Omarion is stepping into a new chapter with the release of his highly anticipated album, O2-Part 1, available now via Create Music Group and Immaculate Frequency Records. The Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum R&B star arrives with plenty of momentum following a standout ...

(Secretly Canadian)The US songwriter paints an impressively wide variety of shades on her third album, from vintage R&B to melodic soft-rock and balladry worthy of Nina Simone Jasmine Rose Wilson doesn’t love lightly. On her third album as Baby Rose, ...

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 ...

She was a member of the influential rap collective, then the alt-R&B hitmakers – but struggled to find her own voice. Now, after realising she ‘didn’t like anybody else’s beats’, she’s made a solo album that is truly hers There ...

Devon Gilfillian was getting ready to get on stage at a show in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, when he received unsettling news that his father had suffered a heart attack. After powering through the show, he flew back home to Nashville ...

Destin Conrad is proving he doesn’t want to be tethered to a single genre. The progressive artist has unleashed “Nervous,” the first offering from his upcoming reggae album.  Produced by close collaborator Louie Lastic, “Nervous” whines to the rhythm of ...

Not even Mother Nature could stop Philadelphia from celebrating Independence Day free concert. There are concerts you enjoy, and then there are concerts you never forget. Philadelphia’s One Philly: Unity Concert for America became the latter. What was expected to ...

Ciara is honoring her decade-long marriage to Russell Wilson with new music. The Grammy-winning singer has released “Yes” via her label Beauty Marks Entertainment. Co-written alongside Courtlin Jabrae, Rachel West and Thom Bridges, “‘Yes’ is all about choosing to live ...

Usher’s New Look Foundation has created paid internships for youth with the inaugural Entertainment Industry Club: Live Touring Edition, a first-of-its-kind workforce initiative in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs in Detroit and Atlanta. The young professionals are contributing ...

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 ...