Ironic, then, that such a shift seems to have been ushered in by a death — not of R&B proper, mind you, but of one of its greatest modern pacesetters: The Weeknd. Since 2011, the persona inhabited by ...

J.P.'s "Bad Bitty" was one of the most delightful and unexpected hip-hop success stories of the past few years. Working within the parameters of lowend — a popular hip-hop subgenre from his native ...

With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop - from Pooh Shiesty's long-awaited comeback to a soulful duet between Otis Kane ...

Fred Again.. continues his USB002 drop series with this track made with Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso and remixed, separately, by Ezra Collective and Fred himself. The song has been in Fred’s DJ sets this ...

It's Friday, and there are some remarkable new albums out in the world today. Enigmatic alt-pop star yeule released one of our team's favorite records of the year. Stars vocalist Amy Millan returns ...

At Paste Music, we’re listening to so many new tunes on any given day, we barely have any time to listen to each other. Nevertheless, every week we can swing it, we take stock of the previous seven ...

At Paste Music, we’re listening to so many new tunes on any given day, we barely have any time to listen to each other. Nevertheless, every week we can swing it, we take stock of the previous seven ...