After that, Smooth Approach released more music, picking up steam on local radio and at local venues. A run of 500 CDs and 500 cassettes of the band’s first self-titled album sold out, and in 1999 the ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something about Will Downing’s voice that feels like a conversation between old friends. It’s warm, wise, and effortlessly smooth—like a glass of red wine at the end of a ...

DETROIT, Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- When you hail from the Motor City with a grandmother who sang the blues, and a cousin who was one of the original Motown Temptations, music just kind of rests in ...

For over two decades, Usher had one of music’s most impressive release runs. While his Nineties and early Aughts R&B peers floundered as new generations of the genre came and went, the chameleonic ...

*Dallas – Service Broadcasting’s Director of Operations George (Geo) Cook announced today that Keith Solis has been promoted to the Music Director position at Smooth R&B 105.7 (KRNB-FM). Cook ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The 13th Annual “Smooth Sounds by the Sea” offered a relaxing afternoon of soulful jazz and R&B at the historic Alice Austen House in Rosebank. The yearly event pays tribute to ...

It’s been almost two decades since their last album, but with a little help from some very famous friends, soul stars The Stylistics are back with a new 21-track record that’s taking the veteran band ...

Let’s dive into the 1990s R&B. Remember those smooth voices that made your heart skip a beat? The male singers who topped the charts and filled dance floors? You’re not alone if you find yourself ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The weekend had started early in Wembley. Thursday night’s arena crowd was dressed to party and happy to be ...

H.E.R. made her Grammy Awards debut tonight with a performance of her song “Hard Place.” The rising R&B star is up for five awards tonight, including Album of the Year and Best New Artist. The ...