AI Artist Xania Monet Debuts on Adult R&B Airplay - a Radio Chart Breakthrough

While many Billboard radio airplay stories focus, rightly enough, on which artists and songs are topping the charts, this ...

R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: Jai’Len Josey, Rozzzqween, Icewear Vezzo & More

Listen to new R&B/hip-hop songs from artists like Jai'Len Josey, Icewear Vezzo, Saint Harison, BJRNCK, Rozzzqween and more.
American Songwriter

4 R&B Songs That Have (Wrongfully) Been Swept Under the Rug

R&B is not what it used to be. Nowadays, the genre encompasses the sounds and themes of pop more than it does true R&B. That isn’t a bad thing in the slightest, as all music genres go through ...

D’Angelo Streams Skyrocket 796% After His Death, 3 Songs Reach R&B Charts

The late neo-soul icon’s top hits, including “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” and “Lady,” touch new charts as fans revisit his ...

How This '80s Hard Rock Band's Unlikely Cover of a 'Minor' R&B Hit Put Them on the Map

For their Snakebite EP in 1978, the band recorded a cover of "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City," which had been a ...

Public Enemy Serves Up a History Lesson With Politically Driven Video for ‘The Hits Just Keep on Coming’

Public Enemy's "The Hits Just Keep on Coming" video gives history lessons, and stars Olympian Ashleigh Johnson.

D’Angelo’s streams jump nearly 800% following his death, 3 songs land on R&B top 10 chart

Fans and peers alike flocked to D'Angelo's catalog after the singer's untimely passing, with a 796% increase compared to the ...
Penn Live

D’Angelo’s death continues heartbreaking year for R&B world. Here’s who we have lost

The R&B world was rocked Tuesday by the news that legendary singer D’Angelo has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 51. From icons to stars gone far too young, it has been a ...