Rhythm and blues is an inclusive term that captures a wide swatch of American popular music that began to infiltrate the mainstream after WWII. It grew out of disparate sources: delta blues, country, ...

Sometimes the best new R&B can be hard to find, but there are plenty of great rhythm-and-blues tunes to get into if you have the time to sift through the hundreds of newly released songs every week.

These two powerhouse vocalists were absolutely made to make music together. “Back Together Again” is a collaboration between soul-disco icons Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack, released in 1980.

The 2000s was a primetime for R&B lovers. It was an era in which R&B was dominant on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, neo-soul had some of its best commercial success, and BET launched its daily video ...

American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist Aretha Franklin performing in Detroit, MI. Aretha Franklin’s "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" was released as her Atlantic ...

Wedding songs are an essential part of a couple's nuptials, and luckily, R&B artists have always understood the assignment. Between their soulful melodies and heartfelt lyrics, R&B music has the power ...

Carl Carlton, the voice behind 'Everlasting Love' and 'She's a Bad Mama Jama,' dies at 72. A soul and funk legend remembered.

Carlton, who reportedly suffered a stroke six years ago, was born in the Motor City on May 21, 1953 and began performing at a young age under the name "Little Carl" Carlton. By 1964 he'd released his ...