These 10 R&B albums defined the genre in 2025, from heartbreak anthems to bold debuts. Discover the year’s most essential ...

Jerry Butler, a legendary soul singer with the Impressions, died on Feb. 20. He was 85. He had reportedly been battling ...

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 ...

21 Savage banks his fifth overall – and consecutive – No. 1 on Billboard 's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart as What Happened to ...

It was a Christmas to remember for ‘90s R&B legend Montell Jordan, who has been battling prostate cancer. Jordan was first ...

Pooh Shiesty enjoys an immediate welcome reception on Billboard 's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, as he collects his first No.

What makes an R&B album stand out to fans? Beyond a carefully curated tracklist that flows effortlessly from start to finish, true R&B fans desire a few key elements: stellar vocals, clever ...

D'Angelo, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and producer whose retro R&B sound epitomized the neo-soul movement of the mid-'90s, has died following a battle with cancer. He was 51. The singer, born ...

Carlton was best known for his hits “Everlasting Love” and “She’s a Bad Mama Jama (She’s Built, She’s Stacked.” “Everlasting Love” made it to no. 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1974.

Carl Carlton, a hitmaking funk and R&B singer from Detroit, has died. He was 72. Carlton’s son Carlton Hudgens II announced his father’s death in a Facebook post on Sunday. “​​RIP Dad, Legend Carl ...

"R&B icon Eddie Levert Sr. sparks frenzy with hints of O'Jays performing for Trump, then clarifies: 'All money isn’t good ...