It’s New Music Friday, which means Rated R&B is bringing you the most essential releases. From the traditional R&B that ...

Jill Scott's return from a long absence, and Brent Faiyaz's play for a mid-career pivot — offer opposing visions of artistic advancement in the genre.

Teddy Riley sits down in the restaurant of the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills and tells a server, “All I want is a lemonade and some French fries.” He and I will share two orders of fries, actually — one ...

Johnny Gill ’s “One Night” checks into the penthouse of Billboard ’s Adult R&B Airplay chart, rising 2-1 to crown the list ...

Feb. 12 marks the anniversary of impactful album releases and groundbreaking events that have influenced the culture of ...

His group notched smooth hippie-era hits like “Up, Up and Away” and “The Age of Aquarius” in embracing a genre-blurring sound they called “champagne soul.” ...

THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR STREAMED R&B SONGS (AUDIO AND VIDEO) ON LEADING DIGITAL MUSIC SERVICES, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE. click to see more Bruno Mars, D.Emile II, P.M.Lawrence II, B.Brown Bruno Mars, ...

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 ...

Forever Mine Music Festival makes its debut in Chicago this spring, celebrating the sounds that defined a generation while spotlighting where R&B and house music are headed next. The first-year ...

A great soundtrack can stand the test of time; sometimes, it can be better than the actual film in which it coincides. R&B has been a staple in soundtracks for decades, helping infuse emotions and ...

On this day (January 22) in 1997, Kevin Sharp was at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with his debut single “Nobody Knows”. The song spent four consecutive weeks at the top of the tally.