As has been talked about already, there is a lane that is wide open, for the taking. A marketplace horribly neglected by contemporary R&B. And granted, there are some cats now making likeminded music, but I get the feeling, people are somewhat afraid to invest themselves into those artists because they don't know if they too will join the EDM bandwagon.

In D'Angelo, for all his craziness, they know they have someone who won't. The fear with him is whether or not he'll be around for good, or if it's a tease, but people WANT someone to believe in.

And yes, I realize how silly that sounds, but I think it's true.

All of that said, the music has to be good.