Chicco Secci remembers the date without hesitation. January 10, 1993. Miami was still years away from becoming a global dance ...
Decades before Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” dominated the charts, another Black woman from Texas transcended genres with her hit ...
As happens with most music genres, reports of R&B's demise have always been underconsidered and premature. Still, the question's recurrence lately has hinted at broader concerns about its evolutionary ...
Legendary R&B singer D’Angelo died on Oct. 14. He was 51. TMZ reported that the singer’s death came after a battle with ...
Using books, interviews, and primary news sources, Stacker has compiled a list of 25 times LGBTQ+ artists made music history.
The year 1993 was a long time ago now, and a lot of genuinely amazing tracks that charted that year have earned the title of “forgotten songs.” It’s a shame, because some of those hits that modern-day ...
Ahead of the full reveal on Dec. 9 — after the Billboard 2025 No. 1s Livestream, hosted by Druski — check out three R&B/hip-hop top 10s. By Keith Caulfield The full list of Billboard’s 2025 year-end ...
Billboard's R&B/hip-hop team reveals the talented players who made major impressions this year. ‘Tis the season again: to make a list, check it twice (and a couple more times for good measure) and ...
The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade's end, ...
Legendary R&B singler D'Angelo died Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his family confirmed in a statement. He was 51 years old. Has a case for best song The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, ...
“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 ...
Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, ...