he intends to bring “true” R&B back. During one of his recent Instagram Stories, he expanded on what that would look like and how it will coincide with the Making The Band reboot.
“I’m in the lab right now really on my mission to create this formula to bring true R&B back,” he said. “I’m just playin’ some records ’cause I’m about to have Making The Band create two of the world’s biggest R&B groups. I’m doing two groups at one time, male and female.
“And I’m just tappin’ through some of my R&B records that I feel is real R&B records just to use them as muses to the level of R&B that …you know the kind of R&B I make. Y’all know it’s that super supreme level.”
The Hip Hop mogul also tweeted, “There’s no smoke and mirrors when it comes to R&B” on Tuesday (February 25).
Diddy’s most recent sentiments echo what he was sharing over the weekend as he was sidelined in San Francisco for surgery on his quadricep. While being rolled in to the operating room, he shared another Instagram video talking about his plans for Making The Band and his R&B mission.
Diddy Plugs 'Making The Band' Reboot As He's Wheeled Into Surgery
“Before I go under, I made a very, very important decision for Making The Band,” he said. “You know the show is coming back. We have our first auditions in Atlanta next weekend. I’m going to be watching and judging from my bed at home. I’m sending the Combs cartel down there, but for clarify, I’m looking for singers. It’s time we bring R&B back.”
The latest incarnation of Making The Band features Diddy’s sons Christian Combs, Quincy Brown and Justin Combs as judges alongside original cast member, creative director and choreographer LaurieAnn Gibson.
“We’re not settling for just anybody,” Brown said in the trailer below. “If you feel like you’ve got what it takes to compete in today’s industry, y’all know how our pops does it.”
The show will hold auditions in the following cities: March 7 and 8 — Houston; March 13 and 14 — Charlotte and March 21 and 22 — New York City.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1dsVKmkphQ&feature=youtu.be
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NOW HERE THIS NIGGA GO!! R&B aint went no where!! You just acknowledge that Bullshit and call it R&B!! Heres a thought SIGN SOME REAL SINGERS INSTEAD OF PLAYING GAMES FOR TV… MAKING THE BAND, THE FOUR!! Thats Bullshit imo.. If you deem somebody talented and wanna work with them WORK WITH THEM INSTEAD OF PLAYING AT SIMON COWELL AND MAKING THEM JUMP THRU HOOPS when you coulda been in the studio creating!! Hate this reality TV Music Shit Dawg!!
Haha. Just read your comment after posting mine – we’re on the same wavelength, that’s for sure. He’s fooling nobody with wanting to bring real music back – it’s all for the ratings for his new show.
I’m from the “D”.. Motown.. And I work with R&B Artists since 2011.. I see the struggle and the talent. Not just in Detroit.. But all over. Cats are Hungry and making exceptional music. Yes on their own , but people like Diddy, and nem always on some reality show shit.. irks the fuck outta me. When its real artists out here that can deliver and are worthy of industry notice. Ijs.. If you see talent and something special.. make it happen. Especially when you got the money , clout and are the Mufugganfuckin Plug.. stop playin with peoples lives and passion like that.. Not cool.. Not fuckin cool at all.. I’m sorry I get heated about this frfr.
Hell nah. I’m all for bringing real r&b back, but when you make it a reality show, it’s never about the music at the end of the day – it’s the whole reality TV show that goes with recruiting singers off a contest. Diddy – if you truly want to bring real r&b back, it would be a lot more convincing if you weren’t being bankrolled by a TV contract to do so. Fraud. This whole article is essentially marketing/promo – it’s all about the benjamins with Combs…
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Nope, poor way to do it. You won’t find the best of any genres artists by doing reality TV. Why? The actually amazing artists will make a classic album all by themselves, and gain thousands of listeners that way. If you don’t already have great music, being talented is not enough to be able to create a great album. It’s the same reason you can take the world’s best battle rappers, put them all together, and not have one single classic album. Raw talent doesn’t equate to a great album. That is a different kind of skill.
this artist will go for tv even you dont get choose other label will see you and maybe sign you is a free promotion
been waiting for Diddy to bring that R&B back and I can see he is hungry again and right Bad Boy has no R&B act so cant wait
and I Know diddy will make his won rules if he find a good artist over there he can even put a Solo artist out