Known as much for her activism as her distinctive voice, folk singer Baez started recording in 1960 and had three successive gold albums to start. She is famous ... soul and R&B as well as playing ...

Sam & Dave were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. Legendary soul singer Brenton Wood died on Jan. 3. He was 83. His manager, Manny Gallegos, told Variety that he died from natural ...

Murder Inc. Records co-founder and music producer Irv Gotti has passed away joining other famous Black people we’ve lost so ...

In the 1980s, Prince and his iconic album “Purple Rain” brought R&B and funk to the masses. For Black History Month, we’re ...

The limited engagement Billboard Top 500 R&B Countdown will air on-demand on the SiriusXM app from today through March 3, as ...

The Chiefs will try to become the first team to win three straight Super Bowls when they face the Eagles in the Superdome. It ...

Angelou was an American poet, singer ... for her gutsy 1952 R&B recording of "Hound Dog," later covered by Elvis Presley, and her original song "Ball and Chain," made famous by Janis Joplin.

Grammy-winner Anthony Hamilton and singer-songwriter Marvin Sapp turned the sold out crowd into a choir at the Rhythm and ...