Jan 29 is an outstanding date in R&B and hip-hop for numerous reasons. Charlie Wilson was born on this day in 1953. He was ...

R&B singers Ne-Yo and Akon will team up for a co-headlining tour in 2026 called Nights Like This, which will include a stop ...

Ne-Yo is a Grammy-winning R&B singer, songwriter, dancer and producer known for 2000s hits like “Stay,” “So Sick,” “Closer” ...

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Exactly 20 years ago today, January 6, 2006, the world lost one of the great soul/R&B voices when Lou Rawls died. The smooth baritone singer passed away from complications of lung cancer at age 72 in ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The R&B world had its share of heartbreak in 2025. As we prepared to head into 2026, the following is a look back at the stars and ...

The R&B world has had its share of heartbreak in 2025. And, sadly, another legend’s name has joined the list of those lost this year. As the clock quickly winds down and we approach 2026, the ...

Carl Carlton, a hitmaking funk and R&B singer from Detroit, has died. He was 72. Carlton’s son Carlton Hudgens II announced his father’s death in a Facebook post on Sunday. “ RIP Dad, Legend Carl ...

The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade's end, ...

Kehlani bags her first No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as “Folded” snags the summit on the list dated Nov. 8. The single advances after five weeks in the runner-up spot and likewise ...