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ToursSeptember 2

Samantha Fish sets December dates for the Shake 'Em On Down Tour
Cedric Burnside returns and Daddy Long Legs join the blues guitarist's fourth run.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Daley returns September 18 with the album Strange Nature
Ten tracks on SRG-ILS with Marsha Ambrosius, Robert Glasper and Yussef Dayes, followed by a 27-city US tour from September 16.
ReleasesSeptember 2

Az Yet founder Shawn Rivera goes solo with the single "This Is What You Are"
The 1990s R&B singer's remake of a Mario Biondi song has already topped a UK soul chart.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Joy Crookes remakes Feet Don't Fail Me Now as a duet with Ravyn Lenae
The South London singer revisits a 2021 song from her debut about staying quiet out of fear.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Erykah Badu and The Alchemist release the 16-track album Before The World Blows
Eighteen months of sessions between Dallas and Los Angeles, with Steve Lacy, Earl Sweatshirt, Thundercat and Kamasi Washington guesting.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Aaron Frazer details his new EP Corners, led by Paint the Picture
The Durand Jones and the Indications singer made it across studios in four corners of Los Angeles.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Canadian soul singer Sean Jones shares an up-tempo new single, Body
A classmate outed his voice in a ninth-grade French class, and a Juno-winning group followed.
ReleasesSeptember 1

Tamia returns with the ballad Forever and a Day and a performance video
It is her first new music since the 2018 album Passion Like Fire, and her husband Grant Hill appears in it.
ReleasesAugust 31

Tank names his album Experience and puts out two songs from it
Highlight leans dance, while How I Need You goes gospel with Kirk Franklin, Eric Dawkins and Zacardi Cortez.
ReleasesAugust 31

Rochelle Jordan previews Disc 2 with a Chad Hugo remix of the song Never Enough
The second EP in her Through The Wall remix series lands Sept. 10 with Terry Hunter and Shanti Celeste on it.
BusinessAugust 31

Mary J. Blige draws criticism for fronting a Suno AI music campaign
The advertisement shows her in the studio reacting to generated tracks she says she could not place at first.
BusinessAugust 31

Lionel Richie is taken to a St. Louis ICU after his concert at the Muny
The 77-year-old singer had told the crowd his doctor blamed dehydration, and finished All Night Long sitting down.
BusinessAugust 31

Mary J. Blige fronts a Suno ad as the fight over AI music widens
SZA found 238 of her songs in AI training datasets, Dr. Dre backed the tools, and Australia barred machine-made tracks from its charts.
ToursAugust 31

Jill Scott postpones four Texas tour dates after a COVID diagnosis
The Houston and Dallas area shows that were to close the US leg move to the middle of September, with tickets honoured.
LegalAugust 31

Aaliyah's uncle blames his son in a lawsuit over the singer's 2001 plane crash
Barry Hankerson's filing against Jomo Hankerson is part of a wider fight over the Blackground Records catalogue.
ReleasesAugust 31

Sargent Tucker returns with the soul album You're The One For Me
The singer, songwriter and guitarist follows a run of singles with a full record, out first on CD and vinyl.
ReleasesAugust 31

Kuzi Cee returns with the R&B single Ember (Remind Me)
The Canadian singer follows Rather Be with a nostalgic track that leans as much on pop as on the genre he came up in.
ReleasesAugust 31

Scottie Barnett lets go of control on the single Soul Controller
SoulTracks gave the mid-tempo track a first listen, with Silver Angelina singing lead over a funk and R&B groove.
BreakupsAugust 31

Soul singer Gladys Knight says she will ease into fewer performances
Her husband and manager William McDowell denies a dementia diagnosis and says a medical evaluation is coming.
ReleasesAugust 30

Heidi Tann previews her album Silk n' Soul with the single Coffee On Your Sleeves
Saxophonist Tony Exum Jr. plays on it, and SoulTracks has made it a choice cut.
ReleasesAugust 30

The Kinsman Dazz Band bring in Eddie B. Sands Jr. for their latest video
SoulTracks made Look At What You've Done its video of the month for September.
ReleasesAugust 30

The Womack Sisters cut their self-titled debut album to tape, live
BG, Zeimani and Kucha are the granddaughters of Sam Cooke and the daughters of Womack & Womack.
ReleasesAugust 29

Dawn Richard shares the chuuuuurch video before her album Creole Culture
Zebretta Johnson directed the half-animated clip, which features Jelly Joseph, ahead of the October 9 release.
BusinessAugust 28

Gladys Knight will cut back her concerts after health concerns from fans
The 82-year-old singer says she is transitioning, following reports of missed cues at some shows.
LegalAugust 28

Cassie asks a judge to end Clayton Howard's $35 million trafficking suit
Her lawyers say the complaint describes Sean Combs as the one in control, and dispute a chlamydia allegation.
LegalAugust 28

Chris Brown challenges $13 million verdict, citing a Rihanna mention in court
His lawyers say a question about his 2009 conviction tainted the jury, per HotNewHipHop.
LegalAugust 28

Aretha Franklin's sons are still fighting over the soul singer's estate
More than 1,400 filings in, the brothers remain split over song copyrights, storage units and their eldest brother's care.
ReleasesAugust 28

Seattle R&B singer Jaymin previews the STATIC EP with the song Rollin
Sango and Chase N. Cashe produced the track, which turns a Gucci Mane hook into a late-night question.
ReleasesAugust 28

Tank sets his 12th album EXPERIENCE for September 25
The single Yes has climbed to No. 10 on Billboard's Adult R&B Airplay chart.
ReleasesAugust 28

Daniele Luppi and Michael Kiwanuka build an album from Italian film music
Wilma cuts up 1970s library recordings into a new story, out October 9 on Verve.
ToursAugust 28

Kehlani pauses tour after hospital visit
Two shows are sidelined, with the tour expected to resume in Virginia.
FestivalsAugust 28

Kelly Rowland will headline the AIDS Walk Atlanta music festival on September 26
The 35th edition of the charity event brings a 5K run and a bill at Piedmont Park.
ReleasesAugust 28

Lalah Hathaway shares Can't Let Go and announces the album Made In Chicago
Nine songs built from an image of the singer in a leather coat looking out at Lake Michigan.
ReleasesAugust 28

Sy'Rai Smith releases her debut EP Cold War, eight tracks on Hitmaker
Brandy's daughter, 24, gathers a decade of standalone singles into a first full project with a guest from Shakespeare!
ReleasesAugust 28

Miki Howard cuts the single Together We're A Good Thing with Bruner and Jones
SoulTracks made the midtempo record its song of the month, calling the pairing three Grammy nominees deep.
ReleasesAugust 28

Tamia returns with the single Forever And A Day
Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony, who record together as Louis York, wrote and produced it.
ReleasesAugust 28

A shelved KC and The Sunshine Band song returns as a NYNE collaboration
Love Goes Up and Down appeared in the 1986 film Knights of the City and was never officially released.
ReleasesAugust 28

Toronto duo Majid Jordan release the album Two Roads
The R&B pair keep pushing modern soul toward lush electronics and off-centre production.
ReleasesAugust 28

Benjiflow returns with the single Tears In The Club
The North London artist's debut album follows this autumn, after years of credits with Wretch 32 and Avelino.
ReleasesAugust 28

Lucy Park shares her THREAD 27 EP in full
The title is her age, and the opening song BLUE SASHIKO takes its name from Japanese embroidery.
ReleasesAugust 27

Ciara shares the Yes music video featuring Akeem Ali
She put the song out a month ago to mark ten years of marriage to Russell Wilson, and Maya Table directed the clip.
ReleasesAugust 27

Amy Winehouse's Back to Black gets a three-disc 20th anniversary reissue
The October 23 set adds B-sides and demos plus a 2007 Paradiso show, with a Tears Dry demo out as the first single.
ReleasesAugust 27

Leon Bridges issues part two of his Happiness Anytime EP series
Four more songs and a choreographed video for Talk It Over arrive before the full album on September 25.
ReleasesAugust 27

Melvin Riley of Ready For The World releases a 19-track album called NO AI
The Flint singer frames the double set as a defence of human playing, and it has reached the iTunes R&B top 10.
ReleasesAugust 27

Jack Freeman opens his Mahogany album with the single Me and You
Bryan-Michael Cox and Donnie Scantz produced the track, which chops up Glenn Lewis' Never Too Late.
BusinessAugust 27

Sony Music Publishing takes Publisher of the Year at the BMI R&B awards
It represented 27 of the year's most-performed songs, up from 23, as Kendrick Lamar took songwriter of the year.
ReleasesAugust 27

Jorja Smith builds her third album What Are the Odds around club music
NPR calls the 38-minute record a reintroduction, made with P2J after one funky-house outlier on her last LP.
BusinessAugust 27

Kehlani cancels two tour dates after a hospital visit
The Camden and Washington area stops are off, and the run picks back up on August 29 in Richmond, Virginia.
ObituaryAugust 27

Motown songwriter Janie Bradford Hobbs has died
She co-wrote the label's first significant hit and spent decades inside its operation, from the front desk onward.
ReleasesAugust 27

Beyonce reissues B'Day for its 20th anniversary with B sides and Spanish versions
The 27 track package arrives September 4, sweeping up material that was scattered across retailer exclusives in 2006.
ReleasesAugust 27

Singer Robert Fowler carries a musical theatre background into the song Talk
SoulTracks picks the Dreamgirls performer's plea for a partner to break the silence.
ReleasesAugust 27

BEASTIE details the EP Maria with the single Mitcham Mint
The South London artist's video, directed by Gustav Newby, maps the streets he grew up on.
ReleasesAugust 26

Chaka Khan shares new single 'Curious Subject'
The song previews her upcoming album Chakzilla.
ToursAugust 26

Ravyn Lenae postpones North American tour dates
The run was set to support her album Blue Island; all purchased tickets will be refunded.
ReleasesAugust 26

Sandra St. Victor announces new solo album Eleven
The soul and funk veteran's first solo record in over a decade features Lalah Hathaway and her Family Stand bandmates.
ReleasesAugust 26

Victony releases sophomore album STARLIFE
The Afrobeats singer worked with producer Ozedikus on the project.
ReleasesAugust 26

Soleil shares new single 'Heart Strings'
The rising singer-songwriter and DJ previously drew attention for a soulful take on 'Jolene.'
ToursAugust 25

Yebba announces North American tour
The dates support her sophomore album Jean.
ReleasesAugust 25

Amy Winehouse's Back to Black gets a 20th-anniversary reissue October 23
The reissue lands four days before the album's original October 27 release date, with unreleased demos and a 2007 Amsterdam live set.
ReleasesAugust 25

Dawn Richard shares new song 'chuuuuurch' featuring Anjelika Jelly Joseph
The single previews her New Orleans-rooted album Creole Culture, recorded with producer Greg Paul's Katalyst collective.
ReleasesAugust 25

Louis York announce new album The Heart Of the Matter
The R&B and pop duo's third full-length arrives November 6, previewed by the single 'I Found A Home.'
ReleasesAugust 25

Frank Ocean's Blonde turns 10
Artists and FADER staff look back on the album a decade later.
ReleasesAugust 25

Back to Black gets an expanded reissue for Amy Winehouse's 20th anniversary
The reissue adds four unreleased demos and a full live album.
BusinessAugust 25

The Isley Brothers share new movie theme song
The legendary group, now down to two members, contributes a haunting new track.
ToursAugust 24

Dorothy Moore sets Diamond & Gold concert marking 80 years
The soul singer, known for a classic heartbreak ballad, celebrates the milestone this fall.
ToursAugust 24

Jessie Reyez announces A Little Vengeance Tour
It's her biggest tour yet, and part of the proceeds benefit the Jessie Reyez Fund for women in live music.
ReleasesAugust 24

Regi Myrix and Ty Juan share double A-side soul single
"Take Me With You" and "Eyes Fell On You" arrive together.
ReleasesAugust 23

J. Brown releases new single 'Late'
The chart-topping singer returns via Mocha Music/United Masters.
ReleasesAugust 23

H-Town's Shazam Conner releases new remix single 'Back It Up For Love'
The founding H-Town member built the remix around Southern soul and country influences.
ReleasesAugust 23

Q. Parker releases new single 'Stare'
The track leads his forthcoming album, 'Evolution of Romance, Volume Two.'
ReleasesAugust 23

Coco Jones is out with a new single, 'Love Me Through'
The Grammy-winning singer's latest arrives via High Standardz/Def Jam.
ReleasesAugust 23

Eric Bellinger releases new self-titled album
It's his first solo album since his 2021 Grammy-nominated 'New Light.'
ToursAugust 23

Usher and Chris Brown tack on eight more stadium shows to their tour
The co-headlining R&B Tour now spans 59 dates.
ReleasesAugust 23

Lucky Daye links up with Leon Thomas on the new single 'Fly U Out'
It's the second single from his upcoming album, following the D'Mile-produced "Nowhere Fast."
ObituaryAugust 22

Singer Latimore, of 'Let's Straighten It Out,' dies at 86
Born Benjamin William Lattimore, he scored a No. 1 R&B hit in 1974 still in rotation today.
ObituaryAugust 22

Motown songwriter Janie Bradford dies at 87
She co-wrote Motown's founding hit, "Money (That's What I Want)," with label chief Berry Gordy.
BusinessAugust 21

Study finds the American South still favors soul music most
New research on Google search interest ranks genre preference by US state.
ReleasesAugust 21

Phaedra shares new single 'Feelings'
The adult-contemporary soul artist previews new music.
ReleasesAugust 18

Yolanda Parker teams with JTREECE on new single "Who's Going to Love You"
SoulTracks featured the two Maryland artists' collaboration in its First Listen series.
ReleasesAugust 17

Davido releases video for "Tell Everybody" featuring Leon Thomas
The song is drawn from his album "ORIADE," released July 31.
ReleasesAugust 17

Omarion releases video for "Reasons" from his album "O2: Part 1"
The clip follows his video for "Mood," both drawn from the same record.
ReleasesAugust 17

Jorja Smith releases new single "I Lied, You Lied" ahead of her album What Are The Odds
The breakup song arrives with a video shot in Mexico City, where she recently opened for Harry Styles.
AwardsAugust 17

Lisa Knowles-Smith and Darrel Walls lead the 2026 Stellar Gospel Music Awards winners
Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Pastor Mike Jr. also took home honors at the ceremony hosted by Kirk Franklin.
ToursAugust 17

Chris Brown and Usher grow their R&B tour after a $100 million box office haul
Eight more stadium dates push the co-headlining run to 59 shows, including first-time stops in four new cities.
ObituaryAugust 17

Gospel singer Nikki Ross has died at 54
Her death was reported on August 17. No cause has been made public.
ReleasesAugust 17

Zed Soul, UK R&B band, covers Babyface's "I Love You Babe"
The remake comes from the band's new album Those Words, out since May.
LegalAugust 16

Ronald Isley keeps the Isley Brothers band name after a court fight ends
The case closed with a dismissal that bars Rudolph Isley's estate from bringing it again.
ReleasesAugust 16

Oh He Dead set a September release for the album Vertigo
The Washington, D.C. group shared a first single called The Weight and lined up a US tour that opens in October.
ObituaryAugust 16

Thelma Stubbs, called soul music royalty, has died
SoulTracks did not report a cause or a date for her death.
BusinessAugust 15

Earth, Wind & Fire drummer John Paris is in an induced coma after a health emergency
The band postponed a San Francisco show with Lionel Richie when he was hospitalized, and his family says his fight is far from over.
ReleasesAugust 15

Millkzy puts out a song called #nohardfeelings
HotNewHipHop describes it as a soft R&B track carried by vocals and acoustic guitar.
ReleasesAugust 15

Singer Jalen Ngonda shares 'Anyone in Love' from his second album
The Maryland-born, UK-based singer follows his 2023 debut, Come Around and Love Me, on the label Daptone Records.
ReleasesAugust 14

Erykah Badu and The Alchemist set their joint album for August 28
The 17 track record still has no title, and lands 16 years after her last studio LP.
FestivalsAugust 14

Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean headline the 2026 Global Citizen Festival
The free Central Park show on September 26 includes a 30th anniversary set for the Fugees album The Score.
ReleasesAugust 14

Fridayy releases new album 'Tension'
The R&B singer and songwriter's latest comes through Def Jam, not long after his last full-length.
ReleasesAugust 14

October London puts out new album Love Me For Me on Death Row
Snoop Dogg and Soopafly produced the whole record for the Grammy-winning R&B singer.
ReleasesAugust 14

Ravyn Lenae releases new album "Blue Island" after a viral hit's aftershock
She told Paste her influences ranged from Blondie to Nelly Furtado to Madonna.
ReleasesAugust 14

Rochelle Jordan opens a remix EP series built on "Through The Wall"
Honey Dijon says the goal was to honor the emotion already in Jordan's voice.
ReleasesAugust 14

Colde calls his new single a note to himself about hesitating
The Korean R&B singer describes the track as a push to stop stalling on his own decisions.
ReleasesAugust 14

Jorja Smith turns to the dancefloor on her third album, What Are The Odds
NME says the singer leans on dance music as a refuge across the record.
ReleasesAugust 14

Erykah Badu and the Alchemist share a song called Witch Doctor
The pair reportedly spent 18 months recording their joint album between Dallas and Los Angeles.
LegalAugust 13

Judge keeps the defamation case against R&B singer Ray J alive
Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner's claim now heads toward a 2028 trial.
ObituaryAugust 13

Soul singer Ruby Andrews has died at 79
SoulTracks says her widest international success came more than fifty years ago.
BusinessAugust 13

Brandy sings the theme for Netflix's A Different World sequel
She follows Phoebe Snow, Aretha Franklin and Boyz II Men, who each sang earlier versions.
ReleasesAugust 13

Joe Leone, an Eric Benet protege, releases new single Safety
SoulTracks describes him as a preacher's kid who writes and composes his own material.
ReleasesAugust 12

R&B singer Joe faces Donell Jones in a Verzuz matchup
Jones said backstage at a festival that he sees the night as a celebration, not a grudge match.
ReleasesAugust 12

Merce, the neo-soul singer, releases new single My Guy
The song is the lead single from her debut solo album, ALIVE.
ReleasesAugust 12

FLO release second album Therapy at the Club
The Grammy-nominated R&B trio built the 16-track record around a night out.
ReleasesAugust 12

Lalah Hathaway's new single '47th Street' is a letter to Chicago
The soul singer built it with poet J. Ivy around the block where her father Donny Hathaway's family lived.
ToursAugust 12

THEHONESTGUY announces shows in Montreal and Toronto
He supports his AFROSOUL EP live in November after splitting time between both cities' R&B scenes.
ToursAugust 12

Steve Lacy sets a 27-date fall tour across North America
Featuring guest turns from SZA, Erykah Badu and Cecile Believe, "Oh Yeah?" is Lacy's first album since 2022's "Gemini Rights."
ToursAugust 11

Singer Jamila Woods books a tour marking ten years of her album Heavn
The Chicago singer starts the run in Los Angeles on November 16 and closes with a hometown show at Thalia Hall.
ToursAugust 11

Gallant expands his "Ology" 10th anniversary tour
The R&B singer-songwriter adds a December 6 show in Toronto, part of a fall leg that wraps December 10 in Brooklyn.
ReleasesAugust 11

Tamina Khyrah-Joi debuts with new single "As Above So Below"
The Berklee-trained R&B singer wrote it with producer Burnie Stevenson and her mother, pianist Dr. Gail Jhonson.
ReleasesAugust 10

Ravyn Lenae connects with her Panamanian roots on new album "Blue Island"
The R&B and pop singer-songwriter features Doechii on "Babygirl" and traces her family's history in Panama.
BreakupsAugust 10

The Weeknd steps back from retiring his stage name
He told a crowd in Stockholm that testing retirement taught him he doesn't like how it feels.
ReleasesAugust 8

Helen Bruner and Terry Jones release the song Never Gonna Fall as a duo
SoulTracks says their production credits run from Celine Dion to Method Man to Terry's mother, Linda Jones.
ReleasesAugust 7

Jay-Z features on a surprise Beyonce remix of Morning Dew (Donk)
NME called it his first rap verse in four years, since 2022's God Did.
BusinessAugust 7

Earth, Wind & Fire postpones San Francisco concert with Lionel Richie
San Francisco firefighters responded to a medical emergency at Chase Center; the joint tour with Lionel Richie continues this weekend in Inglewood.
ObituaryAugust 7

Harvey Stone, longtime KBLX radio executive, has died
SoulTracks says he ran the Bay Area station for more than three decades and helped shape its sound.
ReleasesAugust 7

Roy Woods releases a new album called X
The OVO Sound artist put ten R&B songs on it.
ReleasesAugust 7

Cat Power joins Meshell Ndegeocello for a reggae-leaning duet of Don't You Want Me
It's the second single from Synonym, her coming album of classic songs reimagined as duets.
ReleasesAugust 7

Meshell Ndegeocello previews her album Synonym with a Cat Power feature
SoulTracks framed the song as a first taste of her third album for the label Blue Note.
ReleasesAugust 7

Gordon Chambers and James Day share a tribute song called Love Was You
SoulTracks premiered it on August 7 and called it a beautiful tribute.
ReleasesAugust 7

Heidi Tann previews a new song called Coffee
SoulTracks gave the R&B and soul track its first listen on August 7.
ReleasesAugust 7

Brent Faiyaz puts out Icon (Director's Cut) with three new songs
The 15-track set adds a Tokischa feature on the closing song suave.
ReleasesAugust 6

Ari Lennox previews her Vacancy deluxe album with Hookah Baby
She co-wrote the club track with Alivia Blue after ending her Vacancy Tour in June.
ReleasesAugust 6

R&B singer Dawn Richard sets her new album Creole Culture for October 9
It closes a New Orleans trilogy with New Breed and Second Line, and a single called enough came with the news.
LegalAugust 6

Ne-Yo is sued over a dog attack on a woman making a delivery
Dominique Bridgett says the July 2025 bite cost her more than $9,000 in medical care.
ReleasesAugust 6

Lindsey Webster and Anthony Hamilton duet on Best In Me
SoulBounce premiered the video for the song.
ReleasesAugust 6

FLO put out new song Pose through a SoundCloud rollout
The British trio built an interactive rollout around the track ahead of their album.
ObituaryAugust 6

David Z, the producer who worked with Prince, has died
He was also a member of the group Lipps Inc, SoulBounce reported.
AwardsAugust 6

Nectar Woode, BIG WETT and Ganna make the 2026 Anchor Award shortlist
Reeperbahn Festival's tenth annual prize also shortlisted Dov'e Liana, Just For Fun and Sonic Interventions.
ReleasesAugust 6

Byron Miller and Kimberly Brewer release single Secrets of Love
SoulTracks traces Miller's playing back through 1970s funk and jazz fusion, including work with Herbie Hancock.
ChartsAugust 5

Tyla's album A*Pop lands a top five debut on Billboard's R&B chart
The album opened with 16,966 units in its first week and came in at number 43 on the Billboard 200.
ReleasesAugust 5

Brooke Combe releases new single Love Was Made Of Stone
The Scottish singer-songwriter recorded it with The Coral's James Skelly in Liverpool.
ReleasesAugust 5

JGrrey details her debut album and releases single bedbug
Brooklyn rapper Erick the Architect features on the track, out via Ditto Label Services.
ReleasesAugust 5

Josh Levi returns with a single called SWERVE
Producer Jack Rochon built the track around a driving kick and a synth bass hook.
ToursAugust 5

Case marks 30 years in music with two shows at Yoshi's in Oakland
Both sets are booked for Sunday, August 9, at 7pm and 9:30pm.
ReleasesAugust 4

Soul singer Danielle Ponder shares Sun and Moon and names her second album
Everything Has Changed will be her label debut, released in partnership with Phoebe Bridgers.
ReleasesAugust 4

Jacquees releases the album Mood 2, ten years after his mixtape Mood
A video for Accuse Me came out with the album.
AwardsAugust 3

Cleveland names a street after the Dazz Band
The sign for Dazz Band Way went up on Lee Road at a public ceremony on August 1.
ReleasesAugust 3

Funk Division share a new track called Fall'in
The Birmingham group works in soul-jazz and is led by Mark Duffus, who also records as Blak Prophez.
ReleasesAugust 3

Rochelle Jordan opens a five-EP remix series with a Ron Trent take on I'm Your Muse
The first installment also features reworks from Honey Dijon, Halogenix and KLSH.
BusinessAugust 3

Singer Tyrese asks fans for prayers as pressure mounts
The singer and actor says he's reached "an emotional breaking point" but is not asking for money, only prayer and support.
ObituaryAugust 3

Singer Arlene Smith of the Chantels has died at 84
Born October 5, 1941, Smith wrote and sang lead on "Maybe," the girl group's million-selling 1958 hit.
ReleasesAugust 3

Gwen Dickey of Rose Royce shares a new song called Water
SoulTracks published its first listen to the track on August 3.
ReleasesJuly 30

Steve Lacy and Syd release solo albums on the same day
NPR hears the two Internet bandmates chasing the same quiet cool from opposite directions on Oh Yeah? and Beard.
LegalJuly 24

Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty in London nightclub bottle attack case
Prosecutors dropped assault and grievous-bodily-harm charges tied to a 2023 incident at nightclub Tape London in exchange for the plea.
BusinessJuly 23

R&B singer Nivea reveals leukemia diagnosis, says she's "grateful for life"
The "Don't Mess With My Man" singer says treatment is going well and she's now studying audio engineering.
ReleasesJuly 23

Singer Syd releases third solo album "Beard," named for her wife's request
The former Odd Future and Internet member, born Sydney Bennett, says the record captures "feeling more sure of myself than I ever have."
ReleasesJuly 22

Steve Lacy releases new album "Oh Yeah?" after his "Bad Habit" breakout
The 10-track record features SZA and Erykah Badu and follows the Grammy-nominated hit that made him inescapable.
BusinessJuly 6

Singer Lionel Richie says he's "doing well" after health scare paused his tour
He canceled shows in St. Paul and Chicago after feeling dizzy onstage, before returning for a run across the Midwest and Canada.

Samantha Fish sets December dates for the Shake 'Em On Down Tour

Daley returns September 18 with the album Strange Nature

Az Yet founder Shawn Rivera goes solo with the single "This Is What You Are"

Joy Crookes remakes Feet Don't Fail Me Now as a duet with Ravyn Lenae

Erykah Badu and The Alchemist release the 16-track album Before The World Blows

Aaron Frazer details his new EP Corners, led by Paint the Picture

Canadian soul singer Sean Jones shares an up-tempo new single, Body

Tamia returns with the ballad Forever and a Day and a performance video

Tank names his album Experience and puts out two songs from it

Rochelle Jordan previews Disc 2 with a Chad Hugo remix of the song Never Enough

Mary J. Blige draws criticism for fronting a Suno AI music campaign

Lionel Richie is taken to a St. Louis ICU after his concert at the Muny

Mary J. Blige fronts a Suno ad as the fight over AI music widens

Jill Scott postpones four Texas tour dates after a COVID diagnosis

Aaliyah's uncle blames his son in a lawsuit over the singer's 2001 plane crash

Sargent Tucker returns with the soul album You're The One For Me

Kuzi Cee returns with the R&B single Ember (Remind Me)

Scottie Barnett lets go of control on the single Soul Controller

Soul singer Gladys Knight says she will ease into fewer performances

Heidi Tann previews her album Silk n' Soul with the single Coffee On Your Sleeves

The Kinsman Dazz Band bring in Eddie B. Sands Jr. for their latest video

The Womack Sisters cut their self-titled debut album to tape, live

Dawn Richard shares the chuuuuurch video before her album Creole Culture

Gladys Knight will cut back her concerts after health concerns from fans

Cassie asks a judge to end Clayton Howard's $35 million trafficking suit

Chris Brown challenges $13 million verdict, citing a Rihanna mention in court

Aretha Franklin's sons are still fighting over the soul singer's estate

Seattle R&B singer Jaymin previews the STATIC EP with the song Rollin

Tank sets his 12th album EXPERIENCE for September 25

Daniele Luppi and Michael Kiwanuka build an album from Italian film music

Kehlani pauses tour after hospital visit

Kelly Rowland will headline the AIDS Walk Atlanta music festival on September 26

Lalah Hathaway shares Can't Let Go and announces the album Made In Chicago

Sy'Rai Smith releases her debut EP Cold War, eight tracks on Hitmaker

Miki Howard cuts the single Together We're A Good Thing with Bruner and Jones

Tamia returns with the single Forever And A Day

A shelved KC and The Sunshine Band song returns as a NYNE collaboration

Toronto duo Majid Jordan release the album Two Roads

Benjiflow returns with the single Tears In The Club

Lucy Park shares her THREAD 27 EP in full

Ciara shares the Yes music video featuring Akeem Ali

Amy Winehouse's Back to Black gets a three-disc 20th anniversary reissue

Leon Bridges issues part two of his Happiness Anytime EP series

Melvin Riley of Ready For The World releases a 19-track album called NO AI

Jack Freeman opens his Mahogany album with the single Me and You

Sony Music Publishing takes Publisher of the Year at the BMI R&B awards

Jorja Smith builds her third album What Are the Odds around club music

Kehlani cancels two tour dates after a hospital visit

Motown songwriter Janie Bradford Hobbs has died

Beyonce reissues B'Day for its 20th anniversary with B sides and Spanish versions

Singer Robert Fowler carries a musical theatre background into the song Talk

BEASTIE details the EP Maria with the single Mitcham Mint

Chaka Khan shares new single 'Curious Subject'

Ravyn Lenae postpones North American tour dates

Sandra St. Victor announces new solo album Eleven

Victony releases sophomore album STARLIFE

Soleil shares new single 'Heart Strings'

Yebba announces North American tour

Amy Winehouse's Back to Black gets a 20th-anniversary reissue October 23

Dawn Richard shares new song 'chuuuuurch' featuring Anjelika Jelly Joseph

Louis York announce new album The Heart Of the Matter

Frank Ocean's Blonde turns 10

Back to Black gets an expanded reissue for Amy Winehouse's 20th anniversary

The Isley Brothers share new movie theme song

Dorothy Moore sets Diamond & Gold concert marking 80 years

Jessie Reyez announces A Little Vengeance Tour

Regi Myrix and Ty Juan share double A-side soul single

J. Brown releases new single 'Late'

H-Town's Shazam Conner releases new remix single 'Back It Up For Love'

Q. Parker releases new single 'Stare'

Coco Jones is out with a new single, 'Love Me Through'

Eric Bellinger releases new self-titled album

Usher and Chris Brown tack on eight more stadium shows to their tour

Lucky Daye links up with Leon Thomas on the new single 'Fly U Out'

Singer Latimore, of 'Let's Straighten It Out,' dies at 86

Motown songwriter Janie Bradford dies at 87

Study finds the American South still favors soul music most

Phaedra shares new single 'Feelings'

Yolanda Parker teams with JTREECE on new single "Who's Going to Love You"

Davido releases video for "Tell Everybody" featuring Leon Thomas