Faith-based hip-hop/R&B is becoming the "new mainstream" with breakthroughs from several artists, according to a guest column by Angela M. Jollivette.

Chilli, one-third of the iconic ’90s girl group TLC, has always been a trendsetter in music, fashion, and culture. As part of TLC alongside T-Boz and the late Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, Chilli helped ...

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 ...

After wrapping the last century on a high note that only Mariah Carey’s vocal cords could challenge, R&B and hip-hop’s contributions to the musical canon swelled in the first 25 years of the 21st ...

"Due to the VIBE/Rolling Stone merger, my time as R&B Reporter has come to an end," Abraham wrote on X. "I'm still processing ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from R&B/hip-hop artists like Toosii, NBA YoungBoy, Danny Brow, Peezy, Cardo Got Wings, Jay ...

These days, it feels like TV shows barely have time for a theme song before jumping into the action—sometimes it’s just a quick title card and a few seconds of music, or it's simply nonexistent. But ...

Billboard Hot 100 has no rap songs in the Top 40 for the first time since 1990 following rule changes that knocked Kendrick Lamar from the chart.