R&B | Latest News, Stories, and Commentary

Menu

FRANCE - DECEMBER 08: Kool And The Gang On Stage On December 8th, 1986 In Paris,France (Photo by Frederic REGLAIN/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

Kool & The Gang’s Last Top 40 Hit Marked the End of a Specific Era of the Band

4 Love Ballads From the 90s That Are Actually Hard To Sing

American Soul and R&B singer Luther Vandross performs on an episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show, Chicago, Illinois, June 28, 1991. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

4 Luther Vandross R&B Classics From the 1980s That We Can’t Stop Singing

UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of Temptations Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

4 Massive Motown Hits That Made It to the Airwaves in 1965

Why The Commodores First Top 40 Hit Was So Unlike What the Band Became

More stories

The Song That Gave Lou Rawls the Big Hit His Legendary Career Deserved

February 23, 2026, 7:15 am
1 Comment

Peaches & Herb’s Biggest Hit Was a Bit Ironic, Considering the Act’s History

February 8, 2026, 9:30 am
4 Comments

4 Luscious, Lovely Ballads From the Philly Soul Era
How Chaka Khan Spiced up an Underrated Prince Song To Create a Massive Hit

December 25, 2025, 9:15 am
Documentary About Legendary Beatles Collaborator and Solo Star Billy Preston Getting Its Theatrical Release in 2026

December 15, 2025, 2:08 pm
On This Day in 1960, Etta James Released This Iconic Hit (Only After Forging Permission From Her Mom)

November 15, 2025, 1:00 pm
How James Ingram Brought Life to the Scenario Behind “I Don’t Have The Heart”

August 27, 2025, 6:00 am
Usher Suddenly Cancels Entire Australian Leg off His Past Present Future Tour

July 4, 2025, 8:32 am
Remember When Stevie Wonder Surprised the Music World With a Plant-Based Soundtrack in 1979?
What Were the 5 Biggest US Hits by The Spinners?

June 13, 2025, 8:30 am
Revenge of the 90s: “Nobody Knows”, the Smooth R&B Classic by The Tony Rich Project

May 31, 2025, 5:00 am
3 Bands That Prove That Family Can Work Together Beautifully

March 29, 2025, 12:00 pm

Congratulations. You've reached the end of the internet.

Explore American Songwriter

Close