Jan. 5 is an outstanding day in hip-hop and R&B history for many reasons. YrkDaRapper was born on this date in 1998. The ...

Smooth Grooves, R&B, Soul Music, Smooth R&B, Smooth Jazz, Neo-Soul. All-around relaxing, chill, wind-down nightcap music. Hosted By Wesley Burton, Arek B. and E. Reed ...

The R&B world had its share of heartbreak in 2025. As we get going in 2026, the following is a look back at the stars and influential members of the R&B community who died across the past year. Check ...

Gabrielle Ulubay is a Music writer at Collider. She has previously been published in The New York Times, Bustle, HuffPost Personal, and other magazines, and wrote at Marie Claire for nearly three ...

Every Thursday, the Paste staff and contributors will choose their five favorite songs of the week, awarding one entry a “Song of the Week” designation. You can hear these songs in our ongoing Best ...

Another song list! This one is a personal favorite of mine, because it means I get to spend a lot of time with artists I like covering other artist’s songs. Last December, Paste crowned Merce Lemon’s ...

Carl Carlton, a hitmaking funk and R&B singer from Detroit, has died. He was 72. Carlton’s son Carlton Hudgens II announced his father’s death in a Facebook post on Sunday. “ RIP Dad, Legend Carl ...

Revolver has named Sleep Token’s record-breaking Even in Arcadia 2025's Album of the Year, and we're celebrating it in our Revolver Awards collector's issue — order yours now. Sleep Token blend genres ...

Since 1960, the Beatles—four fabulous lads from Liverpool, England—have remained the greatest rock and roll band in the history of music. How John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...