With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop — from ...

(Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy; Bob King/Redferns; David Corio/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) What a difference 10 years can make.

Could London be the new hub for R&B? For years, music fans have wondered if R&B is doomed. Of course acts like Summer Walker and Victoria Monét continue to hold down the genre that’s so close to Black ...

Billboard recently hosted its annual R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players celebration in New York City, bringing together some of the genre’s most impactful artists, executives, and rising stars. The exclusive ...

The R&B world was rocked this week by the news that legendary singer D’Angelo has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 51. From icons to stars gone far too young, it has been a ...

“This one’s for all the lovers in the house,” Elmiene purrs into the microphone. The sold-out room at Roulette sighs in recognition, a collective sound of content cutting through the New York City din ...

Was blood really coming out of Ray J’s eyes during his Valentine’s Day show in Shreveport, Louisiana? Well, it might have been some sort of stage gimmick, but video from the show certainly appears to ...

James was discovered as a teen by talent scout Johnny Otis. Her career took off in the '60s with hits like "All I Could Do Was Cry" and "At Last." She died in 2012. Originally broadcast in 1994. This ...

Singer Frankie Beverly led the soul group Maze through a number of R&B hits in the 1980s. Beverly died on Tuesday at the age of 77. MAZE FEATURING FRANKIE BEVERLY: (Vocalizing). SIDNEY MADDEN, BYLINE: ...