Looking back at the year in music, it was very much a “Golden” age. But, demon hunting aside, did it also count as golden ...

Variety's music writers pick 2025's best songs, from Lily Allen, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean, Dijon, Hayley Williams, ...

Only three songs held the #1 spot for two weeks or less, and six held it for five weeks or more. I think there are eight good ...

Contextualizing R&B's mainstream comeback this year, from it's indie and queer sectors to the Hot 100 domination of Leon Thomas and Kehlani.

Brandon Blue is an open format DJ in Dallas, often found spinning at neighborhood spots like Double Ds. He mainly uses ...

To make a list is immediately to begin second-guessing it. This year that’s especially true below the Top 10, in my list of 20 runner-up albums, for which I had double that many candidates I could ...

Antone “Chubby” Tavares, the lead singer of Tavares — a 1970s R&B band of five brothers — died on Nov. 29, his family announced. He was 81. The Tavares brothers — Antone, Ralph Edward Vierra, Victor ...

Antone “Chubby” Tavares, the lead singer of the legendary vocal group Tavares, has passed away at the age of 81. His son, Antone Tavares, announced his passing on Saturday, Nov. 29, in a statement on ...

Earth, Wind & Fire knows how to get the party started. The legendary R&B band is a favorite in Birmingham, playing here most recently as the joyful opener for Lionel Richie in May 2024. Now Earth, ...

A late 1980s, early ‘90s music group is making a comeback. Grammy-winning new jack swing pioneer Teddy Riley announced that he is reforming the R&B group Guy, now known as Guy 2.0. As the name change ...

Prominent ‘90s R&B group Guy have announced their comeback. Grammy-winning record producer Teddy Riley shared that he is reforming the group with a new name, Guy 2.0, and a new lineup. Original ...

*Teddy Riley is bringing one of R&B’s most influential groups back, but in a new form. The Grammy-winning producer, credited with creating the new jack swing sound, has introduced Guy 2.0, a ...