R&B had a lot to celebrate in 2025. From Leon Thomas’ breakthrough to Chris Brown’s record-breaking stadium tour, it finally ...

Young, hot stars like Leon Thomas, Givēon, and Coco Jones put a distinctly old-school touch on their music and were rewarded with nominations in the general Best R&B Album category. It makes the race ...

In 2025, R&B fans had plenty to look forward to. We might not have received full albums from heavyweights like Kehlani and ...

Funk and R&B music legend Carl Carlton, whose timeless hits include “She’s a Bad Mama Jama” and “Everlasting Love,” has died at 72. According to TMZ, his son confirmed the news in a heartfelt message ...

Donna Summer has been posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the hall said. The Queen of Disco is known for ...

Mariah Carey charts a new top 10 hit as “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” rises at the same time that “All I Want for Christmas Is You” leads the Hot 100 again.

All of which is to say that if you were looking for chart-topping hits this year, you might’ve been disappointed, but if you were looking for good hip-hop music, 2025 was one of the best years to be a ...

On our just-published year-end Hot 100 chart, 11 of the top 12 songs were released before 2025, and over half of them even ...

The NPR Music critic and All Songs Considered contributor's favorite records of the year include the best of British rap, ...

Kendrick Lamar is Billboard’s 2025 R&B/Hip Hop Artist of the Year. See how ‘GNX,’ “Not Like Us,” and a record-breaking year earned him the crown.

Kyle Schwarber has at least another five years to hit dingers for the Phillies, and that means he has franchise and MLB ...