'The truth is, you can't be chasing a music career when you have 50/50 joint legal custody,' Gibson says. The decision to make it his last doesn't stem from frustration with the state of R&B or the music industry, but is purely so he can focus on being a dad to his eight-year-old daughter, Shayla, following a messy divorce from ex-wife Norma Mitchell. We will continue to consider all artists for airplay.'īlack Rose is Gibson's final solo album, he says, although he is still open to future collaborations (including TGT, his supergroup with Ginuwine and Tank). You can hear hip-hop and R&B artists like Wiz Khalifa, Omarion, The Weeknd, Fetty Wap and Silento, in addition to Nicki Minaj, John Legend and many more, on KIIS currently. It wouldn't have went any further than that.'Īccording to a statement provided by assistant program director Beata Murphy of KIIS FM, which airs On Air with Ryan Seacrest, 'Pop radio pulls from all genres. If I would've sung Sam Smith's version of ( Stay With Me) that has a full choir on the chorus, my song would've been played on urban AC radio and that's it. But 'are you telling me that if Robin Thicke sang Shame featuring Jennifer Hudson, they would be playing it? We can't play that game. 'I don't have a problem with any of these artists, or the fact that they're white and singing R&B/soul,' Gibson continues. Even Gibson has had his share of hits on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, cracking the top 20 with Sweet Lady in 1999 and How You Gonna Act Like That in 2003. Blige, Chris Brown, Miguel and August Alsina have all debuted in the Top 10 with their respective albums, while British newcomer Sam Smith picked up four Grammy Awards in February, including record and song of the year for soulful hit Stay with Me. 'People on my Instagram, Twitter and Facebook were saying, 'Bro, I drove to four stores and they don't even have a copy of your album.' And I said, 'Do you know what? This is exactly why I'm glad this album is winning, because hopefully, it's going to re-spark this genre.' ' 'I feel like ( Black Rose) was under-shipped, because most of the retailers didn't want to buy a bunch of albums and not have them sell,' Gibson, 36, says. It's a slightly better launch than his last effort, 2011's Open Invitation (76,000), but still not as big as it could have been, says Gibson, who goes by stage name Tyrese. His sixth album, Black Rose, sold 83,000 copies its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. But for the R&B singer and Fast and Furious franchise star, the victory is bittersweet. After two decades, Tyrese Gibson has his first No.

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