R&B has never stayed in one lane — from Mary J. Blige’s hip-hop soul to today’s alternative sounds, it’s a story of evolution ...

I love record guides. I read record guides. I don’t just thumb through them looking for assessments of particular recordings or artists, I read these things for pleasure. Sick I know, but if pressed ...

Ask Jad Tariq to name a few of his favorite musicians and singers, and he’ll quickly reel off a list of names, both popular and obscure: Big Joe Turner, Louis Prima, Oscar Moore, Floyd Smith, Billy ...

Newly opened Melrose District hangout Smith’s on 7th is a hip drinkery and looks every bit the part. The interior of the urbane bar and lounge along Seventh Avenue just south of Camelback Road is ...

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Catch "The Voice" 3rd place finalist D.Smooth and "American Idol" top 10 finalist Lady K at the R&B Blues Picnic Summer Series Finale at Riverwalk Amphitheater on Sunday, July 2 in Montgomery. General ...

Common wisdom says that Elvis’s adoption of black sources, and in particular his cover of Arthur Crudup’s R&B hit “That’s All Right” in 1954, was an apocalyptic break with country tradition. Elvis, ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Well-known musicians and songwriters of R&B, blues, and southern soul were recognized during the 2nd annual Soul Music Awards at Ground Zero Blues Club in Biloxi on Sunday.

Jad Tariq is a 28-year-old guitarist and vocalist whose debut album, "Jad Tariq Sings...", will be released on March 7. Tariq's music is influenced by a variety of genres, including R&B, jump blues, ...