The genre of R&B — short for “rhythm and blues” — mixed elements of blues, jazz, boogie woogie, and gospel and was pioneered ...

Well, in the music industry, it's pretty common for producers and songwriters to have an artist in mind for a song, but sometimes other artists actually end up performing it. There can be myriad ...

Chris Brown scores a historic milestone on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, becoming the second artist to reach 100 cumulative weeks at No. 1 on the radio ranking, across 11 No. 1 songs in his ...

The limited engagement Billboard Top 500 R&B Countdown will air on-demand on the SiriusXM app from today through March 3, as ...

Smokey Robinson's 'Crusin'' was the song that carried his Quiet Storm sound into the '80s. It became one of his biggest hits.

A great soundtrack can stand the test of time; sometimes, it can be better than the actual film in which it coincides. From ...

Known as Daddy G, he recorded with Jackie Wilson, Chuck Willis and others, but he was best known for the Gary U.S. Bonds ...

Sandwiched between David Bowie’s infamous glam-rock years and his more avant-garde Berlin trilogy of albums later in the 70s, ...

Rihanna’s newly-viral "Breakin' Dishes" helps the album it's featured on, Good Girl Gone Bad, rise on several Billboard ...

Another big winner at this year's Grammys was Kendrick Lamar, his diss track “Not Like Us” earning five wins on Sunday, ...

Urban One Atlanta is evolving its classic R&B station, Classix 102.9 (WUMJ-HD2), with a new format that merges Classic R&B ...

And from the start, it’s clear The Weeknd is swinging for the fences throughout the album. The first words Abel sings—on ...