Time to get the party started! Throughout music history, artists have made countless anthems that people love to hear when they're on the dance floor. Whether it's a house party, club, or a picnic, ...

R&B one-hit wonders hold a special spot in our playlists—artists who dropped one epic track, but that track became a timeless tune. Whether the song has a smooth melody, a catchy hook, or a powerhouse ...

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.

Billboard chooses its top R&B albums of the year, featuring sets from SZA, Summer Walker, GIVEON and many more.

Big Night Live, with DJ Real P and Baby Indiglo, curate Boston’s biggest monthly R&B party and changed the nightlife game. A Beautiful Resistance celebrates Black love as our past, present, and future ...

Explore the best R&B albums of 2025, from The Weeknd’s ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ to Summer Walker’s ‘Finally Over It.’ See which ...

It could be a solo night cruise, a scenic route home or a mere attempt to block out the world in traffic; the right soundtrack can turn any drive into a full-on vibe. Rap and R&B have always captured ...

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 ...

Area15’s outdoor A-Lot is full of “Love” at the moment—Keyshia Cole’s, to be exact. The crowd’s a throng of swaying bodies, harmonizing to the chorus of one of the R&B singer’s most acclaimed singles ...