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 ...

The duo previously teamed up for "La Modelo" in 2017, which reached No. 52 on the Billboard Hot 100. By Michael Saponara Cardi B and Ozuna teamed up for “La Modelo” in 2017, and the pair have ...

Jerry Butler, who found R&B stardom in the late 1950s as the first lead singer of the Impressions before moving on to a solo career and a second life in Chicago politics, died Thursday. He was 85. His ...

For many decades, going as far back as the 1940s, artists from the world of R&B couldn’t really claim mainstream success until they’d crossed over to Top 40 radio and the pop charts. This century, it ...

The Recording Academy, the organization behind the Grammy Awards, announced Wednesday amid a number of rule changes that it is renaming the “Best Urban Contemporary Album” category. The category — ...

“We adored and cherished our mother; we realized early that she was a blessing to all,” Betty Wright’s daughter, Asher Williams-Timmons, said in an obituary written by the family. For Betty Wright, ...