Billboard R&B No.1s 2024

Fonzi Thornton accepts the Icon Award on behalf of Luther Vandross accepts the Icon Award from Billboard’s Editorial Director Hannah Karp at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players 2024. Hannah Karp: For our first award, I want to salute an R&B icon, a late legend whose first six albums all reached number one on the Top […]

Lucky Daye accepts the Torchbearer award at Billboard’s R&B No.1s 2024 party. Carl Lamarre: What it do y’all, can I get a yeah are? Oh, I love that. I love that. I love that. So I’m here to present the next award to a brother of mine, a perennial king in love-making ballads and pillow […]

Tyla accepts the Global Impact award at Billboard’s R&B No.1s 2024 party.  Heran Mamo: My name is Heran Mamo. I am the Senior R&B, Hip-Hop and Afrobeats writer here at Billboard. Those who know me know that uplifting other African women gives me one of the greatest joys in this job. So I’m really honored […]

Usher accepts the R&B Entertainer of the Year award at Billboard’s R&B No.1s 2024 party.  Hannah Karp: So it would not be a number one’s party without Usher. He is still breaking records as R&B’s biggest and brightest star three decades into his career, and after landing his 16th No. 1 on our R&B Hip […]