His family announced his death on his Instagram account.

BET has put the iconic music show on indefinite hiatus, eliminating a key platform for artists often ignored by the Grammys.

The 1970s brought a revolution to R&B and soul music that changed everything. Artists started blending funk rhythms, social ...

Ironic, then, that such a shift seems to have been ushered in by a death — not of R&B proper, mind you, but of one of its greatest modern pacesetters: The Weeknd. Since 2011, the persona inhabited by ...

Legendary R&B singer D’Angelo died on Oct. 14. He was 51. TMZ reported that the singer’s death came after a battle with ...

However culture-shifting history proves Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, to be, it’s not unprecedented. For generations, artists have blurred the supposed lines between country music, R&B, soul, ...

Host Erykah Badu attends the 2016 Soul Train Music Awards at the Orleans Arena on November 6, 2016 in Las Vegas. The combination of rhythm and blues spurred the development of the culture and genre ...

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Thursday honoring the R&B and progressive soul band War for a career that has included selling more than 50 million albums since its formation in 1969 ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Famous R&B artist, songwriter and producer Frankie Beverly died Tuesday. He was 77. Beverly’s family announced the founder of the funk and soul band Maze passed away in an Instagram ...

Let’s say you like R&B, funk, Latin jazz, soul, hip-hop. You like savoring bites from Milwaukee food trucks or checking out local artisans, makers and vendors. Well, there’s just the festival for you.

Summer Walker, SZA, Usher and Beyonce are among the nominees for this year's ceremony, which airs on BET Sunday, Nov. 26. By Tim Chan Some of music’s biggest stars take to the stage in Los Angeles ...

D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for innovating the genre of soul music, has died. He was 51. The singer, whose real name was Michael Eugene Archer, ...