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.

(Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy; Bob King/Redferns; David Corio/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) What a difference 10 years can make.

(ThyBlackMan.com) John Legend’s music is more than just sound—it’s an experience. Whether he’s delivering a soul-stirring ballad, an uplifting anthem, or a song that makes you reflect, his artistry is ...

As hip-hop has grown into a billion dollar industry, hooks from R&B singers have helped rappers take over the pop charts, and hip-hop has, in turn, influenced the changing sound of soul music. Rakim’s ...

Last week, Billboard’s R&B/hip-hop team shared our nominee predictions in three of the five R&B categories for the 68th annual Grammy Awards: best R&B performance, best traditional R&B performance and ...

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 ...

In many ways, R&B music is like reggae or other highly specialized genres of music that are ultimately more about feeling than technique, which is why novices and dilletantes fall so hard when they ...

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 ...