When you think of holiday music, Thanksgiving probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind. But since it's a time for reflection and gratitude, we asked NPR listeners to tell us about a song they ...

R&B is the epitome of musical resilience. First emerging in the late 1940s, the genre was initially categorized as “race music,” as Black artists tried to find their footing in a new genre that ...

The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade's end, ...

The Recording Academy announced the nominations on Friday, Nov. 7 Pierre Suu/Getty; Rob Kim/Getty; Jeff Schear/Getty The 2026 Grammy Awards nominees are celebrating! After the Recording Academy ...

The Recording Academy announced the 2026 Grammy nominations on Friday, Nov. 7 The nominations for the 2026 Grammys are in. On Friday, Nov. 7, the Recording Academy announced the full list of ...

Xania Monet made Billboard history as the first AI artist to chart on radio with “How Was I Supposed to Know.” Xania Monet cracked the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay chart at No. 30 with “How Was I ...

While many Billboard radio airplay stories focus, rightly enough, on which artists and songs are topping the charts, this week’s Adult R&B Airplay survey (dated Nov. 1) contains a potentially historic ...

Bernie Marsden knew Whitesnake were on to a winner with their cover of Ain’t No Love In The Heart Of The City the very first time they played it. It was 1978, and the guitarist and his bandmates had ...

The right to protest has defined the United States of America since its founding. It’s protest that led to the nation’s founding in the first place, and it’s protest that lies at the heart of the ...

D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and producer whose retro R&B sound epitomized the neo-soul movement of the mid-’90s, has died following a battle with cancer. He was 51. The singer, born ...