Look for Kehlani, Bruno Mars, and Jill Scott to land nominations ...

In 2004, 12 songs reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and every one was performed by Black artists. It's the only year ...

Kendrick Lamar earned Billboard’s 2025 R&B/Hip Hop Artist of the Year title after a year of record-breaking success. His single “luther” featuring SZA broke records with a 23-week run at No. 1 on the ...

What a difference 10 years can make. That was the last time Billboard tackled the monumental feat of ranking the top R&B artists, dating back to the '50s. Michael Jackson, whose grew from his R&B ...

Durand Bernarr, Kehlani, Ledisi, Chris Brown, Bryson Tiller and Summer Walker also received multiple nods. By Heran Mamo After winning his first Grammy this year for best R&B song with SZA’s “Snooze,” ...

Sade reaches a new milestone as The Best of Sade climbs into the top 10 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart for the first time. Sade on stage during the Live Aid concert held in London. The 1985 ...

What makes an R&B album stand out to fans? Beyond a carefully curated tracklist that flows effortlessly from start to finish, true R&B fans desire a few key elements: stellar vocals, clever ...

From the soulful crooners of Motown to the genre-blending icons of today, R&B has produced some of the most influential and beloved voices in music history. Debating who truly deserves the crown as ...

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.

Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 7, Rolling Stone is breaking down 10 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy ...

The set leads Billboard's 100-position Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums of the 21st Century retrospective. Here's a breakdown of the 2000-24 top 10. By Trevor Anderson Lil Baby gets his turn atop a Billboard ...