Can we clap it up for R&B? And I’m not talking about a polite acknowledgment or a paltry Sunday soul clap. I mean a full-blown, rousing standing ovation.

After years of exhausting debates and think pieces questioning the genre’s survival, R&B has not only trudged through the muddy waters of the music industry — it’s found its rhythm again.

In 2025, the genre isn’t just shaking souls; it’s storming the charts, commanding arenas, and reminding the world that emotion still moves the needle.

This year, we watched Chris Brown add another chapter to his admittedly complicated legacy with his sold-out Breezy Bowl Tour. The ambition alone was audacious: attempting to fill stadiums in an era when most R&B acts would be thrilled with arenas. But Brown and company did just that: In August alone, h

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