Sometimes the best new R&B can be hard to find, but there are plenty of great rhythm-and-blues tunes to get into if you have the time to sift through the hundreds of newly released songs every week.

Ironic, then, that such a shift seems to have been ushered in by a death — not of R&B proper, mind you, but of one of its greatest modern pacesetters: The Weeknd. Since 2011, the persona inhabited by ...

A group of young singer-songwriters have transformed the genre by looking backward, without getting stuck in the past. Here and below are seven of the many contemporary artists who are redefining and ...

The R&B world has had its share of heartbreak in 2025. And, sadly, another legend’s name has joined the list of those lost in 2025. As the clock quickly winds down on this year, the following is a ...

The full list of Billboard's 2025 year-end charts are almost here, and we're counting down the days to their unveiling on Tuesday, Dec. 9, with a special look at select rankings in the lead-up to the ...

Legendary R&B singer D’Angelo died on Oct. 14. He was 51. TMZ reported that the singer’s death came after a battle with pancreatic cancer. His death sent shockwaves through the music world.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Mary J. Blige isn’t just the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul—she’s an institution in R&B music. Her career, spanning ...