Historical clue formulations

• Grammy-winning R&B artist whose stage name is said to have been inspired by "The Matrix" — 2025-12-16
• R&B star with a hyphen in his name — 2025-06-27
• One-named singer featured on the 2013 hit "Play Hard" — 2024-12-04
• R&B singer with the 2006 #1 hit "So Sick" — 2024-07-22
• R&B singer with the 2012 hit "Let Me Love You" — 2022-08-15
• R&B singer with a hyphenated stage name — 2021-07-27
• "So Sick" hitmaker of 2006 — 2020-08-14
• R&B singer with the 2006 hit "So Sick" — 2019-09-11
• R&B singer with the 2006 #1 hit "So Sick" — 2019-05-27
• Singer with the 2012 hit "Let Me Love You" — 2018-10-19
• R&B singer with the hits "So Sick" and "Miss Independent" — 2018-07-16
• R&B singer with the hits "So Sick" and "Mad" — 2018-03-25
• Singer with the 2006 #1 hit "So Sick" — 2015-05-13
• R&B artist with the hits "So Sick" and "Because of You" — 2014-12-11