In November 2011, Ivan Barias was on a flight home to the East Coast from L.A., where he'd been working with Frank Ocean, or Miguel, or Justin Timberlake, or one of the other superstar singers for ...

R&B in the 1970s was a defining era—one where soul, funk, blues, and disco converged to shape the sound of a generation. Solo ...

Over the past year, Camper has quietly been steering the sound of contemporary R&B. The producer, whose real name is Daryhl Camper Jr., has sat behind the boards for tracks from Justin Bieber, Coco ...

Raphael Saadiq, contemporary R&B and soul music’s Renaissance man, has had his hands on many a celebratory song, from his own chart-topping singles with Tony! Toni! Toné! to tracks he produced or ...

R&B is the epitome of musical resilience. First emerging in the late 1940s, the genre was initially categorized as “race music,” as Black artists tried to find their footing in a new genre that ...

Billboard has unveiled its most comprehensive ranking of R&B excellence, expanding from 35 to 75 entries in its definitive list of the greatest singers in the genre’s history. The publication’s latest ...

From Bronx block parties to global streaming charts, R&B and hip-hop have merged to redefine pop music. This fusion pairs soulful melodies with rhythmic innovation and culturally rich storytelling.

Celebrating 35 years of harmonious excellence, En Vogue is one of the most influential female vocal groups in contemporary music history. The Oakland-formed quartet revolutionized R&B in the 1990s ...