Don Bryant, soul great who co-wrote 'I Can’t Stand the Rain,' has died

R&B icon Don Bryant, who died Dec. 26, had returned to the spotlight in recent years with releases that earned him his first ...

Michal Urbaniak, Pioneering Jazz Fusion Violinist, Dies at 82

One of the first jazz musicians from Poland to gain an international following, he recorded more than 60 albums and played ...

Pooh Shiesty’s ‘FDO’ Debuts at No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart

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

Sick of the same Christmas songs? Check out this playlist of lesser-known tunes.

To skirt the now-grating classics and AI slop, we’ve compiled a playlist of tunes spanning folk, R&B, and alt-rock, all from ...
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R&B's next vibe shift is here. These 2025 albums are proof

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 ...

The Grammys split the country album category into traditional and contemporary. It might be great

Flashback to February. It's the 2025 Grammys, and Beyoncé has made history. Not only was she finally awarded the top prize of album of the year, but she also became the first ...