The Weeknd becomes the first artist in history to achieve 30 songs with over 1 billion Spotify streams, cementing his ...

From indie singer Girlpuppy to R&B favorite Mariah the Scientist, here are the best albums (and a few EPs and mixtapes) by Georgia artists this year.

Dec. 25 has ushered in many important events in R&B and hip-hop. O’Kelly Isley Jr. was born on this date in 1937. He was a ...

Chance the Rapper and Jeremih share new holiday EP 'Secret Santa' as a follow-up to their 2020 'Merry Christmas Lil' Mama.' ...

Dec. 24 is a date that stands out in hip-hop and R&B for many reasons. To start, Young Zee was born on this day in 1970. He’s ...

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 ...

Driven Paper Next Level, the artist-first music and entertainment company, is re-launching with their first mixtape in three years, titled NEXT, featuring Waka Flocka Flame and 23K Wavy.

Explore the best R&B albums of 2025, from The Weeknd’s ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ to Summer Walker’s ‘Finally Over It.’ See which projects defined the year on Rap-Up.

Billboard's R&B/hip-hop team reveals the talented players who made major impressions this year. ‘Tis the season again: to make a list, check it twice (and a couple more times for good measure) and ...

Ahead of the full reveal on Dec. 9 — after the Billboard 2025 No. 1s Livestream, hosted by Druski — check out three R&B/hip-hop top 10s. By Keith Caulfield The full list of Billboard’s 2025 year-end ...

“The shining star of our family has dimmed his light for us in this life … After a prolonged and courageous battle with cancer, we are heartbroken to announce that Michael D’Angelo Archer, known to ...

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