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 ...

Jay-Z, Ye, Lil Kim, Nicki Minaj and more. An artist’s album cover is arguably the most critical piece when rolling out a new project. Whether it’s a debut album or a performer’s swan song or anywhere ...

As the seasons continue to change with more rapidity and the weeks turn into months that roll into years, there are at least a few constants: death, taxes and Taylor Swift. Even if she’s not on tour ...

In the mid-1980s, when Charley Pride was in between record contracts, he went into a Dallas studio with an all-star cast of area musicians to record a series of songs by Brook Benton. He intended to ...

Benton penned “It’s Just a Matter of Time” with Belford Hendricks and Clyde Otis and released it in 1959. It was a No. 1 R&B hit and went to No. 3 on the Hot 100. Sonny James released his version in ...

Pride’s death came just weeks after he received a lifetime achievement award at the Country Music Association Awards. And now, all these years after his death, Pride has one final gift to give back to ...

K. Michelle’s dream of releasing a country album is finally becoming a reality. The Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta alum has built her career on R&B for more than a decade, but country has always been her ...

Country star Charley Pride with a Grammy at his Dallas studios on Sept. 24, 2012. An album of Brook Benton he cut in the 1980s is to be released on Sept. 19. Sometimes buried treasures really do turn ...

Trailblazing country music star Charley Pride died in December 2020, leaving behind a legacy that includes over 40 No. 1 hits and millions of record sales. After his death, it was confirmed that some ...

For a weekly email blast of the best in San Francisco culture, sign up for our Fogcutter newsletter here. Last weekend, San Francisco’s June cloud cover parted for the city’s Pride celebrations. By ...