Kali Uchis, Ari Lennox, Jessie Reyez, Coco Jones, Mahalia and more released some of the best R&B songs this past week.

Roberta Flack, the gifted rhythm and blues singer and pianist ... The two ballads for which she is best known, “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” (from her debut album First Take, 1969 ...

Cleveland’s story as an early torchbearer of rhythm and blues begins in the late 1940s when this new genre of pulsating, ...

Rhythm and Blues wasn’t just a genre—it was a powerful force in ... resistance, and empowerment. These songs provided a voice for those demanding change, bridging the gap between the struggle and the ...