Iconic R&B musician Carl Carlton, known for the hit songs “She’s a Bad Mama Jama (She’s Built, She’s Stacked)” and “Everlasting Love,” has died at 73. His son, Carlton Hudgens II, shared the news of ...

Three of R&B’s biggest acts from the 1980s and 90s are hitting the road together early next year as part of a 30-city tour. Presented by the Black Promoters Collective (BPC), “The New Edition Way Tour ...

Chico DeBarge, an R&B singer whose musical career peaked in the 1980s and 1990s, was arrested in Burbank for drug possession, police confirmed with NBC Los Angeles Wednesday. The Burbank Police ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wayne Lewis, founding member of the platinum-selling R&B group Atlantic Starr, has died. He was 68 years old. Lewis died on ...

Wayne Lewis, a founding member, vocalist and keyboardist for R&B group Atlantic Starr, has died. He was 68. Lewis’ death was announced by the band in a Facebook post on Friday. No cause of death was ...

Stealth has always been part of the U.K. R&B collective Sault’s methodology and mystique: The prolific and partially anonymous group, led by songwriter-producer Inflo and singer-songwriter Cleo Sol, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From MPCs to FL Studio sessions, one thing remains consistent across generations of Hip Hop and R&B: The power of the sample. With ...

R&B legend Chris Jasper, who helped shape some of The Isley Brothers’ biggest hits, has died. Jasper passed away on Sunday, Feb. 23 following a cancer diagnosis in December 2024, his family confirmed ...

The singer-songwriter, who joined The Isley Brothers in 1973, was diagnosed with cancer in December 2024, his family announced Raymond Boyd/Getty Chris Jasper, known for shaping some of The Isley ...

These new wave icons surprisingly only had one Top 10 international hit: “I Melt With You” from 1982. We get it, though. It’s a wonderful song from a wonderful era of post-punk music. Modern English ...

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