The Prince Estate, in partnership with Legacy Recordings, has unleashed a new posthumous album from Prince. Aptly titled Timeless, the LP contains 10 rare and previously unreleased songs from The Purple One’s iconic Vault. Timeless was intentionally curated to take ...
Welcome to Chart Brief, Rated R&B’s weekly column tracking the latest movements across R&B charts. Each week, we’ll break down and analyze the R&B artists making waves on the Billboard, radio, and streaming charts. This edition covers the charts dated ...
R&B singer-songwriter Jack Freeman has officially returned with his latest single, “Me and You,” serving as the lead offering from his highly anticipated forthcoming album, Mahogany. Distributed by Jive Records, the track features the elite production and songwriting talents of ...
Melvin Riley, the legendary lead vocalist, co-founder, and principal songwriter of the multi-platinum group Ready For The World, has officially returned with a bold new statement. His latest project, NO AI, is a 19-track double album that takes a direct ...
Lalah Hathaway has a new album coming this fall. The Grammy-winning singer has announced her ninth LP, Made In Chicago, will arrive Oct. 1 via Hathaway Entertainment/SRG-ILS, in partnership with Virgin Records. The album, which is described as a love ...
There’s something refreshing about R&B that isn’t afraid to slow things down and let the vocals speak, and Houston quartet Sentury delivers that feeling on their latest single, “Don’t Mind.” The group brings smooth harmonies, grown-man perspective and genuine romance ...
Remembering a legendary songwriter, humanitarian whose music traveled far beyond country — from Whitney Houston to Beyoncé and generations of artists in between. Dolly Parton wrote songs that refused to stay in one genre. As the world mourns the loss ...
Ravyn Lenae was headed back home when she dropped Bird’s Eye, her sophomore album, in 2024. After a deeply reflective journey, the singer has reached her destination with Blue Island, which dropped Aug. 7 via Atlantic Records. Named after her ...
Destin Conrad understands his artistry naturally goes beyond R&B — but instead of downplaying the genre as being a box, he embraces it while creating the music he wants to make. After experimenting with jazz on wHIMSY, the singer dabbles ...
Louis York, the dynamic R&B and pop duo comprised of multi-Grammy-nominated hitmakers Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony, has officially announced their highly anticipated new studio album “The Heart Of the Matter” will release on November 6th. Alongside the exciting album ...