Music always seems to elevate with each new decade and the 2010s was no different. During that time, streaming platforms like Apple, Spotify, SoundCloud, and Tidal truly changed the way music is ...

Welcome to The State of R&B, ESSENCE’s look at the past, present and future of rhythm and blues. In this piece, writer Jaelani Turner-Williams addresses claims that today’s R&B is too sexual. R&B’s ...

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EXCLUSIVE: A group of emerging independent filmmakers is getting a career boost from NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA). The nonprofit announced recipients of its NewNarratives Grant Awards today, ...

Otis, who died in 2012, started out leading a big band. Later, as a talent scout, he discovered such performers as Big Mama Thornton, Esther Phillips and Etta James. Originally broadcast in 1989. This ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Let's continue our archive series R&B, rockabilly and early rock 'n' roll with rhythm and blues singer Etta James. She got her start at the age of 15 when she was ...

The R&B singer, Mario, is reportedly expecting a baby with his girlfriend, according to a report in The Shade Room. In an Instagram post shared on August 27, 2025, the outlet announced the news along ...

Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the 21st Century recap reflects performance on weekly charts dated Jan. 1, 2000, through Dec. 28, 2024. The category ranks the best-performing acts in that span ...

Drake leads Billboard's 100-position Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the 21st Century retrospective. Below, find a breakdown of the 2000-24 top 10. By Trevor Anderson Drake dominates the competition as the ...

One of the cool things about R&B is hearing how the sound seems to constantly change from the previous decade. The 1980s was no different. It was an era that was moving away from the disco sound of ...

Aug. 20 has seen many transformative events in the world of hip-hop and R&B. One of the most influential R&B/soul artists of all time, Isaac Hayes, was born on this day in 1942. His best-known album, ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — This weekend, multi-platinum, award-winning R&B group Dru Hill will headline downtown Toledo’s sixth annual Strictly R&B Park Jam. Last year, more than 10,000 fans, vendors and visitors ...