The Grammy winner joins Charlie Puth and Brandi Carlile as part of the game’s pre-show performers. Nowadays, the relationship between rap and R&B is a hand-in-glove fit, a match that feels like it has ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This virtuoso trumpeter bridged jazz, hip-hop, R&B and soul on his own records and in collaborations with D’Angelo, Erykah Badu and the Roots. Listen to 13 selections. Credit...Illustration by Dante ...

D’Angelo, born Michael Eugene Archer, has reportedly died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, according to his manager. He was 51. The vaunted multi-instrumentalist and Mt. Rushmore-staple of the ...

Yvonne Muza, known as Slimthick, is an emerging force on the African RnB, dance, soul, and Afrobeat scene. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, she relocated to the UK two years ago to pursue her passion for ...