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 ...

Billboard chooses its top R&B albums of the year, featuring sets from SZA, Summer Walker, GIVEON and many more.

Growing up in Philadelphia in the 1990s, I listened to soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass and other artists who defined the Sound of Philadelphia. Now, as a professor of ethnic ...

2BYG, a quartet consisting of Matt Brown, Tourè, Nixx and KD, is an R&B group that’s up next out of Dallas-Fort Worth. 2BYG stands for “to be young and gifted.” They’ve amassed a huge following on ...

Wedding songs are an essential part of a couple's nuptials, and luckily, R&B artists have always understood the assignment. Between their soulful melodies and heartfelt lyrics, R&B music has the power ...

The 1970s was an interesting time in regard to how the masses chose to label music genres. During this decade, R&B was used as an all-encompassing term to group the styles of soul, funk, and disco.

For the 12th year the Jam Room Music Festival (JRMF) will return as one of Columbia's signature music traditions, but this year with a new stage. After more than a decade on Main Street, JRMF will ...

Let’s be real: you’ve probably been fooled once (or twice) when you were riding in the backseat of your grandmother‘s Buick on the way to church when an unsuspecting jam came through the car’s ...

This week’s B&E Weekly Jams delivers another stellar collection of fresh sounds from Milwaukee’s music scene, spotlighting 10 new tracks that capture the diverse creativity flowing through the city.

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - From 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Promenade Park will be filled with the sounds of R&B. Strictly R&B Park Jam 2025 will be held in the park and feature plenty of R&B musicians.

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 ...

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