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Originally posted by Duca
Justin's singing on 'Mirrors' is Pop but the melody is R&B (or Pop/R&B at the very least.) The second part is R&B without a doubt.
Urban stations are picking it up without an adds date (it's no. 21 on Power 105.1's top playlist, which is the biggest Urban station in US.) Had 'Mirrors' (just the first half) been released by Usher, Ne-Yo, or Chris Brown, it would be instantly considered R&B, but I'm slowly getting used to the racism towards Justin on here.
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You're taking it a little far tbh
Suit & Tie was a moderate hit on urban radio. reached top ten. and that was actually an R&B/Hip-Hop song. So there was no "racism" involved but with Mirrors there is? It's just not R&B enough..
which happened to Rih's Diamonds too. it didn't reach top ten on urban because it wasn't urban enough and neither is Mirrors. Let's keep it real here. Mirrors appeals way more to the pop crowd.
And if Chris or Usher released Mirrors i wouldn't call it R&B, simply because i'm not a dumbass. That's not racism, it's knowledge.