Every week, a different FADER editor compiles a playlist to highlight a new release and give you a guide to that artist’s web of influences and peers. These Staff Selects live in our Spotify app, ...

This Memorial Day, get the party started with this Funk/R&B/Soul playlist featuring The O’Jays, Kool & The Gang, Teena Marie and more. Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, making this ...

Where on earth would we be without the power and influence of awesome music? Don't let this upcoming fall season pass you by without taking a stroll through the musically passionate past of 90s R&B ...

Entering into the last days of summer can be a drag for some. I choose to look at it as an opportunity to get more acquainted with your own wants and desires. After last week’s freedom-inspired ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Toni Braxton has always had a way of reaching into your soul with just a few notes. Whether you were crying over a breakup, falling in love, or just riding around late at night ...

“R&B ONLY AT HOUSE OF BLUES DALLAS” Here are three new R&B playlists for setting the mood and letting the music play. Searching and discovering fresh music is not always easy, and sometimes daunting.

Eric Bellinger at his listening party in Atlanta. (Photo credit: Jack Guerra) As the DJ played the first track, “Tapped In,” the opening line, “This s— a vibe, vibe, vibe, vibe yeah, yeah / It’s easy” ...

From the strains of highlife music played live in bars and on wireless radios to selling out international arenas with electric performances, the sound of the continent has never been more relevant on ...