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 ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Elmiene, Arin Ray, SAHXL, SAILORR, Lily Massie, Lexa Gates and 1504 Mutebaby.

J.P.'s "Bad Bitty" was one of the most delightful and unexpected hip-hop success stories of the past few years. Working within the parameters of lowend — a popular hip-hop subgenre from his native ...

With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop - from Pooh Shiesty's long-awaited comeback to a soulful duet between Otis Kane ...

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” the last song to become a holiday standard, arrived in 1994 — and didn’t ...

In honor of the most wonderful time of the year, here are some of the best new holiday releases. Grab a loved one, a cup of ...

Fred Again.. continues his USB002 drop series with this track made with Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso and remixed, separately, by Ezra Collective and Fred himself. The song has been in Fred’s DJ sets this ...

At Paste Music, we’re listening to so many new tunes on any given day, we barely have any time to listen to each other. Nevertheless, every week we can swing it, we take stock of the previous seven ...