Back in 2003, a then-16-year-old Joss Stone released her debut album, The Soul Sessions, a collection of covers of 1960s and '70s songs, plus a contemporary song that was remade ... Read More

When legendary blues and Jazz singer Etta James died of leukemia in January 2012, she left behind millions of mourning fans, one of whom was critically acclaimed and highly talented ... Read More

Some of the more interesting R&B music-related news and rumors from the past week: Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, is dismissing reports that she was kidnapped, held against her will and/or ... Read More

One of R&B's more underrated artists, singer-songwriter Anthony David, is currently prepping his latest album for release later in 2012. He's already given a taste of what to expect from ... Read More

Singer-musician Meshell Ndegeocello has rarely done conventional things musically. With the exception of her 1993 debut single, "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)" and her 1994 duet with ... Read More

Throughout her career, singer-songwriter-musician Alicia Keys has always released a power ballad as the first single from each of her albums. First there was her debut single, "Fallin," which led ... Read More

Before the late, great Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning on July 23, 2011, she'd released just two full studio albums. But those albums, the 2003 Jazz-leaning release Frank and ... Read More

Some of the more interesting R&B-related news and rumors from the past week: It's a busy summer for Mariah Carey. Not only does she have a new single with rappers Rick ... Read More

One of R&B's longest-lasting and most durable acts is back at it again. The Minnesota-based band Mint Condition, which celebrated its 20th(!) anniversary in 2011 with their seventh album (which ... Read More

It's been a long, winding road between the first and second albums by Houston-based R&B/pop singer Brooke Valentine -- and the journey's still not finished yet. For those unfamiliar, Brooke ... Read More

The reigning Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige, and reclusive Soul singer-songwriter D'Angelo have announced they're teaming up for a co-headlining tour of North America this summer, and they're ... Read More

In the days prior to Frank Ocean releasing his debut album, Channel Orange, his musical career was overshadowed by an open letter he posted online revealing that the first love ... Read More

Some of the more interesting R&B music-related news and rumors from the past week: Mariah Carey and Mary J. Blige are two of the big names being mentioned as possible replacements ... Read More

As you probably know if you've seen the About.com list of noteworthy R&B/Soul releases for July 2012, UK songstress Joss Stone has a new album coming out July 31 in ... Read More

For somebody who came in fourth place on a reality show, Marcus Canty is sure getting a lot of shine these days. First, his song "Won't Make a Fool Out ... Read More

A couple of months ago when Ne-Yo dropped the first single from his upcoming album, R.E.D., yours truly wrote about how "Lazy Love" was a nice switch-up from all the ... Read More

The song spotlighted here actually came out a few weeks ago, but yours truly was holding off on posting it until more information about the album it's on came in, ... Read More

Some of the more interesting R&B-related news and rumors from the past week: It was an eventful week for up-and-coming Frank Ocean; first he revealed in an open letter that his ... Read More

It's been a big week for R&B crooner Frank Ocean, and not just for musical reasons. If you hadn't heard, earlier this week, the rising young star came out this ... Read More

If you've seen the About R&B/Soul list of upcoming music releases in summer 2012, than you probably know that Trey Songz is expected to release his fifth studio album, Chapter ... Read More

The list of new R&B/Soul album releases for July 2012 is small, but most of the names on it are pretty familiar. The biggest is Chris Brown, who drops the ... Read More

As these words are being written, 2012's officially halfway over, so now it's time to take a look back at the best R&B and Soul singles that were released during ... Read More