Los Angeles Times

‘Real R&B’ seemed like a lost art. Fresh voices have changed that — but is it enough?

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 ...
Los Angeles Times

In the new R&B, the future is female. A closer look at artists re-igniting the genre

Hip-hop’s takeover of R&B over the past decade altered its sound as soul artists aggressively pulled away from the genre’s conventional boundaries and embraced rap. Given the boys’ club culture of rap ...
BroadwayWorld

Pandora Launches New R&B x Afrobeat Fusion Station 'Soul & Ginger'

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Inspired by R&B/Soul and "ginger" - commonly used to describe the sweetness ...
Okayplayer

Musiq Soulchild Sings R&B Classics Over J Dilla Beats on New Mixtape

Based in Philadelphia, Dope Shows has become some of the most prolific independent show promoters in the nation. 3 days ago Despite some overlap in their respective periods of prominence, Musiq ...

From beats to ballads, must-see hip-hop and R&B concerts coming to Nashville this fall

Nashville’s fall concert scene is stacked with hip-hop heavyweights and soulful R&B artists. Here are the must-see shows ...
Rolling Out

James Brown: Godfather of Soul pathed way for Black R&B artists

James Brown was an iconic American musician who is recognized as one of the most influential figures in rhythm and blues, soul, funk and protest civil rights music. Born and raised in Augusta, Georgia ...