# @billboard on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcRCRBwnEuU
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69584247-billboard-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-20T15:00:42.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Billboard (@billboard) — https://gondola.cc/billboard

## Caption

Despite her monumental year, scoring her first #Hot100 top 10 with "Folded" and winning her first two #Grammys, kehlani isn't "stamping myself as this leader in R&B."⁠
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In her Billboard cover story, she explains why the genre's future is looking bright as a music fan first: "I hate the idea that R&B is dead. It’s never gone anywhere. People are just a little lazy in looking up new artists to dive into. There’s plenty everywhere you look. I’m finding someone I like every day."⁠
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She shares more thoughts on the state of R&B, how being in the spotlight impacts the music making process and more in conversation with her friend and collaborator leonthomas. Read the interview for Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players issue at the link in bio. ⁠
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📸: micaiahcarter

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grammys, hot100

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