Blu Cantrell Says R&B These Days Is 'Played Out' And 'Ridiculous'

Off the back of yesterday's mammoth RNB Fridays tour announcement, featuring Nelly, Mya, TLC, Fatman Scoop and Blackstreet, Blu Cantrell, also on the line-up, says she's not fond of R&B these days, preferring the "old stuff".

Speaking to The Music, Cantrell (real name: Tiffany Cobb) says she avoids listening to the radio and contemporary R&B these days. "Everything is a little more filtered today," Cobb remarks. "I try to be nice when I say it's more filtered."

With a powerhouse soul vocal reminiscent of greats like Whitney Houston, unsurprising when considering her jazz vocalist mother, Cantrell says R&B in 2016 is riddled with Auto-Tune and is "played out". 

"I think it's ridiculous!" Cobb exclaims. "Everyone's lip-syncing and they're using Auto-Tune and it's something that I will never do — it's just not my style. I refuse to do that."

Cantrell has been working on a career comeback of late and will be releasing a Christmas project featuring "R&B greats" such as Angie Stone and Chante Moore, as well as heading to Australia for the highly-anticipated RNB Fridays tour.

Keep an eye on The Music for our full interview with Blu Cantrell.