Bright lights in purples, greens, and golds shine on both the stage and the audience. The rainbow of vibrant colors reflects the overall atmosphere of the room: cheerful and bursting with energy.

Remember the golden era of 90s with this list of popular R&B artists who shaped the sound of the decade with smooth vocals and strong feelings.

Stax Records spent decades spinning gold. The label nurtured a unique sound that blended R&B, gospel, blues, and country, eventually leading the way in a soul revolution. Stax became a home to icons ...

The R&B-soul group's remaining members, Ronald Isley, 84, and Ernie Isley, 73, recently took the stage for a performance amid ...

In this 2015 photo, popular recording artist D'Angelo performs at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. He's set for a Verzuz battle on Feb. 27; his "opponent" has yet to be named. (Photo by ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s just something about Shirley Murdock’s voice that hits you right in the soul. If you grew up on real R&B, gospel, or those emotional ballads that made you stop what you were ...

This month, WFUV will broadcast a new radio documentary produced by our friends at WXPN in Philadelphia and hosted by CeCe Winans, which explores the history of black gospel music and illustrates its ...

James Brown was an iconic American musician who is recognized as one of the most influential figures in rhythm and blues, soul, funk and protest civil rights music. Born and raised in Augusta, Georgia ...

Aretha Franklin, a singer who began her career with gospel music and was later crowned the “Queen of Soul,” died Thursday after battling a range of health issues. Often simply called “Aretha,” ...

In 1972, the famous Memphis soul label Stax Records created a gospel music subsidiary named The Gospel Truth. Over the next three years, the new label would release dozens of singles and albums that ...

(RNS) — Aretha Franklin, a singer who began her career with gospel music and was later crowned the “Queen of Soul,” died Thursday (Aug. 16) after battling a range of health issues. She was 76. Often ...