Released amid mystery, The Weeknd's House of Balloons reshaped R&B and ushered in a new era of moody, hedonistic alternative R&B.

Taylor Swift’s “Opalite” surges seven spots to become her 14th No. 1 on the Hot 100, and the second from her album “The Life of a Showgirl.” ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like KUR and Jay Worthy. As an unforgiving blizzard pummels the Northeast, hip-hop and R&B gave us plenty of music and headlines to pass ...

Kehlani has won Best R&B Performance, for “Folded,” at the 2026 Grammy Awards. They won out over songs by Chris Brown and Bryson Tiller (“It Depends”), Justin Bieber (“Yukon”), Leon Thomas (“Mutt ...

Galleries 20 Aaliyah Songs That Redefined R&B Forever ‘More Than A Woman’ — 20 Aaliyah Songs That Redefined R&B Forever Despite her life tragically coming to an end too soon, the songstress impacted ...

Sometimes, we’re blessed with talents that feel like they were sent directly from God—the kind of gifts that don’t need to be forced because greatness just lives in them naturally. What makes it hurt ...

Black artists have contributed to the most vital Christmas music of our time through soulful classics and energetic R&B holiday songs. These songs are more than just soundtracks for the holidays. They ...

It's the most wonderful time of the year, which means you can start playing all the holiday music you want. Luckily, R&B singers have always brought soulful and emotional depth to Christmas music that ...

Here’s the good news: There’s a whole world of modern Christmas music that exists outside of what restaurants and retail stores play ad nauseam starting Nov. 1. Now for the bad news: That world has ...

WATFORD CITY, N.D. — For the past few weeks, I’ve been turning on the Christmas music for our drive to and from town with our daughters. ’Tis the season, of course, and also, we were looking for just ...