This song is credited with the birth of soul music, and it was considered controversial when it came onto the scene in 1955. Ray Charles’s “I Got a Woman” hit number one on the R&B chart in 1955. The ...

Nigerian producer-turned-artist Pheelz learned music in church, believing sound and spirit are inseparable — a core idea that shapes his argument about the rise of artificial intelligence in music: ...

The Memphis Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum has once again been voted among America's top music museums in a poll conducted by USA TODAY. For 2026, the Rock ‘n’ Soul Museum was ranked No. 5 in the Best Music ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

After testing in recent months, YouTube Music looks to be widely rolling out a Premium paywall for lyrics. Lyrics in YouTube Music now require a YouTube Premium or Music Premium subscription. The ...

There was no shortage of groundbreaking funk and soul classics in the 1970s. But in 1977, several tracks reflected dance music’s ongoing evolution. Using a combination of old and new production ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. At the University of Georgia Tate Student Center or Edge Recital Hall in the Hugh ...

YouTube has launched its own yearly user activity summary called YouTube Recap, similar to Spotify Wrapped. The recap highlights a user's top channels, interests, and assigns one of 14 personality ...

The year’s almost over, but YouTube Music isn’t waiting any longer to release its personalized 2025 Recap. In addition to cataloging your top tracks of the year, the Recap offers AI-powered analysis ...

Four iconic voices that have shaped the landscape of soul, R&B, and pop music for decades are coming together once again. Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, and Stephanie Mills are extending ...

In the early 1970s, black artists were given a launching pad: Soul Train. Though it wasn’t the first show of its kind, it made history as the first nationally syndicated music-variety show made for ...

D’Angelo asks that question — worries it, caresses it, plumbs its unseen depths — no fewer than two dozen times in what might have been his signature hit. A meticulous, slow-to-boil ballad from the ...