Ahead of the 2023 Soul Train Awards on Sunday (Nov. 26), Billboard looks at how good of a precursor the ceremony has been for R&B and rap contenders at the Grammy Awards. By Kyle Denis Next year could ...

Hip-hop’s takeover of R&B over the past decade altered its sound as soul artists aggressively pulled away from the genre’s conventional boundaries and embraced rap. Given the boys’ club culture of rap ...

At this year’s Grammy Awards in February, the narrative was tightly focused on rap’s prominence among nominees in the major categories after historically being overlooked. So when Bruno Mars, one of ...

HIGH POINT — The second annual North Carolina R&B Soul Picnic comes to High Point this weekend, bringing with it a celebration of soulful music, mental wellness and community connection. Organized by ...

If you look at the present landscape of R&B, it seems like it's upside down. Justin Timberlake, Robin Thicke and Miguel are all the biggest draws in the genre currently followed closely by Frank Ocean ...

The superstar's new single also begins in the top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and top 20 on the Hot 100. By Trevor Anderson Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul” is off to a mighty start on Billboard’s ...

Drawing their listeners into urban environs that "sample golden-era soul, funk, jazz and dub", South London duo Blackmale Beats practice all that is good, timeless songwriting. Brand new single "Smile ...

Soul music is more than sound, it’s memory in motion. Through rhythm, roots and raw emotion, Pepperdine voices explore how ...

Join us for an unforgettable celebration of soul, featuring the sensational UK songstress and powerhouse vocalist, **Natasha Watts**! With over a decade of sparkling success on the UK soul scene, ...