What makes a great song? Naturally, a song needs compelling production and sweet melodies, but the most important (and sometimes most underrated) factor is the lyrics. If an artist can tell a great ...

Carl Carlton, an R&B and funk legend behind a pair of timeless classics, has died. He was 72. No cause of death has been reported, but Soultracks.com noted that the singer suffered a serious stroke ...

Prominent ‘90s R&B group Guy have announced their comeback. Grammy-winning record producer Teddy Riley shared that he is reforming the group with a new name, Guy 2.0, and a new lineup. Original ...

“The shining star of our family has dimmed his light for us in this life … After a prolonged and courageous battle with cancer, we are heartbroken to announce that Michael D’Angelo Archer, known to ...

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After hitting No. 1 with “Voodoo,” the genre-melding 2000 album that he promoted with a risqué music video, he vanished for more than a decade. D’Angelo in 2000. He found fame with an innovative, ...

If you were a tween or teen in the 1990s, you were probably playing songs by Al B. Sure! in heavy rotation. The sexy singer from “Money-Earning Mount Vernon” gave up a chance to play college football ...

Walter C. Scott Jr., co-founder of the iconic R&B group The Whispers, died on Thursday after a six-month battle with cancer. He was 81. Scott Jr., who shared the stage with his identical twin brother ...

Debra Robinson and Andre Galloway bonded over love songs. At Sismas, a holiday event, their favorite song, “Good Luck Charm” by Jagged Edge, signaled a new chapter in their relationship. By Shivani ...

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.

The star was known for co-founding hip-hop trio The Sequence in the 1970s, and later pivoted to a solo R&B career, releasing hits like "Wish I Didn't Miss You" Joi Stokes/WireImage Singer Angie Stone, ...

Jerry Butler, who found R&B stardom in the late 1950s as the first lead singer of the Impressions before moving on to a solo career and a second life in Chicago politics, died Thursday. He was 85. His ...