One of the foundations of all great rock and roll tunes is the all-star frontman. As much as the guitarist might be able to shred different solos like clockwork, some of the greatest moments in a band ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Ironic, then, that such a shift seems to have been ushered in by a death — not of R&B proper, mind you, but of one of its greatest modern pacesetters: The Weeknd. Since 2011, the persona inhabited by ...

R&B has given us music that gets into your psyche and takes complete control: Al Green, Marvin Gaye, Usher, Atlantic Starr, Keith Sweat, Jodeci, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Boyz II Men, Mary J. Blige, Chris ...

Instrumentals have long been a part of the rock and roll landscape. In early years, bands would thoughtlessly bang out the non-lyric songs as a way to fill out their LPs. As years progressed, however, ...

Newcastle brings the heat with RnB nights full of slick transitions, vocal anthems and feel-good energy. Want to explore RnB events in Newcastle? Skiddle’s listings include venues serving a proper mix ...

Host Erykah Badu attends the 2016 Soul Train Music Awards at the Orleans Arena on November 6, 2016 in Las Vegas. The combination of rhythm and blues spurred the development of the culture and genre ...

A group of young singer-songwriters have transformed the genre by looking backward, without getting stuck in the past. Here and below are seven of the many contemporary artists who are redefining and ...

Long live the king. This week, Jacquees anointed himself the undisputed ruler of R&B— and all hell broke loose. “I just wanna let everybody know that I’m the king of R&B right now, for this generation ...

In 2024, Travis Scott scored the highest-grossing Hip-Hop tour of the year, counting $95.7 million USD with 686,000 attendees and a record-breaking sold-out show at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA, ...

2024 has been a great year for music, from Eminem's huge return to Beyonce's long-awaited Renaissance Part II drop Cowboy Carter. This year also saw some huge debuts from the likes of Tyla and Tems, ...