(Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy; Bob King/Redferns; David Corio/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) What a difference 10 years can make.

There is no American music without Black roots. From country-western, which draws upon banjo music from Africa, to rock 'n' roll—first electrified by a Black woman in 1938—every major American genre ...

Billboard has unveiled its most comprehensive ranking of R&B excellence, expanding from 35 to 75 entries in its definitive list of the greatest singers in the genre’s history. The publication’s latest ...

In a recent interview, Keith Sweat claimed cursing killed modern R&B. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite new songs that prove the genre isn’t dead.

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 ...