A Culinary Spin this Sunday, March 8 beginning at 6 p.m. The intimate, music-driven dining experience features a four-course dinner from chef Lung Ly with curated cocktail pairings, each course ...

One of the cool things about R&B is hearing how the sound seems to constantly change from the previous decade. The 1980s was no different. It was an era that was moving away from the disco sound of ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few R&B groups from the late 1980s and early 1990s managed to blend vocal precision, stage charisma, and emotional depth quite like Troop. Hailing from Pasadena, California, the five ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From MPCs to FL Studio sessions, one thing remains consistent across generations of Hip Hop and R&B: The power of the sample. With ...

Every week for Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison is taking us through the history of R&B through the decades. This week, we dig into the '80s, when R&B's influence was being ...

The R&B world has been hit hard by tragedy and heartbreak in 2025. News broke earlier this month that iconic Atlantic Starr frontman Wayne Lewis died at the age of 68. That makes at least 16 notable ...

In the ’80s, while bands such as The Smiths and Frankie Goes to Hollywood were putting out songs with queer-coded lyrics about the forbidden love that dare not speak its name like “Hand in Glove” and ...

The moment “Love Come Down” plays, you already know what it is. Get ready to do the Smurf or the wop dance. King had already blown up with the release of her disco-era song titled “Shame,” when “Love ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wayne Lewis, founding member of the platinum-selling R&B group Atlantic Starr, has died. He was 68 years old. Lewis died on ...