Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Larrenwong, PlaqueBoyMax and Dylan Sinclair.

Detroit emcees Icewear Vezzo, Peezy, and Skilla Baby made appearances during a star-studded evening at Little Caesars Arena ...

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on ...

“Promiscuous” is the international #1 hit single of Canadian singer/songwriter Nelly Furtado. Although it has peaked at #1 in a few countries around the globe it hit #3 in the United States. This was ...

The West Philly native has crafted a funk song reminiscent of the Philly soul era of the 1970s, complete with a smooth blend ...

Despite only releasing four albums between 1988 and 1996, Tony! Toni! Toné! is one of the most pivotal groups in R&B/soul of ...

As a musician, Jahmar Anthony, who works under the name of DJ Jahmar, tries to honor his Jamaican roots while presenting ...

Voter 2: I’m a huge fan. Yes, she’s closely associated with Christmas, but people forget how massive she was in the ’90s and ...

Ginuwine, 54, still turns slow jams to wine. Six impeccably dressed backing musicians soloed over beats you slow-danced to in ...

As a paragon of the New Jack Swing sound, the band recorded three platinum albums and a slew of hits, including “Feels Good.” ...

THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS, BASED ON MULTIMETRIC CONSUMPTION, BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALBUM SALES, STREAMING-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS AND TRACK-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. This week, Alphonse meets ...