With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop — from ...

Bruno Mars, Jill Scott and Mandy, Indiana have new albums on the way, and a frantic tune from an anime film is No. 1 in Japan ...

Ghanaian-American singer MOLIY has made history at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards, emerging as the most-nominated African ...

Chiara Bonarrigo, Senior Manager, EU Label Relations: “Blending urban genres such as drill, trap, dancehall, and American rap, LaBlackie is literally bursting onto the Spanish urban scene. “Her ...

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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, ...

Xania Monet’s voice has reached millions, yet few know she is an artificial intelligence creation. While Monet was created by technology, the woman behind the mysterious singer is very much human, as ...

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 ...

Legendary R&B singler D'Angelo died Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his family confirmed in a statement. He was 51 years old. Has a case for best song The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, ...

“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 ...

Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, ...

R&B and soul singer D’Angelo died Tuesday, leaving behind a "legacy of extraordinarily moving music" after a "prolonged and courageous battle with cancer," his family said. The influential music star, ...