After ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest reached a four-year ratings high by treating viewers to performances by stars ranging from Chance the Rapper to Diana Ross, The ...

The best songs of 2025 delivered viral moments, genre shifts, and cultural heat. See which Hip Hop and R&B tracks defined ...

At some point this century, all of the R&B heartthrobs had to make an adjustment. There's no pinpointing the exact moment, but you can see the gears in motion in 2012, when hip-hop's influence on ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like KeiyaA and Ilham. One question ruled last weekend’s cultural conversation: Am I the Drama? Doubling as the title of Cardi B‘s ...

Pooh Shiesty enjoys an immediate welcome reception on Billboard 's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, as he collects his first No.

In a remarkable feat that underscores his versatility, Tory Lanez has become the only artist in 2025 to secure the top spots on both the R&B and hip-hop charts on Apple Music. This achievement is not ...

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 ...

The top songwriters Billboard Hot 100 and selective genre songs chart that utilize the Hot 100 formula (blending streaming, airplay and download sales data). Rankings are based on accumulated weekly ...

In addition to the album's win, 13 of its tracks crash onto the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, led by the Drake teamup "Mr ...

Drake is Billboard’s No. 1 R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the 21st Century He had 30 No. 1 hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and 15 No. 1 albums Drake also leads with the most top 10 hits and total chart ...

What does it take to make the perfect remix? In today's music world, remixes typically have an added verse from another artist. However, if one looks back at remixes from twenty to thirty years ago, ...

On the surface, country music might not seem to have a whole lot in common with genres like hip-hop and R&B. For one thing, the latter two styles are more often associated with city life, while ...