Global music icon and Virginia native Missy Elliott will host the inaugural Missy Elliott Presents HBCU Band Battle on Sunday, October 18, 2026. Taking place at 4:00 p.m. at Norfolk State University’s William Dick Price Stadium, the showcase will bring ...
Soulidified is ready to cut through the noise. The emerging R&B-pop group has unleashed their debut single, “Man Ain’t Me,” via Atlantic Records. Produced by Troy Taylor (Boyz II Men, SWV), “Man Ain’t Me” is driven by gritty production that ...
Lucky Daye has a new album on the way, and fans won’t have to wait much longer for it. The Grammy-winning R&B star has announced his fifth album, ALOUD!, will release Oct. 16 via Warner Records. It marks first project ...
Victoria Monét has unleashed her sophomore album, Frequency of Love, via Lovett Music/RCA Records. The 22-track offering was preceded by the No. 1 R&B single “Let Me,” followed by the house-tinged “Reach Out” and yacht soul-inspired “Juicy.” For her second ...
Meshell Ndegeocello: Synonym review – vivid all-star reinventions of everyone from Bob Dylan to J-Lo
(Blue Note)In the jazz-soul singer’s ‘expression of queer liberation’, stars from Chaka Khan to Bill Callahan to Cynthia Erivo duet on equally varied songs from Cher to the Human League and beyond It’s fair to say that Meshell Ndegeocello has ...
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 ...
Leon Bridges’ fifth album, Happiness Anytime, is all R&J — rhythm and joy, that is. Arriving two years after Leon, an album steeped in quiet reflections that trace back to his Texas roots, Happiness Anytime picks up the pace with ...
When Tank dropped R&B Money in 2022, he declared it his final album amid battling hearing loss. Since it was going to be his last output, the R&B General bowed out with honor, saluting the artists who came before him. ...
On Sept. 28, 1976, a 26-year-old Stevie Wonder released what would become one of the greatest albums of all time: Songs in the Key of Life. Today, on the album’s 50th anniversary, the musical genius celebrates the milestone with a ...
Victoria Monét has enlisted heavyweights for her second album, Frequency Of Love. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter has unveiled the official tracklist for her anticipated project, arriving Oct. 2 via RCA Records. The 22-track offering will include the No. 1 R&B single ...