He sang the first two lines of Stevie Wonder's Grammy Award-winning hit, "You Are the Sunshine of My Life." ...

Walter C. Scott Jr., a founding member and longtime vocalist of the R&B group The Whispers, has died. According to reports from Billboard and the Los Angeles Sentinel, Scott passed away after a ...

FILE - This July 6, 2012 file photo D'Angelo performs at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. (Photo by Cheryl Gerber/Invision/AP, File) (Cheryl Gerber/Invision/AP) D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The R&B world had its share of heartbreak in 2025. As we get going in 2026, the following is a look back at the stars and ...

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.

Learn about the enduring legacy of Aaliyah, from her rise to fame in R&B to the tragic events that marked her short but impactful life. Discover how the 2026 Essence Festival will honor her memory ...

The record business is notoriously difficult for female R&B singers, as top-down decisions about material and direction drag on for years. Ms. Lennox’s releases have taken a while to come out, and she ...

Emanny, who recently released Before H3r (Before Her 3), shed light on the predatory practices that continue to plague the music business. His proposed, bold solution: a union for artists. “The ...

A BRIT R&B singer has quietly welcomed her second child with her music producer husband. Cleo Sol, 38, surprised fans when ...