Best R&B of 2006

By Mike Joseph

Mike Joseph's picks for the year's best in R&B include manly soul men, retro futurists, sex-you-up lyricists, and one funky Jehovah's Witness. [14 December 2006]

John Legend: Evolver

By Mike Joseph

Evolver is one of the better R&B albums of 2008, and Legend goes a long way towards proving himself as a jack of all trades. [5 November 2008]

John Legend: Get Lifted

By Mark Anthony Neal

Legend has fashioned a rather nuanced and sophisticated debut -- a Nora Jones for the R&B faithful. [4 February 2005]

R&B star John Legend evolves [30 January 2009]

John Legend talks about the new direction of his music and a lot of other things [9 December 2008]