With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop - from ...

Ahead of the full reveal on Dec. 9 - after the Billboard 2025 No. 1s Livestream, hosted by Druski - check out three ...

Bryan Chase steps back into the spotlight with “Flaunt It,” a high-energy release featuring Sik-K and CAMO. It’s his second drop since joining Universal Music Korea and another sign of the global ...

Billboard recently hosted its annual R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players celebration in New York City, bringing together some of the genre’s most impactful artists, executives, and rising stars. The exclusive ...

The Best New Hip-Hop This Week includes albums, videos, and songs from Babyface Ray, Joey Badass, and Playboi Carti. Do y’all see what happens when you hype up rap beef like that? Seemingly the whole ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A new music festival is coming to Waterfront Park in downtown Louisville next week. Sky Soul Festival features R&B and hip-hop music. Headliners include Anthony Hamilton and ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like detahjae and rum•gold. The big news story over the weekend was the announcement of the 2026 Grammy Award nominations (Nov. 7).

Welcome to The State of R&B, ESSENCE’s look at the past, present and future of rhythm and blues. In this piece, ESSENCE editor Rivéa Ruff reports on the blending of hip-hop and R&B. Since the ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like GENA and Sincere Hunte. From babies to albums, the past weekend was packed with new arrivals. On Thursday (Nov. 13), Cardi B ...

Advance tix start at $10, $20 at Doors. Nice & Slow is where the party's at! We're bringing nonstop R&B and Hip-Hop--old school hits, new school bangers, and everything in between. The Bay's hottest ...

See which R&B and hip hop producers earned the Grammy for Producer of the Year (Non-Classical), and the key projects tied to each win. Dive into the full list.

Afrobeats singer, Fireboy DML, has declared that Afrobeats has reached the same level of global recognition as Hip-hop and R&B. In a podcast interview with Noisey, Fireboy emphasised that Afrobeats is ...