The global music industry hit 5.1 trillion streams in 2025. It's a new single-year record, up 9.6% from 2024, which held the ...

In front of an audience at Chapman University, the Grammy-winning singer/songwriter and Oscar-nominated actress returns to ...

After a 2025 tour of her native Japan, the beguiling singer-songwriter returns to North America and Europe in 2026 to level ...

New York rapper Lexa Gates will kick off 2026 with her new album ‘I Am’, her second full-length on Capitol Records. To ...

According to a note shared to social media by the entertainment company BigHit Music, the mega popular group will return ...

So your Spotify Wrapped says you have a listening age of 77. No shade—we must honor and replay the classics from decades past ...

The R&B world has had its share of heartbreak in 2025. And, sadly, another legend’s name has joined the list of those lost this year. As the clock quickly winds down and we approach 2026, the ...

Contextualizing R&B's mainstream comeback this year, from buzzy local scenes to international breakout stars. By Kyle Denis R&B had a lot to celebrate in 2025. From Leon Thomas’ breakthrough to Chris ...

Carl Carlton, a hitmaking funk and R&B singer from Detroit, has died. He was 72. Carlton’s son Carlton Hudgens II announced his father’s death in a Facebook post on Sunday. “ RIP Dad, Legend Carl ...

Carl Carlton, an R&B and funk legend behind a pair of timeless classics, has died. He was 72. No cause of death has been reported, but Soultracks.com noted that the singer suffered a serious stroke ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MEASURED BY ...

Artificial intelligence is everywhere and the music charts are no different. According to Billboard, an AI singer named Xania Monet is “the first known AI artist to earn enough radio airplay to debut ...