Like so much rock ‘n’ roll from the earliest and most formative years, Southern rock took a little bit from here and a little ...

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With a host of top 10 hits, No.1 albums, and platinum plaques, Ne-Yo has proven his abilities as a hitmaker who stretches the confines of genre. You can’t discuss contemporary R&B music without ...

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By Trevor Anderson Rising rapper Real Boston Richey completes a career milestone by earning his first top 10 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with “Help Me.” The single ascends 12 ...

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October 18, 2024 • NPR Music's Ann Powers and Sheldon Pearce are your guides to this week's most compelling new musical offerings. For October 18, their selections include an array of ambitious ...

Sometimes the best new R&B can be hard to find, but there are plenty of great rhythm-and-blues tunes to get into if you have the time to sift through the hundreds of newly released songs every week.