The 32-year-old performer has spent years coming up as a singer and songwriter. On Sunday, he’ll compete for two top awards, album of the year and best new artist.

A great soundtrack can stand the test of time; sometimes, it can be better than the actual film in which it coincides. R&B has been a staple in soundtracks for decades, helping infuse emotions and ...

Abel Tesfaye has just done something no other artist has managed in Spotify’s entire history. According to streaming data compiled by ChartMasters and confirmed by Spotify’s Billions Club, The Weeknd ...

Now that we're halfway into the 2020s, it's safe to say that R&B is still in a solid place. While some fans are still holding on to the claims of how much they miss the '90s and 2000s sounds, some ...

Ironic, then, that such a shift seems to have been ushered in by a death — not of R&B proper, mind you, but of one of its greatest modern pacesetters: The Weeknd. Since 2011, the persona inhabited by ...

Grammy Award-winning R&B singer D'Angelo has passed away at age 51 due to cancer. The singer, whose real name was Michael Eugene Archer, died Tuesday in New York City, according to a statement from ...

D’Angelo, the legendary R&B singer who helped pioneer the genre of music known as “neo-soul” and is known for such hits as “Lady,” “Brown Sugar” and “Untitled (How Does It Feel?),” died Tuesday of ...

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D'Angelo, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and producer whose retro R&B sound epitomized the neo-soul movement of the mid-'90s, has died following a battle with cancer. He was 51. The singer, born ...

D’Angelo, the groundbreaking R&B artist who helped define the neo-soul movement across decades despite his reclusive nature, has died. In a statement, D’Angelo’s family cited the cause as cancer. He ...

LOS ANGELES -- D'Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" music video, has ...

D’Angelo, whose cool tunes and one hot music video turned him a legend of neo-soul, has died, according to a statement from his family. He was 51. “The shining star of our family has dimmed his light ...