DC-area R&B vocalist Raheem DeVaughn takes center stage at Bethesda Theater hours before the New Year’s ball drops. Fans of ...

KC and the Sunshine Band, racism, instrumental songs, forgettable melodrama, good to great FM radio fodder, and a Bowie ...

Growing up in Philadelphia in the 1990s, I listened to soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass and other artists who defined the Sound of Philadelphia. Now, as a professor of ethnic ...

The celebration of soul music and Motown will launch New Year’s Day 2026 Broadcasting legend Tony Blackburn OBE will host a new weekly soul show exclusively on BBC Sounds and Radio 2. Tony Blackburn’s ...

R&B always had a flair for turning everyday language into something smooth, seductive, or full of soul, and that includes the food we love. With Thanksgiving on deck, it’s the perfect time to ...

Broadcasting legend Tony Blackburn OBE will host a new weekly soul show exclusively on BBC Sounds and Radio 2. Tony Blackburn’s Sounds of Soul will simultaneously air every Saturday at 1-2am on Radio ...

Steve Cropper, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist who helped form the “Memphis soul” sound on Stax Records recordings by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and Booker T. & the M.G.’s, died today. He ...

Tributes have been paid following the death of reggae and soul legend Jimmy Cliff. News of the reggae legend’s passing was shared earlier today (Monday November 24) on his official Facebook page. In a ...

Classix 102.9 will be shifting its format starting Saturday by adding Southern soul to its existing R&B songs from the late 1970s through the 1990s. Southern soul is a combination of styles including ...

Ranking albums is dumb… We all know this. Art isn’t a competition. I can’t really distinguish between my 13th favorite album ...

Antone “Chubby” Tavares, the lead singer of the legendary vocal group Tavares, has passed away at the age of 81. His son, Antone Tavares, announced his passing on Saturday, Nov. 29, in a statement on ...

Billboard's R&B/hip-hop team reveals the talented players who made major impressions this year. ‘Tis the season again: to make a list, check it twice (and a couple more times for good measure) and ...