Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

In this exclusive interview, “Real Housewives of Potomac” alum Candiace Dillard Bassett opens up about her new era in music and beyond.

On new albums by viral sensation Yebba and studio whiz Pimmie, it's clear modern R&B has been clearing space for vastly ...

Jill Scott closes a 13-year absence from No. 1 on the Adult R&B Airplay chart as "Pressha" takes the crown, her first since "Blessed" in 2012.

Not every song is a hit, but that doesn't mean they're not great tunes. Here are five songs that flopped but deserve a spot on your road trip playlist.

Listen to new must-hear songs from R&B/hip-hop artists like Nia Smith, Destin Conrad, Ama, Brent Faiyaz, Brandy, Ty Dolla $ign Marlon Craft & Skrilla.

The rapper will kick off her tour at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium in Riverside on March 19 and will circle back to The Novo in Los Angeles on May 8 and SOMA in San Diego on May 9.

Ghana don swear-in 150 diasporans as citizens including R&B artiste Ronnie DeVoe and im wife, wey tok say dem dey happy "to return home to dia roots".

Phoenix-based singer-songwriter Danny Silvertone has officially announced his next major musical project: a brand-new, ...

In his first headlining theater tour, October London showed exactly why so many have crowned him the modern torchbearer for classic R&B and soul when he stepped onto the Stifel Theatre stage Saturday ...

Nigerian gospel minister Neon Adejo releases Lovin on Me. Produced by Magical Andy, the track precedes his 2026 album Sonship ...

GRAMMY-nominated R&B artist Alvin Garrett releases his fifth studio album, "Talk To Her Like This," a project rooted in emotional honesty.