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 ...

Hailing from Newark, New Jersey, RNBHunter is a charismatic R&B artist who, in his own words, “puts R&B on everything.” His single “Honey,” taken from his debut EP For Our Rose Dies, is a sensual ...

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 ...

As one of contemporary R&B’s brightest stars, John Legend possesses Grammys and hits galore. But could he be any blander? His twinkling tunes about love and relationships are, at best, serviceable.

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 ...

The Grammys have a new category this year. In an effort to better recognize the increasing breadth and variety of modern R&B, they’ve split the R&B Album category into two: Best Progressive R&B and ...

Male R&B groups are crucial to the genre because they have consistently shaped its sound, style, and cultural impact. With ...

At this year’s Grammy Awards in February, the narrative was tightly focused on rap’s prominence among nominees in the major categories after historically being overlooked. So when Bruno Mars, one of ...

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After years of composing and recording, rejection and redemption, Alicia Keys was finally free to bare her soul with debut album, "Songs In A Minor." Released June 5, 2001, under Clive Davis’ ...