Black artists have contributed to the most vital Christmas music of our time through soulful classics and energetic R&B ...

Kem started his career with Kemistry Records. Now, after 23 years with Motown, he has scores a No. 1 hit, once again, on his ...

Ironic, then, that such a shift seems to have been ushered in by a death — not of R&B proper, mind you, but of one of its greatest modern pacesetters: The Weeknd. Since 2011, the persona inhabited by ...

The majestic multi-instrumentalist changed the course of soul music and did it with Blackness as the focal point of his ...

Growing up in Philadelphia in the 1990s, I listened to soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass and other artists who defined the Sound of Philadelphia. Now, as a professor of ethnic ...

Carl Carlton, singer behind beloved R&B hits like 'She’s A Bad Mama Jama' and 'Everlasting Love,' has died at age 73.

R&B had a lot to celebrate in 2025. From Leon Thomas’ breakthrough to Chris Brown’s record-breaking stadium tour, it finally ...

Classix 102.9 will be shifting its format starting Saturday by adding Southern soul to its existing R&B songs from the late 1970s through the 1990s. Southern soul is a combination of styles including ...

Also on Christmas, Keny Kerth Jass will swing out late in the afternoon at Rock ‘N’ Bowl with special guest Vince Vance. Doors open at 4 p.m. Admission is $5 cash per person. Later, at 8:30 p.m., the ...

AI Christian singer with "Mississippi soul" is topping music charts. What we know about gospel artist Solomon Ray, the conservative rapper who made him ...

This holiday season, take a moment to reflect on the key moments of 2025 and enjoy the sounds of the season with holiday ...

Even while enjoying her countryside retreat, Sade hasn't stopped making music, releasing her most recent track "Young Lion" ...