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 ...

As hip-hop has grown into a billion dollar industry, hooks from R&B singers have helped rappers take over the pop charts, and hip-hop has, in turn, influenced the changing sound of soul music. Rakim’s ...

The evolution of Bruno Mars is best seen not in his solo hits, but in the studio alliances where his golden voice found its most electric echo. The architects of modern pop music often work alone, ...

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.

Now that we're halfway into the 2020s, it's safe to say that R&B is still in a solid place. While some fans are still holding on to the claims of how much they miss the '90s and 2000s sounds, some ...

The Screening Committee's oft-stated aim is to include rather than exclude, and they demonstrated that this year.

NPR Music received a record number of entries to this year's Tiny Desk Contest: 7,500. The judges discovered so many amazing entries, and now we're sharing some of those standouts here. NPR Music ...

With chart-topping hits like “End of the Road,” “I'll Make Love to You” and “It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday,” Boyz II Men have been one of the most successful groups in history. Courtesy ...

NPR Music received a record number of entries to this year's Tiny Desk Contest, 7,500. That is 7,500 independent artists from across the country with big dreams to play their very own Tiny Desk ...