Soul music has merged with many other genres since its beginnings in the 50s, fusing with styles ranging from blues and jazz, to hip hop and R'n'B. It continues to offer inspiration to artists today.

Host Erykah Badu attends the 2016 Soul Train Music Awards at the Orleans ... the development of the culture and genre that is R&B. Originated by Black artists and marketed to marginalized ...

Music is one of the most powerful, spiritual mediums. From the beats to the lyrics, music is medicine. Beyond that, there are ...

Soul artists sung messages of painful sincerity and personal redemption – sacred music made secular. But, of course, the blues were another direct influence on the sound of soul. A call and ...

Soul borrowed the hysteria from sanctified church services and applied it to more sensual themes. Its artists sung messages of painful sincerity and personal redemption. This was sacred music made ...