Kehlani teased a new album set for 2026 in a recent interview ( an adorable chat conducted by her young daughter ).

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 ...

In a pair of posts shared on Instagram, 50 Cent utilized artificial intelligence technology to reimagine some of his tracks through the style of old-school R&B. Fif, who has shared a lot of ...

With his oaky baritone, Givēon often sounds like he teleported to us from the 1970s. In the rapid-fire internet age, his love songs - frequently lost-love songs - are unhurried. At his best, he's like ...

Finding new and excellent R&B is a scavenger hunt, one that winds through blogs, Tumblr and Twitter. Here are the 10 songs that didn't make the... The conflation of R&B with hip-hop on most of ...

The internet lists Memphis native and R&B-to-country crossover singer-songwriter K. Michelle as five inches taller than fellow singer and Tennessean Dolly Parton. But, as it often does, the internet ...

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.

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Gabriel Jacoby, Lola Brooke, Wale, EARTHGANG, Nile Rodgers, and Sincere Hunte.

4Batz, the 21-year-old R&B sensation from Dallas, has spent the better part of 2025 releasing music and getting new listeners hip to him. Earlier this year, 4Batz won his first award for best new R&B ...