A couple of months ago Miami-based singer Sophia Darcell released her sophomore album, Soul Eclectic, an album that lives up to its title by infusing World music, smooth Jazz and Latin ... Read More

Listening to Sophia Darcell's sophomore album, Soul Eclectic, is like spending a warm Sunday afternoon at the beach. The 12 songs on the CD are breezy like an coastal wind; ... Read More

On Oct. 10, the husband/wife singing duo of Chante Moore & Kenny Latimore released a double disc of R&B and Gospel songs called Uncovered/Covered. The CDs contain a total of ... Read More

On her debut album, Point of No Return, 20-something diva Shareefa Cooper shows and proves that she's not just another disposable, here today/gone tomorrow R&B-Hip-Hop singer. As evident by her ... Read More

In about a week here on the About R&B site, your Guide will post an interview he conducted with singer-songwriter Sophia Darcell and her bassist/band director, Kenneth Williams. Also accompanying the interview ... Read More

On Frankie J.'s new album, Priceless, the smooth Latin R&B singer mixes in some uptempo, Hip Hop-influenced songs with his usual assortment of ballad-driven rhythm and blues. And although not all ... Read More

Some of the more noteworthy R&B news, rumors and gossip from the past week: John Legend will chat live with fans on his website, johnlegend.com, at 7 pm Eastern time on ... Read More

He might blow up, but he won't go pop: John Legend's brand of sexy, sophisticated music was a surprise hit in 2005. But since his style of music is so ... Read More

Despite a successful and lucrative career as a recording artist so far, Ruben Studdard, the 2003 winner of the "American Idol" singing competition, has yet to release a 5-star R&B ... Read More

On his first album since 2000, 19-year-old R&B singer Sammie doesn't embarrass himself or his mentor/record label boss Dallas Austin. But he doesn't exactly set the world on fire, either. Sammie's ... Read More

Sleepy Brown's new CD, Mr. Brown, may be lukewarm (check the About R&B review here), but of the songs that are more than just so-so, "Till (Your Legs Start Shaking)" ... Read More

Like the truest of New Jersey girls, R&B/Hip-Hop singer Shareefa keeps it real. Very real. Shareefa, whose full name is Shareefa Cooper, has drawn comparisons to a young Mary J. ... Read More

Cherish, the Atlanta-based girl group who hit big with the song "Do It To It" has recently released a video for the title track from their debut album, Unappreciated. If ... Read More

A couple of times over the past several weeks, your Guide to R&B has mentioned (and praised) "Turn It Up," the debut single from 24-year-old singer-songwriter Johnta (pronounced Jawn-tay) Austin. ... Read More

Every other week or so in this space, we recap some of the more noteworthy events that took place in the world of R&B over the previous seven days. So ... Read More

The Makings of Me is such a very personal album that listening to it almost feels like reading a diary. Over the years, our girl Monica has seen many personal ... Read More

She's toured the world. Played in front of immense crowds. Been awarded three platinum plaques for albums that sold over a million copies each. But despite all that, Rhonda Smith's ... Read More

Today the spotlight is on Caramel City, a trio of talented young women based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Caramel City girls - Kamaria Hoo, Lisa Brisette and Martina Simmonds - ... Read More

The name Rhonda Smith might not sound familiar to you, but if you're a fan of Prince's work during the New Power Generation era, then it's likely that you've heard ... Read More

On his sophomore release, Robin Thicke (who was formerly known as just 'Thicke') evolves from the raw Blue-Eyed Soul of his first album (2003's A Beautiful World) and delves more ... Read More

The fall season is usually a good time for R&B and Soul music releases, and this year's no exception. There are quite a few releases of new material coming in ... Read More