(Reuters) -Grammy-winning R&B artist D’Angelo, a pioneer of neo-soul music, died at the age of 51 on Tuesday "after a prolonged and courageous battle with cancer," his family said in a statement. "We ...

Pioneering R&B and soul singer D’Angelo has died aged 51 after a cancer diagnosis. In a statement, the musician’s family wrote that the star, whose real name was Michael Eugene Archer, left behind a ...

Roy Ayers, the jazz and R&B musician known as the "godfather of neo-soul" music, has died following a "long illness." He was 84. The news was shared Wednesday night to Ayers' social media accounts, ...

In the latest installment of our Retro Neo series, R&B singer Q describes how neo-soul is the identity of the Black community. From Clayton Bigsby to Charlie Murphy's Hollywood stories about Prince ...

Michael D’Angelo Archer, known professionally as D’Angelo, died earlier today (October 14) after a private battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 51 years old. Before his death, he was one of a handful ...

Trademarked by Kedar Massenburg — the former president of Motown Records who discovered and signed Badu to his label, Kedar Records — in the late ‘90s, neo-soul was created as a promotional tool amid ...

While most students’ first exposure to instruments and music is through plastic recorders and toy bongos from their elementary school days, Austin Moore-Farrow was surrounded by a guitar — and an ...

Welcome to “Slept On Songs”. In this column, you will find recommendations of songs and artists that you have never heard of but will undoubtedly love. Whether it be music released by an unknown ...

Self-taught on the drums at the age of 6. Raised on a mix of A Tribe Called Quest, Chuck Berry, and Lauryn Hill. Taking meetings with Jay-Z's record label Roc Nation before her debut release even ...