Maxwell, Marsha Ambrosius

Maybe it because he’s been so consistently cool and confident, but Maxwell has never gotten the props that fellow neo-soul founders Erykah Badu and D’Angelo received. With his creamy croon and lyrics revealing a commitment to monogamy, Maxwell became a romantic R&B icon who can set hearts a flutter without breaking a sweat. Released last summer, “We Never Saw It Coming” is his first new song since 2016’s *blackSUMMERSnight*, and is as chill and elegant as ever.