Ironic, then, that such a shift seems to have been ushered in by a death — not of R&B proper, mind you, but of one of its greatest modern pacesetters: The Weeknd. Since 2011, the persona inhabited by ...

Variety's music writers pick 2025's best songs, from Lily Allen, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean, Dijon, Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift and more.

Only three songs held the #1 spot for two weeks or less, and six held it for five weeks or more. I think there are eight good ...

Her catchy debut single Leave (Get Out) became an instant hit and she appeared perfectly set up for a long career in the ...

In case you missed the latest in hip-hop drops, rapper 21 Savage recently released his fourth studio album, “What Happened to ...

Joe Ely, the influential Texas-born singer-songwriter whose blend of honky-tonk, rock, roadhouse blues, led to collaborations ...

However, 21 Savage also wants to remind us that he’s not a pussy. “Millionaire, but I’m still a soldier,” he growls on “Where You From,” a track where a quintet of producers led by Southside and ...

Nostalgia becomes a shared language, a communal experience that allows us to relive the music with Houstonians who appreciate it just as deeply. Link several of those moments together, and it can feel ...

D'Angelo, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and producer whose retro R&B sound epitomized the neo-soul movement of the mid-'90s, has died following a battle with cancer. He was 51. The singer, born ...

Keke Palmer once looked up to R. Kelly as a mentor and inspiration in her early career. But behind the music and fame was a darkness she couldn’t see not until the truth finally came out. Years later, ...

A 23-year-old pop culture mystery has finally been solved. Kelly Rowland has confirmed the bizarre method she used to text Nelly in the music video for their hit 2000s song, Dilemma. Yet Nelly never ...