"Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" Mary J. Blige led the rankings with her hit song “ Be Without You.” Part of the award-winning ...

A great soundtrack can stand the test of time; sometimes, it can be better than the actual film in which it coincides. R&B has been a staple in soundtracks for decades, helping infuse emotions and ...

Although Kendrick Lamar and SZA walked away with the 2026 Grammy for Record of the Year for their song “luther”—which sampled the 1982 Luther Vandross hit “If This World Were Mine”—the late iconic ...

A new wave of Christian artists from various backgrounds is drawing young audiences to faith-based rap, Afrobeats and R&B ...

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 ...

Also in the top 10, Bad Bunny scores big post-Super Bowl, while ATEEZ and Joji debut.

There is one word most closely associated with YoungBoy Never Broke Again: pain. Throughout a career that now spans over a decade, YoungBoy has built his legacy around a subgenre his fans call “pain ...

Cardi B’s “Errtime” rises to No. 1 on Billboard's Rap Airplay chart, immediately becoming the rapper's milestone tenth leader ...

You know a Mike WiLL Made-It beat when you hear it. His dark, moody, often psychedelic take on Atlanta trap dominated the 2010s. It all started in Patchwrk Studio, when Gucci Mane connected with a ...

The format veteran earns his fourth leader on the list.

After her Grammy tribute, Roberta Flack returns three classics to Billboard's R&B Digital Song Sales chart, led by “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.” ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Silk emerged in the early ’90s as one of the premier R&B vocal groups, known for their sultry harmonies, seductive ballads, and a vocal chemistry that made slow jams unforgettable.