In celebration of Valentine's Day and Black History Month, Billboard looks back at the genre's rich romantic legacy.

The Weeknd, Coco Jones & Leon Thomas, Jessie Reyez, Mahalia, and more released some of the best R&B songs this past week.

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 ...

The genre of R&B — short for “rhythm and blues” — mixed elements of blues, jazz, boogie woogie, and gospel and was pioneered ...

It’s one of those things, as an artist, you put on your bucket list to want to get there one day,” says Ricky Bell of the New Edition residency at Wynn, back February 14-22.

In fact, 2024 brought a plethora of smooth slow jams, infectious dance tracks, heartfelt love songs, and catchy breakup anthems that resonated with R&B fans everywhere. From seasoned R&B veterans ...

The bill would require big radio companies to pay artists for playing their music on the air while protecting small radio ...

The Weeknd delivered a surprise performance at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night, four years after he boycotted the Recording ...

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

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.