In a career spanning 60 years, beginning as a teen in the R&B/jazz girl group the Creolettes — rechristened by Black bandleader-mentor Otis James as the Peaches — Etta James (born Jamesetta ...

Billboard unveils 75 Best R&B Singers of All Time with Stevie Wonder at number one, expanding from 2015's 35-artist list during Black Music Month celebration.

*Billboard celebrated Black Music Month and Juneteenth by unveiling its list of the 75 Best R&B Singers of All Time, spotlighting artists who have shaped the genre through vocal prowess, cultural ...

Inspired by other Boston schools embracing R&B on campus, he founded B.E.A.T.S.—Black Experience in America Through Song—bringing a long-overdue space for Black artistry to campus. Although not a ...