It’s Bad Bunny’s first No. 1 on the all-genre Hot 100 as a lead artist. Prior to this, he’d topped Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart numerous times but only ever topped the Hot 100 once as a ...

It’s New Music Friday, which means Rated R&B is bringing you the most essential releases. From the traditional R&B that ...

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.

Lenten music and hymnody aim to lift us up and call us back to the two primary themes of this season of preparation for ...

Bad Bunny finally landed a solo song at No. 1 on the Hot 100 with 'DtMF." He scored four songs in the top 10 in the wake of the Super Bowl.

J. Cole debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with the best first week for an R&B or hip-hop album in a year. Bad Bunny now has two Top 10 albums.

Kehlani has won Best R&B Performance, for “Folded,” at the 2026 Grammy Awards. They won out over songs by Chris Brown and Bryson Tiller (“It Depends”), Justin Bieber (“Yukon”), Leon Thomas (“Mutt ...

Galleries 20 Aaliyah Songs That Redefined R&B Forever ‘More Than A Woman’ — 20 Aaliyah Songs That Redefined R&B Forever Despite her life tragically coming to an end too soon, the songstress impacted ...

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 ...

If 1965 was the year when pop and rock music started to take its first baby steps toward adulthood, as more artists began to explore albums as defining statements rather than collections of hit ...

'You Rock My World' has found new resurgence on another Billboard chart, decades after its original release. Michael Jackson has rocked the world of the Billboard R&B charts with a Top 10 hit.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. What’s less common than seeing Jackson appear on the Billboard ...