Elsewhere, "Help Me" drives 9-7 on the Hot Rap Songs chart and 56-53 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100. As on Hot ...

Jacquees Meets Kehlani’s Viral Wave Jacquees has never shied away from putting his stamp on popular R&B hits, and now […] The ...

Rapper D-Wrath is breaking through the noise of the saturated music industry with his unique blend of experimental hip hop and R&B. BRONX NY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES ...

*R&B artist Denaron continues to impress audiences with the release of his heartfelt and soul-infused single, “On My Way,” available now. This powerful track serves as a preview of his highly ...

Machine Gun Kelly started his music career as a rapper, then jumped straight into the pop-punk music scene in 2020. He's won ...

It's time we stopped asking about the state of R&B. In case you haven't noticed, the genre has been in great hands for quite some time. In the wake of the tiring "R&B is dead" debate, Essence ...

A group of young singer-songwriters have transformed the genre by looking backward, without getting stuck in the past. Here and below are seven of the many contemporary artists who are redefining and ...

Before crossing over into the more commercial “contemporary” sound of keyboards, synths, and the bass-and-drum pop of the 1980s with the likes of Stephanie Mills, Debarge, and Al B. Sure, 1970s R&B ...

Welcome to The State of R&B, ESSENCE’s look at the past, present and future of rhythm and blues. In this piece, writer Jaelani Turner-Williams addresses claims that today’s R&B is too sexual. R&B’s ...

Think back to when you were a teenager, and you’ll most likely remember the familiar stuff: gearing up for the prom, hanging out with buddies, working at some fast-food job, trying to get someone — ...

The so-called death of R&B has been a topic of conversation for nearly a decade now. The discussion periodically gains steam, somewhat arbitrarily. It’s been the chatter of many Clubhouse rooms as of ...