Music director Adam Blackstone talks about arranging Super Bowl performances, the influence of Philly neo-soul, and more.

The Charleston Southern Soul Festival will bring a showcase of classic R&B and contemporary Southern soul on Feb. 28 to the ...

Jill Scott's return from a long absence, and Brent Faiyaz's play for a mid-career pivot — offer opposing visions of artistic advancement in the genre.

A new wave of Christian artists from various backgrounds is drawing young audiences to faith-based rap, Afrobeats and R&B.

Forever Mine Music Festival makes its debut in Chicago this spring, celebrating the sounds that defined a generation while spotlighting where R&B and house music are headed next. The first-year ...

In a recent interview, Keith Sweat claimed cursing killed modern R&B. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite new songs that prove the genre isn’t dead. When it comes to music, every generation thinks ...

Sometimes, we’re blessed with talents that feel like they were sent directly from God—the kind of gifts that don’t need to be forced because greatness just lives in them naturally. What makes it hurt ...

It's the most wonderful time of the year, which means you can start playing all the holiday music you want. Luckily, R&B singers have always brought soulful and emotional depth to Christmas music that ...

Christmas carols, like all hymns, tell the story of faith — and give worshippers a way to rehearse it year after year. In the Christian tradition, carols center the nativity: the birth of Jesus, Mary ...

Here’s the good news: There’s a whole world of modern Christmas music that exists outside of what restaurants and retail stores play ad nauseam starting Nov. 1. Now for the bad news: That world has ...

Kem launched Kemistry Records in 2002 before joining Motown Records for over 20 years. He released seven albums and one EP. 2025 lookback: Trump yanks federal funding from NPR in move conservative ...