Legendary R&B singer D’Angelo died on Oct. 14. He was 51. TMZ reported that the singer’s death came after a battle with ...

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

In 2025, R&B fans had plenty to look forward to. We might not have received full albums from heavyweights like Kehlani and ...

Billboard's special salute to Black Music Month continues its rollout with the next 25 artists on our all-time top 75 list. What a difference 10 years can make. That was the last time Billboard ...

Carl Carlton, the R&B singer best known for the early 1980s classic “She’s a Bad Mama Jama,” has died. He was 72. According to SoulTracks.com, Carlton’s passing follows a serious stroke he suffered ...

While the private star only released three albums in his lifetime, he's widely considered among the best R&B artists of all ...

Yelly is a Sacramento-born singer who gained traction locally by headlining a sold-out show at Harlow’s while still in high ...

Love R&B? Check out ‘The State of R&B,’ our week-long series dedicated to analyzing the past, present, and future of the genre. Formed from the melding of soul, funk, and jazz with gospel and rock ...

In celebration of Valentine's Day and Black History Month, Billboard looks back at the genre's rich romantic legacy. When it comes to making love songs, arguably no other genre has mastered that craft ...

Antone "Chubby" Tavares died at home on Nov. 29 after a year of poor health, his son revealed on Facebook. He was 81.

O’Neal and his wife, Cynthia, were both hospitalized after the fire broke out at their Burnsville, Minnesota, apartment on ...

At this year’s Grammy Awards in February, the narrative was tightly focused on rap’s prominence among nominees in the major categories after historically being overlooked. So when Bruno Mars, one of ...