From MPCs to FL Studio sessions, one thing remains consistent across generations of Hip Hop and R&B: The power of the sample. With that said, few eras have been mined more heavily than the 1980s. With ...

The 2nd installment of the GOOD TIMES RnB/Funk/Soul Dance Party, which is taking place on February 18th!!! At our first event, the love of the jams was intense and it was a shame that the party had to ...

For their Snakebite EP in 1978, the band recorded a cover of "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City," which had been a ...

R&B and House singer Colonel Abrams, who shot to stardom in the mid '80s behind hits "Trapped" and "I’m Not Gonna Let You" died on Thanksgiving, it was reported by BBC News. Although an exact cause of ...

When it comes to music, the ‘80s and ’90s had it all — from bubblegum pop songs to boy band ballads to R&B hits. Now, you can relive the beloved decades with some of DJ Cassidy’s favorite hits. “[This ...

DJ Cassidy‘s popular “Pass the Mic” webcast series is going to TV on Thanksgiving weekend… and going totally ’80s. BET‘s Nov. 29 broadcast of “The Soul Train Awards” will be immediately followed by a ...

The tour hits Detroit on Friday, Feb. 20, for a show at Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit. According to the tour announcement, fans can expect all three legendary artists to perform together in ...

Although mum on most participants, Cassidy is proud to have three all-female groups from the era — TLC, En Vogue and SWV — joining a lineup he says will be full of surprises Tuesday night. “I haven’t ...

Nicholas Caldwell, founding member of R&B '80s group the Whispers, dies at 71. By Gail Mitchell Nicholas Caldwell, a founding member of ‘80s R&B group The Whispers, has died. According to The ...

EastEnders legend Angela Wynter was a member of a hit 80s R+B/Soul band. The 68-year-old actress - best known for playing Yolande Trueman in the hit BBC soap - was View From the Hill's first female ...

A founding member of the popular ’80s British band Loose Ends has been detained by ICE. Singer Jane Eugene has been detained for “overstaying” her visa, according to a GoFundMe page set up for her.

James Ingram, whose voice — technically precise, crisp and reserved, yet full of audacious feeling — made him one of the defining singers of R&B in the 1980s, has died. He was 66. The actress and ...