Chris Brown’s 11th album, 11:11, opens at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart dated for Nov. 25.  According to HitsDailyDouble, 11:11 sold 44,308 equivalent copies in its first week. It’s Brown’s fifth album to reach the top of this chart. ...

Brandy’s first holiday album, Christmas With Brandy, has secured a spot on multiple Billboard charts in its opening week. Released on Brand Nu/Motown Records, the project debuts at No. 29 on the Top Holiday Albums chart dated Nov. 25. It’s ...

Syleena Johnson has joined forces with actor and poet Omari Hardwick for a remix of her song “Monsters in the Closet.” On the reflective, diaristic track, Johnson opens up about her experience grappling with anxiety from past trauma and triggers, ...

Mariah Carey, affectionately known as the Queen of Christmas, appeared at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday to perform her modern classic, “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” Donning a white minidress with knee-high boots, the iconic singer ...

Leela James has teamed up with fellow R&B singer Kevin Ross for a remix of her single “Right Back In It.”  Ross appears in the second verse and delivers ad-libs throughout the remainder of the track.  The standard version of ...

Ciara and Chris Brown’s single “How We Roll” is now a top 10 hit at urban radio.  The song moves from No. 11 to No. 10 this week, with 3,379 spins and garnering an audience impression of 6.6 million, according ...

Grammy-nominated artist 6LACK has achieved six new awards from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). “PRBLMS,” from his 2016 debut album, FREE 6LACK, is now 4x platinum certification in the U.S., surpassing four million equivalent units sold. It’s his ...

On this week of the #SoulBackPodcast, we revisit R&B in 2013 and what was going out during that era of R&B. Names that will pop up during this conversation are Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, TGT, Kelly Rowland, Ariana Grande and Robin ...

R&B singers Savannah Ré and Fana Hues have teamed up with DJ Rosegold for a new track, “Passion.”  DJ Rosegold co-wrote the song with Ambré and Ré and co-produced it with CVRE, Chillaa and Kasey Phillips. The Caribbean-flavored track is ...

Koko, LondonChannelling Beyoncé and the Supremes yet emphatically her own artist, the songwriter to the stars turned multiple Grammy nominee steps into the limelight The night begins with darkness, and a loud growl that rebounds around a venue lit by ...