With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop - from ...

Thanks to great new singles from Beyoncé and Drake, it’s become the summer of hip hop with house beats. Larger-than-life figures like those two have the power to dominate the conversation and steer ...

On Sunday (Sept. 7), the MTV Video Music Awards came to New York’s UBS Arena with a potent mix of style and legacy. The night’s biggest moments included hosting duties from LL Cool J and notable ...

After wrapping the last century on a high note that only Mariah Carey’s vocal cords could challenge, R&B and hip-hop’s contributions to the musical canon swelled in the first 25 years of the 21st ...

SZA sings and raps fluidly on her latest album, which features frequent medium tempos and romantic imagery that harken back to Luther Vandross, Minnie Riperton and the "Quiet Storm" era of 1980s R&B.

Lofi hip-hop is here to stay. The instrumental blend of traditional hip-hop and jazz has notably made its mark on Spotify, where the “Lofi Fruits” playlist by indie record label Strange Fruits Music ...

Kezia wanted a guitar. And her mom really couldn’t blame her. A 21-year-old pop-indie-electro-soul-hip-hop artist, Kezia grew up on her mom’s rock and emo favorites. “I remember being in her silver ...