Jack Harlow Says He 'Got Blacker' With His New R&B Album ...

In 1992, the world was formally introduced to Mary J. Blige in her “Real Love” music video. The image of a young Black woman, rocking an oversized baseball jersey, a backwards cap, and singing over a ...

What is R&B, where’d it come from and where’d it go? An array of five-star entertainers will give a musical answer to these questions when the Manship Theatre presents the "Rhythm and Blues Revue" at ...

“Rhythm and blues, R&B, a sensual blend of the best of African-American music, where the soulfulness of gospel and the blues meets the wild rhythms of jazz. Toss in some swing, funk, folk, rock.

Back in 2007, music fan Nick Duckett walked into a record shop hoping to buy a comprehensive history of rhythm and blues on CD. To his surprise, the owner told him no such set existed at the time.

A glitzy collection of historical stagewear and largely unseen memorabilia once belonging to R&B legends such as Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, Little Richard and James Brown is looking for a ...

Welcome to The State of R&B, ESSENCE’s look at the past, present and future of rhythm and blues. In this piece, ESSENCE editor Rivéa Ruff reports on the blending of hip-hop and R&B. Since the ...

DETROIT, Mi. – The National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame Foundation, based in Detroit, Mich., is considering several cities as the permanent home for the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. Among the ...

Ruth Brown, the pioneering singer whose 1950s hits including “Teardrops From My Eyes” and “(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean” helped establish both the rhythm-and-blues form and Atlantic Records as ...