As a radio format that prized legacy artists plays more acts in their 20s and 30s, staples of the genre face intense competition. By Elias Leight In March, the singer Maeta hit No. 1 on Billboard’s ...

Host Erykah Badu attends the 2016 Soul Train Music Awards at the Orleans Arena on November 6, 2016 in Las Vegas. The combination of rhythm and blues spurred the development of the culture and genre ...

Award-winning R&B singer Freddie Jackson has died, his family announced this week. Jackson, known for his 1980s hits "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)" and "You Are My Lady," died Monday, Oct. 5, ...

Billboard's special salute to Black Music Month continues its rollout with the next 25 artists on our all-time top 75 list. What a difference 10 years can make. That was the last time Billboard ...

R&B music has a rich history filled with soulful melodies and powerful voices. While the genre is often associated with African-American artists, several white female singers have significantly ...

R&B is far from dead. Artists like JAWAN.MP3, Emmavie, Latanya Alberto and Hunnah are proof that rather than withering away, the genre is currently experiencing a reawakening. Despite cynics on the ...

For many decades, going as far back as the 1940s, artists from the world of R&B couldn’t really claim mainstream success until they’d crossed over to Top 40 radio and the pop charts. This century, it ...

A group of young singer-songwriters have transformed the genre by looking backward, without getting stuck in the past. Here and below are seven of the many contemporary artists who are redefining and ...

With hits like “Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)” and “You Are My Lady,” he made slow jams feel like grand romance.

The smoothest, strongest jams of the decade, and the visual accompaniments that went with them— these are the Best R&B Videos of the '90s.

Love can be a good thing, but unfortunately, there are times when partners betray their loved ones. When a partner cheats on their lover, the trust between them is typically broken and they come to a ...

As 2020 has been quite an unbearable year, luckily music fans have R&B music to provide necessary comfort and healing. Whether it was in the form of artists performing sets on YouTube or Timbaland and ...