The Harvard Crimson

So You Want to Listen to R&B: Travel Through Time

Now widely recognized as soulful and chill music brought to life with various musical instruments, the genre of rhythm and blues, also known as R&B, was originally introduced to market African ...
Los Angeles Times

The enigmatic R&B singer H.E.R. gives first face-to-face interview without confirming identity

Inside a North Hollywood rehearsal space, musicians playing the drums, keyboards and harp compete with an industrial-sized floor fan attempting to bring relief from the 90-plus degree heat. They are ...
Okayplayer

Is R&B Still Rhythm and Blues?

In 1992, the world was formally introduced to Mary J. Blige in her “Real Love” music video. The image of a young Black woman, rocking an oversized baseball jersey, a backwards cap, and singing over a ...
The New York Times

The Women Who Are Reinventing R&B

A group of young singer-songwriters have transformed the genre by looking backward, without getting stuck in the past. Here and below are seven of the many contemporary artists who are redefining and ...
Essence

Resurgence of R&B: A Conversation Between Two Music Lovers

Call us biased, but R&B holds a special place at Essence. However, when we hear what’s spinning, selling and streaming the most these days it’s hip-hop and pop. And we get it and love it too: When ...