Certain musicians are not only celebrated by their fans but by the industry at large for changing the way a genre operates.

From Motown prodigy to global legend, Stevie Wonder spent decades reshaping R&B, soul and pop music while building one of the ...

R&B in the 1970s was a defining era—one where soul, funk, blues, and disco converged to shape the sound of a generation. Solo ...

However culture-shifting history proves Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, to be, it’s not unprecedented. For generations, artists have blurred the supposed lines between country music, R&B, soul, ...

Host Erykah Badu attends the 2016 Soul Train Music Awards at the Orleans Arena on November 6, 2016 in Las Vegas. The combination of rhythm and blues spurred the development of the culture and genre ...

R&B and soul singer D’Angelo died Tuesday, leaving behind a "legacy of extraordinarily moving music" after a "prolonged and courageous battle with cancer," his family said. Subscribe to read this ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Famous R&B artist, songwriter and producer Frankie Beverly died Tuesday. He was 77. Beverly’s family announced the founder of the funk and soul band Maze passed away in an Instagram ...

Kickback, relax and spend your Sunday afternoon with Sunday Soul. Ease into the Sunday Soul playlist of love songs, break-up songs and storytelling of empowerment. Whatever the setting, Sunday Soul ...