The hip-hop-classical fusion duo Black Violin comes to the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 8 p.m. Feb. 27, as part of their ...

J. Cole becomes one of more than 20 artists to chart 100 hits on the Hot 100 (or more), a sum he reaches thanks to his new No. 1 album The Fall-Off.

A public tribute event was held Monday for Watts, who died recently at age 54. The Swishahouse record label founder helped ...

Feb. 13 has given us some of the most important moments in Hip-Hop and R&B history. Rapper and actor Fonzworth Bentley was ...

"Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" Mary J. Blige led the rankings with her hit song “ Be Without You.” Part of the award-winning singer’s seventh studio album, The Breakthrough, it was the record’s lead single ...

As Black History Month gets underway, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison is asking us to listen deeply. "People of African descent — no matter where we are, wherever we've been — we've been in, ...

What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Justin Bieber sees catalog smashes “Let Me Love You” and “Sorry” ...