R&B

Hit project was one of the best R&B albums of the decade

Disgraced singer could spend the rest of his life in prison

From a cow print two-piece to Schiaparelli couture, her wardrobe is as expansive as her music

Interviews, performances, earworms, songs to get on it — here’s how we’ll remember the past year

The album is the musical equivalent of a therapeutic group chat

The singer is evolving from soul man to R&B artist, but will Black audiences join him?

The singer’s archives are finally hitting streaming services as the R. Kelly trial reminds us of what she had to endure

A new version of the song made famous by Chaka Khan and Whitney Houston embraces the fullness of Black humanity

The emotions we carry with us in the voting booth have always been in the music

The singer discusses releasing her seventh studio album, the responsibility an artist has in society and overcoming adversity