R&B
A look back at one of 2017’s most buoyant and hopeful gems.
Warm, soothing soul from the Jazz FM Vocalist of the Year award winner.
Plus Freddie Gibbs, Tierra Whack, Rakim and more
A starter’s set for the funk-soul legends, with a few intermediate steps to follow.
The legendary voice behind “Be My Baby” has died at 78.
Hear the first single from his forthcoming blacksummers’NIGHT.
The Atlanta artist talks about putting something positive into the world and the records that helped him.
Alex Brettin delivers a bittersweet state of the world with just a little bit of hope for good measure.
A gorgeous R&B record that channels bossa nova, art rock and other influences for something eclectic and soulful.
A deep dive into two dozen funky classics.
A feelgood soul prescription with a chaser of contemporary R&B and disco.
A song response to the most notorious fan the duo ever had.
The London R&B collective’s third album in one year is shorter, grittier, but with a sense of playfulness amid the realism
A lush and vulnerable record from the Australian R&B group that arrives after a long and devastating break.
Hear the latest album from the enigmatic soul group.
The collaboration between the artist/poet and songwriter/label head creates something funkier than the sum of its parts.