From classics like SWV's "Weak" to Ginuwine's "Pony," these are the top R&B songs from the '90s that will have you feeling ...

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 ...

Hip Hop and R&B songs rarely win Song of the Year, making each victory a major moment for songwriting recognition. These Grammy wins reflect how songwriting in these genres has shaped conversations ...

The 41-year-old NBA superstar heads back to the Eastern Conference after an 8-year stint with the Los Angeles Lakers. Nowadays, the relationship between rap and R&B is a hand-in-glove fit, a match ...

A few rounds of karaoke never fail to get the party going. And with the right R&B playlist, even the most stage-shy souls get the courage to unleash their inner superstar. The rhythm and blues genre ...

Sometimes the best new R&B can be hard to find, but there are plenty of great rhythm-and-blues tunes to get into if you have the time to sift through the hundreds of newly released songs every week.

"I Just Might" by Bruno Mars reaches 21 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, tying SZA's "Kill Bill" as ...

R&B in the 1970s was a defining era—one where soul, funk, blues, and disco converged to shape the sound of a generation. Solo stars like Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, and Donna ...

The classic R&B chart-topper found a new life 20 years later.

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 ...

A group of young singer-songwriters have transformed the genre by looking backward, without getting stuck in the past. Here and below are seven of the many contemporary artists who are redefining and ...