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, ...

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 ...

Summer Walker, SZA, Usher and Beyonce are among the nominees for this year's ceremony, which airs on BET Sunday, Nov. 26. By Tim Chan Some of music’s biggest stars take to the stage in Los Angeles ...

R&B soul singer Angie Stone died suddenly in a car crash early Saturday. Stone, who lived in metro Atlanta, is recognized as a pioneer of the neo-soul genre. A local radio host and friend of Stone’s ...

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 ...

However culture-shifting history proves Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, to be, it’s not unprecedented. For generations, artists have blurred the supposed lines between country music, R&B, soul, ...

June 22, 2024 marked the return of the Stone Soul Music and Food Festival in Richmond, Virginia, following a five-year hiatus of the venerable event. Soul, funk, and R&B are the heartbeat of America.

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

Those who love going to R&B shows in Denver or hearing sultry neo-soul vocals at jazz clubs are witness to a blossoming local scene. The boundaries of R&B continue to shift as each wave of artists ...

The 2025 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards spotlighted the artists, songwriters, and publishers who shaped the sound of the past year, honoring the most-performed songs across R&B, hip-hop, rap, and ...