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 ...

Aug. 22 is an important date in hip-hop and R&B. Veteran American rapper GZA (also known as The Genius) was born on this day in 1966. He is best known as a founding member and the "spiritual head" of ...

THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR R&B ALBUMS, BASED ON MULTIMETRIC CONSUMPTION, BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALBUM SALES, STREAMING-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS AND TRACK-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE. click to see ...

The rapper's new album sparks his 18th top 10 song in the genre, "Just Say Dat." By Trevor Anderson Gunna grabs his sixth No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with The Last Wun, which ...

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 ...

A former member of the classic R&B vocal The Platters who went missing late last week has now been found. Sandra Hall, 80, disappeared around 4 p.m. Friday after getting on board a subway near the ...