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How does YUNGBLUD manage to bring people together and split opinion at the same time? We head to his sold-out arena show in ...

Kehlani assembles a dream team of collaborators for a self-titled project that pushes her sound forward while mining from the ...

Usher and Chris Brown are bringing the club to stadiums this year. Starting in June, the party-starting co-headliners will ...

Rated R&B is bringing you the most essential releases this week. From the traditional R&B that purists love to the boundary-pushing sounds of the alt-R&B scene, this new music roundup keeps its pulse ...

Contemporary gospel icon Kirk Franklin has earned a SoundExchange Hall of Fame Award, recognizing him as one of the most-streamed artists in the organization's 20-plus year history of administering ...

Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, and cultural icon Mýa, joined SoundExchange executives to meet with lawmakers in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday (April 14) to champion the American ...

Wedding songs are an essential part of a couple's nuptials, and luckily, R&B artists have always understood the assignment. Between their soulful melodies and heartfelt lyrics, R&B music has the power ...

No matter how you spin it, vinyl records are seeing a resurgence. Vinyl sales even surpassed $1 billion in revenue last year, ...

For a group of people whose ages range from 18 to 29, the finalists were very poised this year, as if they had been doing ...

Between massive tours from rap stars like Kendrick Lamar to the exciting rise of Dallas’ own BigXThaPlug, last year was a standout moment for hip-hop and R&B music in North Texas. This year hasn’t ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. "I Just Might" becomes Bruno Mars's longest-running No. 1 on ...