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RFX45 
I particularly like John Legend as well, even though his last album wasn't as good as his first two, it was still decent to good and worth a good listen.
Just to mention a few current R&B artists:
Rihanna has had catchy songs but they are more pop than anything else I think.
Jamie Foxx has had a disappointing album with Intuition, some good songs here and there but not worth getting the whole CD.
Usher's last album had a few decent songs but it didn't really compare to Confessions and I think he ahs a new album due out this year as well.
For a more upbeat R&B album, both of Chris Browns albums have been pretty good.
He is not really mainstream in the U.S. anymore but I also like Craig David and hopefully he plans to release a new album this year.
That's all I could think of for now for the mainstream artists.
Rihanna & Chris Brown are definitely more Pop oriented & are doing it very well. I think either could go true R&B if they took it seriously enough. Maybe after they have their fun & make the dough they'll come back to R&B.
I've never been a huge John Legend fan & the funny thing about it is I can't place my finger on why? Maybe it's his monotone voice. But I respect his craft.
Jamie Foxx's first album with "Peep This Out" was an underground hit & I loved it. But this album he strayed in my opinion & tried to satisfy the younger crowd & he ain't all that young himself.
I like Craig David but he definitely floats more Pop. I don't see a lot of the British artists really impress me much. Either they try to hard to be old school soul or they're more pop. I mean I like Leona Lewis because she has range but her songs are leaning pop.
