But while these newcomers deserve some praise, let's not sleep on one man who's been refreshing classic R&B for a long, long time: Raphael Saadiq.
In his brand new video for "Staying in Love," off The Way I See It (one of last year's pleasant surprises), Saadiq pairs cleverly wrought graphics -- think iPod ad meets Frank Miller's semi-animated film Sin City -- with the song's timeless, Motown/Funk Brothers-style guitar hook.
Watch below -- it's a totally addictive track!
