Yes, I started working on Sam Cooke songs in 2023 and originally it was going to be a five-song EP. I finished those songs with the producer Fred Mollin, then Kirk Pasich of Blue Élan Records reached ...

It’s Black Music Month, and Billboard, the music biz bible, has come up with its list of the 75 best R&B artists of all time.

Stevie Wonder has been ranked as the number one Greatest R&B Artist of All Time by Billboard staff. Billboard recently ...

Aretha Franklin [Photo: Courtesy] When she was 12-years-old Aretha was introduced to 23-year-old singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, who later penned You Send Me about her.

Kendrick Lamar, Ledisi and others are creating the soundtrack for this cultural inflection point and for the legacy of ...

A child of the Sixties like myself may treat Sly Stone's death with more sorrow than someone gone gaga over contemporary heartthrob Taylor Swift.

Expanding from 35 to 75 entries, this latest iteration kicked off Monday (June 16) with the reveal of the artists ranked ...

American music legend, Stevland Hardaway Morris, popularly known as Stevie Wonder, has been named the greatest R&B artiste of ...

Billboard has released its list of the “75 Best R&B Artists of All Time,” crowning American singer Stevie Wonder as the best ...

ANNOUNCER: Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating the one-and- only Aretha Franklin. ♪ R-E-S-P-E-C-T ♪ Find out what it means to me ♪ Featuring Grammy Award nominee Sheléa with ...

A fter a much anticipated 10-year gap, Billboard has finally taken a seat and provided a fresh list of iconic talent from the ...