Despite her life tragically coming to an end too soon, the songstress impacted the genre tremendously with her timeless hits.

Keith Sweat, Joe, and Dru Hill hit the road on the R&B Lovers Tour as other legends like Toni Braxton and New Edition launch ...

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 ...

R&B ballads have always been more than just songs. They're experiences that unfold like movie scenes. Every note feels like dialogue, and every run feels like a revelation. These are the records that ...

Since the turn of the 21st century, critics have prophesied that R&B, a once-dominating music genre, is dead. Male artists aren’t professing their love in pouring rain, draped in silk shirts anymore.

Sometimes, all it takes is one song to remind people why they fell in love with an artist in the first place. For fans of Jodeci, that song is “Every Moment.” Smooth, soulful, and undeniably romantic, ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Mariah Carey is releasing her 16th studio album ...

Let’s be real: you’ve probably been fooled once (or twice) when you were riding in the backseat of your grandmother‘s Buick on the way to church when an unsuspecting jam came through the car’s ...

at Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh, N.C., Friday night, Sept. 12, 2025. Scott Sharpe [email protected] The crowd at Raleigh, N.C.’s Red Hat Amphitheater Friday night was treated to an amazing ...

The crowd at Raleigh, N.C.'s Red Hat Amphitheater Friday night was treated to an amazing mix of soul, R&B, ballads, cowboy songs, and alt-country as Leon Bridges and Charley Crockett packed the house ...