With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop - from ...

At some point this century, all of the R&B heartthrobs had to make an adjustment. There's no pinpointing the exact moment, but you can see the gears in motion in 2012, when hip-hop's influence on ...

Rap and R&B have always been intertwined. As both prominent Black arts, many rappers and singers from both genres were taking off and occupying the same space in the 1990s, which carried on tradition ...

After wrapping the last century on a high note that only Mariah Carey’s vocal cords could challenge, R&B and hip-hop’s contributions to the musical canon swelled in the first 25 years of the 21st ...

Nashville’s fall concert scene is stacked with hip-hop heavyweights and soulful R&B artists. Here are the must-see shows ...

On the surface, country music might not seem to have a whole lot in common with genres like hip-hop and R&B. For one thing, the latter two styles are more often associated with city life, while ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Dess Dior and rum•gold. As the first fall breezes start to drift across New York City, Billboard helped usher out the summer season ...

As hip-hop has grown into a billion dollar industry, hooks from R&B singers have helped rappers take over the pop charts, and hip-hop has, in turn, influenced the changing sound of soul music. Rakim’s ...

Ravyn Lenae, GELO and Odeal accepted the R&B, Hip-Hop and African Rookies of the Year award at Billboard‘s 2025 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players event Thursday night (Sept. 4) at Unveiled in New York. Staff ...

Go hunting for the most successful Las Vegas Strip concert residency shows and you’ll find the obvious stars: Celine Dion, Elton John, Britney Spears, Shania Twain, Lady Gaga, Garth Brooks and Bruno ...

A new bar in Over-the-Rhine dedicated to '90s R&B, hip-hop and classic Black films is now open in Over-the-Rhine.Cinema OTR is located at 1517 Vine St.The bar focuses on classic '90s/early 2000s ...

Ravyn Lenae, GELO and Odeal will perform at Billboard Hip-Hop/R&B LIVE Friday night (Sept. 5) at Webster Hall along with headliner Leon Thomas. By Heran Mamo Ravyn Lenae, GELO and Odeal accepted the R ...