Billboard celebrates Black Music Month with list of the genre's legendary acts. What does it take to be considered one of the greatest R&B groups of all time? That’s the question at the heart of this ...

As a radio format that prized legacy artists plays more acts in their 20s and 30s, staples of the genre face intense competition. By Elias Leight In March, the singer Maeta hit No. 1 on Billboard’s ...

Brandy, Monica, Patti LaBelle, Babyface, Leon Thomas, and Josh Levi brought generations of R&B to the Superdome at ESSENCE ...

This week, Jacquees anointed himself the undisputed ruler of R&B— and all hell broke loose. “I just wanna let everybody know that I’m the king of R&B right now, for this generation,” said the ...

Each week during Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison has been taking us through the history of R&B through the decades. In this session, we head into the new millenium, from ...

For many decades, going as far back as the 1940s, artists from the world of R&B couldn’t really claim mainstream success until they’d crossed over to Top 40 radio and the pop charts. This century, it ...

A group of young singer-songwriters have transformed the genre by looking backward, without getting stuck in the past. Here and below are seven of the many contemporary artists who are redefining and ...

“If I Get Caught,” the first single from the R&B duo Dvsn‘s upcoming album, released last month, is far from subtle in its description of what some might call “toxic” behavior. In the chorus, destined ...

The smoothest, strongest jams of the decade, and the visual accompaniments that went with them— these are the Best R&B Videos of the '90s.

From Chris Brown to Kehlani, here are the R&B and hip-hop acts performing in Nashville this summer and fall.