When Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds emerged during the 1980s, he quickly became a power player in the music industry. Before he ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with R&B musician Leon Thomas, who describes his new EP Pholks as a collaboration of polymaths inspired by multi-talented artists like Prince and Quincy Jones.

Since breaking through as a pop star with her Control album 40 years ago, Janet Jackson has amassed one of the great song catalogs in pop or R&B history. Of course, she’s racked up hits like few other ...

R&B in the 1970s was a defining era—one where soul, funk, blues, and disco converged to shape the sound of a generation. Solo stars like Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, and Donna ...

According to those who should know, people have used baby as a term of endearment for their significant others at least since the late 1600s — long enough for most of us to not be creeped out by the ...

Ah, the Hammond organ. This little instrument is one of the most popular electric organs ever made in the 20th century. It remained popular across many genres, including R&B, rock, and reggae, until ...

There’s no shortage of songs about baseball. Indeed, the Library of Congress estimates that more than 1,400 tunes have been written about our national pastime. Yet, it’s an entirely different story ...

Diane Warren is a musical chameleon able to write everything from country to pop, to R&b, to rock. Some of her best known songs have been written for films, and she has received 16 Oscar nominations ...

Rolling Stone ranked the best R&B songs of the 21st century, and a 2004 Ushertrack received the No. 1 spot. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity ...

Kehlani has won Best R&B Performance, for “Folded,” at the 2026 Grammy Awards. They won out over songs by Chris Brown and Bryson Tiller (“It Depends”), Justin Bieber (“Yukon”), Leon Thomas (“Mutt ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hip Hop and R&B songs rarely win Song of the Year, making each victory a major moment for songwriting recognition. These Grammy ...