As Audacy plots its new direction, the company is making a change at the top of its Hip-Hop and R&B stations. Urban Format Vice President Reggie Rouse is stepping back from his role as Skip Dillard ...

Welcome to The State of R&B, ESSENCE’s look at the past, present and future of rhythm and blues. In this piece, ESSENCE editor Rivéa Ruff reports on the blending of hip-hop and R&B. Since the ...

Slick Rick received the Storytelling Vanguard Award for crafting the narrative style that defines the genre. Fat Joe —forever ...

The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards was a whole vibe, giving hip-hop and R&B the shine they deserve. The Dolby Theater in L.A. was packed with the biggest names in the game, and when it came time to ...

Musician and radio personality Lady B was honored on Saturday afternoon when city officials renamed the West Philadelphia street she grew up on after her. The 5700 block of Wyndale Avenue in Overbrook ...

Rappers Ted Park and Parlay Pass will return to VIVO Live in Overland Park on Dec. 2, with special guest Liu Khang. Fans of Korean and Korean-American music in the Midwest may no longer have to travel ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Bryson Tiller, Elmiene, Kehlani, Karri, Hit-Boy, BVNGS and HeadHuncho Amir.

The Center for Broadcast Journalism, a nonprofit co-founded by Georgia Fort and Marianne Combs, has launched a new station in St. Paul, Power 104.7 (WEQY). Fort, a multi-media journalist and ...