Rhythm and blues is an inclusive term that captures a wide swatch of American popular music that began to infiltrate the mainstream after WWII. It grew out of disparate sources: delta blues, country, ...

Xania Monet, a digital AI avatar created by Telisha Nikki Jones, has a song 'How Was I supposed to Know' that's No. 30 on the ...

D'Angelo, the R&B musician who helped usher in the "Neo Soul" era of music in the late 90s-early 2000s died from pancreatic cancer early Tuesday morning, according to the Associated Press and TMZ.

D'Angelo, the legendary R&B artist and neo-soul hero, died at the age of 51 on October 14, 2025, following a long battle with cancer, according to his family. While the actual circumstances of his ...

The 2025 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards spotlighted the artists, songwriters, and publishers who shaped the sound of the past year, honoring the most-performed songs across R&B, hip-hop, rap, and ...

Formed in 2014 and mostly known as a cover band, Aquatic Soul will debut their first album "The Soul of Athens" with a concert on Saturday, Oct. 18.

However culture-shifting history proves Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, to be, it’s not unprecedented. For generations, artists have blurred the supposed lines between country music, R&B, soul, ...

Even though recent discussions about whether R&B and soul music have died have been overblown, there’s still a nugget of truth somewhere in all the noise. Once upon a time, it was kind of a mark of ...

Those who love going to R&B shows in Denver or hearing sultry neo-soul vocals at jazz clubs are witness to a blossoming local scene. The boundaries of R&B continue to shift as each wave of artists ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

D'Angelo, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and producer whose retro R&B sound epitomized the neo-soul movement of the mid-'90s, has died following a battle with cancer. He was 51. The singer, born ...

D'Angelo, the soul and R&B legend whose influence helped usher in the neo-soul movement of the 1990s, has died after a private battle with cancer. He was 51. The singer's family confirmed his death in ...