Music creates mood. Even when looking at the same scenery, a sad melody in the background can inject a sense of tragedy. If ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few R&B groups from the late 1980s and early 1990s managed to blend vocal precision, stage charisma, and emotional depth quite like Troop. Hailing from Pasadena, California, the five ...

There’s a right way to love Tems, and it starts with sacrifice. On Love Is a Kingdom, she says “mine” (as in, “You’re mine”) ...

Growing up in Philadelphia in the 1990s, I listened to soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass and other artists who defined the Sound of Philadelphia. Now, as a professor of ethnic ...

A huge, gloriously silly and brutally effective amalgam of abandoned styles ripe for reinvigorating — rap-metal, dream-prog, ...

The Associated Press has selected the 10 best songs of the year, presented in no particular order. Read on and then listen to ...

Celebrate Black love with these 8 R&B songs perfect for weddings — from aisle walks to first dances. See the list here, from Alicia Keys to John Legend.

Catch up on recent releases from Robyn, Oneohtrix Point Never, Mavis Staples and more.

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT R&B SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY MEDIABASE ...

Let’s be real: you’ve probably been fooled once (or twice) when you were riding in the backseat of your grandmother‘s Buick on the way to church when an unsuspecting jam came through the car’s ...

Just like every decade before it — and since — the ‘90s sounded completely different from all other musical eras. It was an incredibly raw time in the music industry, with new genres popping up and ...

Donnell Jones performing at the Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis (Photo credit: Nagashia Jackson) The Orpheum Theater transformed into a sanctuary of smooth melodies and nostalgic rhythms Friday night ...