R-N-B News

Charlie Wilson, globally acclaimed R&B artist and prostate cancer survivor, is giving a special performance to benefit prostate cancer research on Friday evening, July 17, at 8:00 pm in Los Angeles' Club Nokia.

Three notable attendees at the Essence Musical Festival in New Orleans say the late singer Michael Jackson should be remembered for his musical accomplishments.

Luther Vandross was one of the most successful R&B artists of the 1980s and '90s. Not only did he score a series of multi-million-selling albums containing chart-topping hit singles and perform sold-out tours of the U.S. and around the world, but he also took charge of his music creatively, writing or co-writing most of his songs and arranging and ...

While working out at the gym tonight I heard on TV Michael Jackson died. What a sad and devastating loss for the Jackson family and the world at large.

As memorials to Michael Jackson are held in L.A., former Destiny's Child star Michelle Williams pays tribute to the influence he had on her career and on pop culture in general.

Earth, Wind & Fire were one of the most musically accomplished, critically acclaimed, and commercially popular funk bands of the '70s. Conceived by drummer, bandleader, songwriter, kalimba player, and occasional vocalist Maurice White, EWF's all-encompassing musical vision used funk as its foundation, but also incorporated jazz, smooth soul, ...

Reunited R&B group En Vogue are keen to document their comeback with a reality TV show.

Singer Usher performs next to the casket at the Michael Jackson public memorial service held at Staples Center on July 7, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.

Paris Jackson, left, Prince Michael Jackson I and Prince Michael Jackson II on stage during the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Tuesday, July 7, 2009.

On a weekend when some of today's biggest R&B stars collided with the genre's legendary singers to celebrate the 15th annual Essence Music Festival, one common topic was consistent throughout the events: of course, Michael Jackson.

Popular 90's R&B group Boyz II Men, who was scheduled to perform for free at the Brownsville Fourth of July celebration, will not be appearing, event organizers announced early Thursday.

They say that good things come to those who wait, and after enduring a two-year wait for the release of her debut album, singer-songwriter Keri Hilson couldn't agree more.

Caption: Beyonce Knowles performs at the The 2009 Essence Music Festival held at The New Orleans Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana .... BEYONCE, QUEEN LATIFAH and NE-YO turned the 2009 Essence Music Festival into a MICHAEL JACKSON tribute over the weekend as they saluted the late King of Pop's legacy.

Michael Jackson fans are convinced they can see the ghost of the late star at his Neverland mansion.

En Vogue marked their 20th anniversary as one of music's most successful female groups with a reunion show that electrified the crowd at the Essence Music Festival.

According to no less an authority than the RIAA, Boyz II Men are the most commercially successful R&B group of all time.

Michael Jackson was first and foremost a singer and dancer, but he was also the type of performer who surpassed genres and inspired artists across all mediums.

Today's Birthdays: Actress Gloria Stuart is 99. Conductor Mitch Miller is 98. Advice columnist Pauline Phillips is 91.

Michael Jackson, the pop superstar who dazzled the world with his dancing but also led a strange private life that included a child-molestation charge, died suddenly Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest.

A vanishing act has become practically de rigueur for R&B musicians of a certain caliber.