What makes a great song? Naturally, a song needs compelling production and sweet melodies, but the most important (and sometimes most underrated) factor is the lyrics. If an artist can tell a great ...

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 ...

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 this year. As the clock quickly winds down and we approach 2026, the ...

When singer R.B. Greaves passed away in 2012 at the age of 69, most obituaries left out the last few decades of his life. He hadn’t actively recorded since the 70s, and it seemed to have led his life ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

The R&B world has had its share of heartbreak in 2025. As the clock quickly winds down on this year, the following is a look back at the stars and influential members of the R&B community who have ...

In 1992, the world was formally introduced to Mary J. Blige in her “Real Love” music video. The image of a young Black woman, rocking an oversized baseball jersey, a backwards cap, and singing over a ...

R&B artist Mario cleared the air amid online backlash after viral videos showed him booting a cameraman off stage during a recent show in California. The interaction occurred during the "Let Me Love ...

Grammy Award-winning R&B singer D'Angelo has passed away at age 51 due to cancer. The singer, whose real name was Michael Eugene Archer, died Tuesday in New York City, according to a statement from ...

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R&B and soul singer D’Angelo died Tuesday, leaving behind a "legacy of extraordinarily moving music" after a "prolonged and courageous battle with cancer," his family said. The influential music star, ...

A Grammy-winning R&B singer is dead at age 51, according to multiple reports. D’Angelo, best known for ‘90s and 2000s hits like “Lady” and “Untitled (How Does It Feel),” died Tuesday morning, TMZ ...