28 Years Ago, a 17-Year-Old R&B Singer Used a Diana Ross Sample for a Five-Week No. 1 Later Named in a ‘90s Top 100’ List

Monica was 17 when "The First Night" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1998. Built around a sample of Diana ...
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R&B Singer SZA Inducted To New Jersey Hall Of Fame

R&B sensation SZA, born Solána Imani Rowe, is officially part of New Jersey history. The singer joined the New Jersey Hall of ...

Latimore, R&B Singer ‘So Hip That He Only Needed One Name,’ Dies at 86

Benny Lattimore, the soul singer, songwriter and pianist known as Latimore whose sultry baritone, coifed hair and funky songs about romance — notably “Let’s Straighten It Out” — made him an R&B ...
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D’Angelo, Grammy-winning R&B singer who became an icon with ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel),’ dies

D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B singer recognized by his raspy yet smooth voice and for garnering mainstream attention with the shirtless “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” music video, has died. He was ...

R&B singer Keke Wyatt arrested for terroristic threats, cruelty to children

R&B singer Keke Wyatt is facing charges of terroristic threats, simple assault and cruelty to children after being arrested ...

Keke Wyatt arrested - here's what we know about the R&B singer’s Georgia charges

Keke Wyatt, an R&B singer, was arrested in Georgia on September 20 for multiple serious charges. She was charged with ...

R&B legend dead at 71 after battling cancer. Here’s the latest

Kevin Spencer, an R&B legend known for co-founding the iconic group Dynasty, has died. He was 71. Carrie Lucas-Griff, the founder of Soul Train Records and Solar Records, which was Dynasty’s label, ...