These 10 R&B albums defined the genre in 2025, from heartbreak anthems to bold debuts. Discover the year’s most essential ...

In 2022, British R&B group FLO released their debut single, Cardboard Box, quickly becoming a viral sensation. It’s an anthem ...

Plenty of musicians have had unique starts to their careers, but rarely do they begin with a children’s radio set. That’s exactly how rising local musician E Ric, born Eric Taveras, first started with ...

If you turned on your radio in the mid-1980s, chances are you were going to hear something loud and bombastic. World Cafe correspondent John Morrison says that's exactly why the smooth R&B sound of ...

R&B has long been rooted in Black American innovation, but its resonance has stretched far beyond the States. Across continents, new waves of women are shaping what the genre sounds like in their own ...

Music creation platform Splice and MIDiA Research shared their “Sounds of 2025” report earlier this week, highlighting the music trends that took over 2024 and predicting which ones will set the tone ...

Old-school funk may make a comeback, thanks to Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak. Mars and .Paak, also known as Silk Sonic, released their debut album “An Evening With Silk Sonic,” featuring a unique pop ...

Nearly everyone who lived through the smothering pop-cultural domination of 1988 smash hit“Don’t Worry, Be Happy” has sworn off Bobby McFerrin for their own sanity. It’s an unfair historical ...

For years, singer and songwriter Kenyon Dixon was known as R&B’s best kept secret. He began his career in the music industry with writing credits on Tyrese’s “What Took You So Long,” off of his sixth ...