In the first half of the year, global on-demand audio streams grew by 9.8% and U.S. on-demand audio streams grew by 4.4%.

Chris Brown and Usher Raymond launched the R&B Tour with a hit-filled concert in Denver. These songs made the setlist on opening night.

Billboard celebrates Black Music Month with list of the genre's legendary acts. What does it take to be considered one of the greatest R&B groups of all time? That’s the question at the heart of this ...

Usher and Chris Brown brought The R&B Tour to U.S. Bank Stadium on Tuesday night, and if there was one thing the show didn't lack, it was entertainment. For nearly three hours, the two artists traded ...

The single climbs from the runner-up spot, reflecting its status as the most-played song on panel-contributing mainstream R&B/hip-hop radio stations in the United States for the June 19-25 tracking ...

In a genre predicated on yearning and being submissive, defiance and disobedience is a trait that is not often associated with R&B singers. However, there have been more than a few instances in which ...

Tyla has been named South Africa's most-streamed local R&B artist on Spotify as new data shows the genre's massive growth and ...

In celebration of Valentine's Day and Black History Month, Billboard looks back at the genre's rich romantic legacy. When it comes to making love songs, arguably no other genre has mastered that craft ...

2017 was a great year for R&B thanks to a slew of remarkable albums from both newcomers and veteran artists, alike. Overall, 2017 was a great year for R&B music. No matter your musical taste, there's ...

Welcome to The State of R&B, ESSENCE's look at the past, present and future of rhythm and blues. In this piece, writer Jaelani Turner-Williams addresses claims that today's R&B is too sexual. R&B’s ...

The 90s were a golden era for R&B, with female artists dominating the charts and shaping the sound of a generation. Many music fans agree that this decade produced some of the most talented and ...

R&B and soul singer D’Angelo died Tuesday, leaving behind a "legacy of extraordinarily moving music" after a "prolonged and courageous battle with cancer," his family said. Subscribe to read this ...