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R&B Hits Playlist ∙ 2025 Apple Music R&B Like its stylistic cousin hip-hop, R&B has some major overlap with modern pop—at times, the charts are virtually indistinguishable from one another. Put another way, the biggest R&B songs are often the biggest songs in any genre, period. Whether you call it crossover R&B, pop&B, or something else entirely, this is where you’ll find its hugest new chart smashes, updated every week. We always keep this playlist refreshed with the latest tunes. If you like something, add it to your library.

R&B Throwback Playlist ∙ 2025 Apple Music R&B The ’90s was a revolutionary time in R&B: Not only had the mature, quiet-storm-oriented sound evolved to its most sophisticated state, you started to really hear the influence of hip-hop—a shift that changed not only R&B, but the sound of modern pop in general. From neo-soul to new jack swing, the classic-sounding to the more cutting-edge, these are the tracks that shaped R&B in the ’90s and early 2000s. Our editors update picks regularly, so if you hear something you like, take a minute and add it to your library.

Me and Bae Playlist ∙ 2025 Apple Music R&B Here's one for the lovers. New-school R&B mingles with hip-hop's more sensitive side on this set tailored to collapse the distance between you and that somebody. We regularly update these selections, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library. Then slide over and get cozy.

R&B Now Playlist ∙ 2025 Apple Music R&B R&B is one of the most dynamic, adventurous sounds in modern music, a place where art both personal and provocative meets the mainstream. From the alt vanguard to modern vets, straightforward to left-field, these tracks capture where R&B is now and point the way to where it’s going. This week, Coco Jones’ newest single “On Sight,” off of her debut album  Why Not More? , is at the top of the playlist. The singer-songwriter boldly confesses to her love interest her desires, which consist of them lying down together all night. We update this playlist regularly. If you like a track, add it to your library.

R&B Now PLAYLIST ∙  Apple Music R&B Bryson Tiller is back with new music, and the Kentucky native doesn’t disappoint with “Outside,” which samples the infamous 2005 Ying Yang Twins hit “Wait (The Whisper Song).” Tiller tells a story that’s familiar to most of us—about taking a romantic interest in someone while making sure their ex-lover doesn’t try to rekindle a relationship. Tiller stakes his claim with his new lover, singing, “If he get too close, tell that n***a, ‘Back back’/He been calling your phone, but don’t call back/Let him know it’s his fault and he need to fall back.” Listen to Bryson Tiller’s “Outside” and add R&B Now to your library to stay up to date on the latest and greatest of the genre.