With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop — from ...

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 ...

Contextualizing R&B's mainstream comeback this year, from it's indie and queer sectors to the Hot 100 domination of Leon Thomas and Kehlani.

Wed, August 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM UTC Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs of the 21st Century recaps reflect performance on weekly charts dated Jan.

Billboard recently hosted its annual R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players celebration in New York City, bringing together some of the genre’s most impactful artists, executives, and rising stars. The exclusive ...

A music and dance collective has grown beyond day parties into a full-fledged cultural community, bringing its unfettered ...

One of the cool things about music is how it continues to elevate over time, and R&B is no different. R&B tends to change its sound with each new decade. The '70s had soul and disco, the '80s had funk ...

On the surface, country music might not seem to have a whole lot in common with genres like hip-hop and R&B. For one thing, the latter two styles are more often associated with city life, while ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Awich and Tia Ray. Last weekend, F1 went hip-hop with superstars Beyoncé, Jay-Z, and Travis Scott descending upon Sin City for the ...

In 1992, the world was formally introduced to Mary J. Blige in her “Real Love” music video. The image of a young Black woman, rocking an oversized baseball jersey, a backwards cap, and singing over a ...