Forty-nine years ago today, R&B icon Natalie Cole was topping the Billboard R&B chart with her hit song, "I've Got Love on My Mind." ...

Of the countless hit songs Sly Dunbar played on, Baltimore by The Tamlins held a special place for the master drummer. On February 3, as that trio performed their 1979 hit at Ranny Williams ...

Ty Dolla $ign talks about his R&B knowledge, the genre's evolution, and why his 'Girl Music Vol. 1' EP has some of his favorite music to date.

What A Fool Believes reached No.1 in the US and Canada by April 1979 and won Grammys for Song of the Year and Record of the Year in 1980. It’s an intricate, beautifully-crafted ...

The single, featuring strings from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a ...

SZA’s songs blend R&B, pop, and alt-soul into stories that feel personal yet widely relatable. Since her 2017 album 'Ctrl', she has built a style rooted in sharp detail, emotional honesty, and ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY ...

*Over 30 years since it first hit shelves, “The Best of Sade” continues to find fresh chart success. The beloved greatest hits compilation has broken into the top 10 on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums ...

More than 30 years after its release, Sade is still finding new momentum on the charts. According to Forbes, The Best of Sade, the group’s first and only greatest hits album, has climbed into the top ...

R&B in the 1970s was a defining era—one where soul, funk, blues, and disco converged to shape the sound of a generation. Solo stars like Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, and Donna ...

In a recent interview, Keith Sweat claimed cursing killed modern R&B. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite new songs that prove the genre isn’t dead. When it comes to music, every generation thinks ...