Our "April of Awesome Eras" continues with the '80s all week long! Come back next week for our deep dive into the '90s.
Its interactive exhibits celebrate the brilliant legacy that has followed the first Black Americans through more than 50 musical genres and subgenres — classical, country, gospel, jazz, blues and hip-hop, just for starters — during the past 400 years. Read more here.
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Adult R&B Hits
Lite R&B hits and Smooth Jazz vocals, perfect for at work
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Black Music's Legendary Labels
The enduring music of Motown, Stax, Philadelphia International, and Vee-Jay
Feel Good Old School R&B
Classic R&B favorites to start your day, or perk you up whenever you need it
Billie Holiday Centennial
Created for the 100th anniversary of her birth, lots of versions of songs made legendary by Lady Day
Binge This: Music from "Black-ish"
Prime tracks from ABC's show 'Black-ish,' with Prince, Kanye, Earth Wind & Fire, and Marvin Gaye
Jazz and the Black Experience
Spirituals, protest songs,
and music that highlights the African roots of Jazz
Love & Inspiration
Get encouraged and inspired by R&B and gospel greats like Mary Mary, Smokie Norful, and more
Motown Sound
Here's to 60 years of the Motor City institution that defined Classic Soul. Celebrate with us!
Old School R&B Slow Jams
Programmed by Janae Martinez. Old School '90s, R&B, and Soul... Slow Jams that make you fall in l...
Prince: A Remembrance
Celebrating the music of Prince, as an artist and songwriter, with his own performances and his m...
R&B Afternoon Commute
R&B classics and hits for your drive home and to celebrate the end of the workday
R&B Morning Motivation
R&B with "crossover" Gospel to motivate you and keep you inspired throughout your workday.
R&B History's Top Women Performers
The women who built the R&B canon: Diana Ross to Mary J., Whitney to Gladys Knight, Sade, Natalie...
