Sherri Harding is a soul singer in the truest, timeless sense of the word — a powerful, emotionally grounded vocalist whose performances are shaped by lived experience, deep musical roots, and years ...

Soul music in 1963 spoke to the times, but it also laid the groundwork for the future of R&B, pop, rock and roll, funk, and eventually hip-hop.

Looking at five 21st-century examples of how the Northern Soul sound has manifested itself in modern music, and continues to resonate with audiences today.

Northern Soul, despite being indebted to the sounds of American soul, did have at least one homegrown anthem in the form of Paula Parfitt's 1969 debut single.

From a Latin star’s take on ’60s-’70s pop standards to an exhibit devoted to the sloth, there are a lot of cool shows and concerts to catch in the Bay Area.

The Charleston Southern Soul Festival will bring a showcase of classic R&B and contemporary Southern soul on Feb. 28 to the North Charleston Performing Arts Center. The evening will feature powerhouse ...

The record business is notoriously difficult for female R&B singers, as top-down decisions about material and direction drag on for years. Ms. Lennox’s releases have taken a while to come out, and she ...

Keeping up with music news and resources like Spotify’s giant and regularly updated New Music Friday playlist are great ways to keep your listening habits from getting stale. Sometimes, though, you ...

Exactly 20 years ago today, January 6, 2006, the world lost one of the great soul/R&B voices when Lou Rawls died. The smooth baritone singer passed away from complications of lung cancer at age 72 in ...

The inability of other music award shows to catch up R&B inclusion is what makes a future without Black spaces like Soul Train so worrisome. Yes, it is true that this year’s Grammy Album of the Year ...

Popular R&B singer and songwriter Don Bryant has died. He was 83. His family announced his death on his Instagram account. “We want to let all of (Don Bryant’s) friends and fans from all over the ...

Reclaiming Black British music’s his- and herstories’ builds on Karen’s experience working in broadcast media including the BBC and ITV, and as an independent filmmaker, to document the lived ...