The 1970s brought a revolution to R&B and soul music that changed everything. Artists started blending funk rhythms, social messages, and cinematic production in ways nobody had heard before. These 8 ...

The Grammy winner joins Charlie Puth and Brandi Carlile as part of the game’s pre-show performers. Nowadays, the relationship between rap and R&B is a hand-in-glove fit, a match that feels like it has ...

Rhythm and blues is an inclusive term that captures a wide swatch of American popular music that began to infiltrate the mainstream after WWII. It grew out of disparate sources: delta blues, country, ...

Apple Music is taking this month to elevate soul and R&B’s icons and ones to watch with its Soul September campaign. The streaming platform explains in a statement that there will be a selection of 14 ...

It could be a solo night cruise, a scenic route home or a mere attempt to block out the world in traffic; the right soundtrack can turn any drive into a full-on vibe. Rap and R&B have always captured ...

Host Erykah Badu attends the 2016 Soul Train Music Awards at the Orleans Arena on November 6, 2016 in Las Vegas. The combination of rhythm and blues spurred the development of the culture and genre ...

Legendary soul and R&B singer Betty Wright, known for classics such as "Tonight Is the Night," “No Pain, (No Gain)" and "Clean Up Woman," has died. She was 66. By Mitchell Peters, Billboard Legendary ...

Welcome to The State of R&B, ESSENCE’s look at the past, present and future of rhythm and blues. In this piece, ESSENCE editor Rivéa Ruff reports on the blending of hip-hop and R&B. Since the ...

*Well now, look-a-here, will ya. There’s some new, young blood making noise on the down-home R&B/soul tip. We’re just now getting hip to EJ Jones and thought we’d introduce him to you if you aren’t ...