Drake leads Billboard's 100-position Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the 21st Century retrospective. Below, find a breakdown of the 2000-24 top 10. By Trevor Anderson Drake dominates the competition as the ...

Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the 21st Century recap reflects performance on weekly charts dated Jan. 1, 2000, through Dec. 28, 2024. The category ranks the best-performing acts in that span ...

Now that we're halfway into the 2020s, it's safe to say that R&B is still in a solid place. While some fans are still holding on to the claims of how much they miss the '90s and 2000s sounds, some ...

Otis, who died in 2012, started out leading a big band. Later, as a talent scout, he discovered such performers as Big Mama Thornton, Esther Phillips and Etta James. Originally broadcast in 1989. This ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — This weekend, multi-platinum, award-winning R&B group Dru Hill will headline downtown Toledo’s sixth annual Strictly R&B Park Jam. Last year, more than 10,000 fans, vendors and visitors ...

Renowned R&B disc spinner DJ Akio is the latest big name confirmed for the second edition of the highly anticipated World of Sounds, which recently introduced a new segment called Jukebox. DJ Akio, an ...

Rising R&B singer-songwriter Min Jiwoon is set to release her first EP, “Pink, then grey,” on Friday, marking a bold entry as SM Entertainment’s inaugural artist under its new contemporary R&B label, ...

Lyfe Jennings fired back at Muni Long’s critique of “Must Be Nice” with a diss track that’s got the R&B world buzzing across TikTok and Instagram. Lyfe Jennings didn’t waste any time turning his Muni ...

What makes a great song? Naturally, a song needs compelling production and sweet melodies, but the most important (and sometimes most underrated) factor is the lyrics. If an artist can tell a great ...

GloRilla grabbed two major honors at the 2025 BMI R&B/Hip‑Hop Awards in Los Angeles on August 28, 2025. She earned the Impact Award for her influence on culture and music, and she also tied for ...

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Rookie tight end Colston Loveland was not even six months old when R&B singer Mario released “Let Me Love You,” a Grammy nominated track that would go on to become his defining hit and one of the ...