The R&B world had its share of heartbreak in 2025. As we get going in 2026, the following is a look back at the stars and influential members of the R&B community who died across the past year. Check ...

Smallwood died at a Maryland nursing home on Dec. 30. He had been diagnosed with “mild dementia and a variety of other health ...

R&B icon Don Bryant, who died Dec. 26, had returned to the spotlight in recent years with releases that earned him his first ...

The Lionel Young Band concert: 5 p.m. Sunday, Bricks on Main, 471 Main St., Longmont. The Lionel Young Band performs blues and R&B. This band won the 2011 International Blues Challenge in Memphis.

As happens with most music genres, reports of R&B's demise have always been underconsidered and premature. Still, the question's recurrence lately has hinted at broader concerns about its evolutionary ...

From David Lynch to Diane Keaton and Hulk Hogan, here is a look back at the singers, actors and other entertainment industry ...

Antone Lawrence “Chubby” Tavares, a member of the R&B group Tavares and musician, died Saturday, Nov. 29, at his home. He was 81. His children confirmed his death in a statement saying, “Dad and his ...

Viewers were treated to a blast from the past during the December 3 Christmas in Rockefeller Center NBC special! There were two unforgettable performances from New Edition, the groundbreaking R&B ...

Antone “Chubby” Tavares, the lead singer of Tavares — a 1970s R&B band of five brothers — died on Nov. 29, his family announced. He was 81. The Tavares brothers — Antone, Ralph Edward Vierra, Victor ...