Billboard staff returns to the roundtable to break down some of R&B's brightest stars so far in 2026.

What a difference 10 years can make. That was the last time Billboard tackled the monumental feat of ranking the top R&B artists, dating back to the '50s. Michael Jackson, whose grew from his R&B ...

What does it take to be considered one of the greatest R&B groups of all time? That’s the question at the heart of this year’s ambitious dive into the genre’s collective legacy. Our last GOAT ranking ...

Chris Brown, Summer Walker, and other R&B acts served up the most-streamed songs of the year. As part of iHeartRadio's Rewind, which debuts today, December 4, Brown and Walker made the Top 5 R&B ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite a late start — he didn't reach Billboard's charts until 2009 — Drake sprinted to the lead through a prolific schedule of ...

*Billboard celebrated Black Music Month and Juneteenth by unveiling its list of the 75 Best R&B Singers of All Time, spotlighting artists who have shaped the genre through vocal prowess, cultural ...

NPR Music received a record number of entries to this year's Tiny Desk Contest: 7,500. The judges discovered so many amazing entries, and now we're sharing some of those standouts here. NPR Music ...