Billboard's R&B/hip-hop team reveals the talented players who made major impressions this year. ‘Tis the season again: to make a list, check it twice (and a couple more times for good measure) and ...

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

Billboard's special salute to Black Music Month continues its rollout with the next 25 artists on our all-time top 75 list. What a difference 10 years can make. That was the last time Billboard ...

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 ...

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 ...

Welcome to The State of R&B, ESSENCE’s look at the past, present and future of rhythm and blues. In this piece, ESSENCE editor Rivéa Ruff reports on the blending of hip-hop and R&B. Since the ...

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.

LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) — A Grammy Award-winning R&B group will headline the upcoming Celebrate Lancaster event, the city announced Friday. 112 will headline the event on Friday, August 14 in downtown ...