Apple Music is taking this month to elevate soul and R&B’s icons and ones to watch with its Soul September campaign. The streaming platform explains in a statement that there will be a selection of 14 ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When we look back at the evolution of soul, doo-wop, and classic R&B, few groups embody the genre’s enduring spirit quite like The Dells. Formed in 1952 and enduring lineup changes, ...

Stax Records spent decades spinning gold. The label nurtured a unique sound that blended R&B, gospel, blues, and country, eventually leading the way in a soul revolution. Stax became a home to icons ...

However culture-shifting history proves Beyoncé’s new album, Cowboy Carter, to be, it’s not unprecedented. For generations, artists have blurred the supposed lines between country music, R&B, soul, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Every time I listen to Aaliyah, it feels like I’m reconnecting with a part of myself—like flipping through an old diary or finding an old photo that still makes you smile. Her voice ...

Xania Monet, a digital AI avatar created by Telisha Nikki Jones, has a song 'How Was I supposed to Know' that's No. 30 on the ...

Apple Music launched almost exactly ten years ago now, and in the decade since, it has become a culture-defining streaming platform. Users have logged billions of plays over the years, and now Apple ...

Before there was Lil’ Kim, Nicki Minaj or Cardi B, there was Betty Wright, an R&B singer whose soulful voice was beyond her years. Before her 18th birthday, she was singing about things her listeners ...

Formed in 2014 and mostly known as a cover band, Aquatic Soul will debut their first album "The Soul of Athens" with a concert on Saturday, Oct. 18.