Listen to new must-hear songs from R&B/hip-hop artists such as JT, Chris Patrick & Mack Keane, Trap Dickey, MexikoDro, cortex, Jenevieve and Retch.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It could be a solo night cruise, a scenic route home or a mere attempt to block out the world in traffic; the right soundtrack can ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Behind every great R&B hit, there's often a complex web of songwriting, production, and artist selection. Songs are crafted with ...

Then, in 1982, a compilation album titled The Demention Of Sound turned up in shops. “Crawdaddy Simone” was on it, alongside tracks from singles by relatively well-known UK Sixties mod/R&B bands The ...

As we continue to celebrate Black History Month, check out these 10 songs that have stood the test of time for 50 years Stephanie Sengwe is a pop culture enthusiast with over 10 years of experience ...

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.

Each year, Las Vegas’ festival calendar grows. But between the annual rock and dance juggernauts, R&B, soul and funk festivals feel few and far between. Until now. Downtown will soon welcome us into ...

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 ...