During the 90s and early aughts, music videos from marquee names were seemingly obsessed with sticking artists in a downpour. Whether it complemented the song or not, added passion or posturing, the ...

Ravyn Lenae drops a visualizer for "Skin Tight (Alternate)" featuring Steve Lacy. After releasing girls like me don't cry, a new EP, California-based singer thuy releases a video for the title track.

R&B artists were on fire last week. We're highlighting releases from Ciara, Summer Walker, Brent Faiyaz, DVSN and ilham. Ciara and Summer Walker officially released their video for "Better Thangs" ...

THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR STREAMED R&B/HIP-HOP SONGS (AUDIO AND VIDEO) ON LEADING DIGITAL MUSIC SERVICES, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE. click to see more K.A.Parrish, D ...

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 ...

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