Let's be clear: R&B has always been synonymous with warm, sun-drenched days and sultry, star-lit nights. The perfect track blends smooth melodies, soulful lyrics, and a rhythm that makes a listener ...

Nothing sets the mood for love like '90s R&B. Whether you are celebrating a new romance, a long-time love, or just vibing solo with self-love, the smooth vocals and heartfelt lyrics of this golden era ...

Singer Ruth Brown, whose recordings of “Teardrops in My Eyes,” “5-10-15 Hours” and “(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean” shot her to rhythm-and-blues stardom in the 1950s, died Nov. 17 of ...

Every year albums celebrate anniversaries and this year we are spotlighting the R&B classics turning 20. That’s right, two full decades of musical memories were given to us by some of R&B’s biggest, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few artists have mastered the art of longevity like Usher Raymond IV. From the mid ‘90s to the present day, ...

Andrew Garcia and Lee Dewyze are back in the "American Idol" judges' good graces. After a string of lackluster performances, 24-year-old musician Garcia of Moreno, Calif., finally wowed the panel with ...

Download The Rosebuds’ Love Deluxe (The Rosebuds Perform Sade) and Christmas Tree Island at The Rosebuds’ Bandcamp. Ivan Howard didn’t go to the beach to cover Sade. Rather, when the lead singer of ...

On this episode of WNY Soundstage, host Daniel Lendzian speaks with Ryan Shaw, vocalist of Ryan Shaw: Masters of R&B, presented by the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 7:30 ...

There were no fireworks or kabuki makeup, no lightning bolts or platform heels, but Paul Stanley of Kiss found some genuine emotional power in a set of classic Sixties and Seventies R&B Friday night ...

“Cupid,” a 1996 ballad from the R&B group 112, is as gorgeous as it is jarring. It comes on like a lullaby, with feathery guitar and handsome multi-part harmonies. But step into the song and you’re ...

Benton penned “It’s Just a Matter of Time” with Belford Hendricks and Clyde Otis and released it in 1959. It was a No. 1 R&B hit and went to No. 3 on the Hot 100. Sonny James released his version in ...