This article summarizes the events, album releases, and album release dates in rhythm and blues for the year 2025.
Events
January
February
- On February 2, Gene Barge died at the age of 98. On the same day, the 67th Annual Grammy Awards were held. Beyoncé won Album of the Year for Cowboy Carter. Muni Long won Best R&B Performance for "Made for Me (Live on BET)". Lucky Daye won Best Traditional R&B Performance for "That's You". SZA won Best R&B Song for "Saturn". AverySunshine and NxWorries tied for Best Progressive R&B Album for So Glad to Know You and Why Lawd?, respectively. Chris Brown won Best R&B Album for '. Tank and the Bangas won Best Spoken Word Poetry Album for The Heart, The Mind, The Soul. Prince, Taj Mahal, and Frankie Beverly received the Lifetime Achievement Awards. Alicia Keys received the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award.
- On February 5, Irv Gotti died at the age of 54.
- On February 12, Tommy Hunt died at the age of 91. Jimi Mbaye died at the age of 67.
- On February 18, the MOBO Awards 2025 were held. Odeal won Best Newcomer and Best R&B/Soul Act. Mnelia won Video of the Year for "My Man". Ayra Starr won Best African Music Act and Best International Act.
- On February 20, Jerry Butler died at the age of 85.
- On February 21, Gwen McCrae died at the age of 81. Khalil Fong died at the age of 41.
- On February 22, Linsey Alexander died at the age of 82. On the same day, the 56th NAACP Image Awards were held. Beyoncé won Outstanding Female Artist and Outstanding Album for Cowboy Carter. Doechii won Outstanding New Artist. Chris Brown won Outstanding Male Artist, Outstanding International Song with Davido for "Hmmm" and Outstanding Soul/R&B Song for "Residuals". Adam Blackstone & Fantasia won Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional) for "Summertime". Wizkid and Brent Faiyaz won Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary) for "Piece of My Heart". Samara Joy won Outstanding Jazz Album for Portrait. ' won Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture) and Outstanding Documentary (Motion Picture).
- On February 23, Chris Jasper died at the age of 73.
- On February 24, Roberta Flack died at the age of 88.
- On February 27, the 22nd Korean Music Awards were held. Sumin & Slom won Best R&B & Soul Album for Miniseries 2. Jung In & Mild Beats won Best R&B & Soul Song for "Blame".
March
- On March 1, Angie Stone died at the age of 63. Paulito FG died at the age of 63. On the same day, the Brit Awards 2025 were held. Raye won Best R&B Act.
- On March 3, Randy Brown died at the age of 72.
- On March 4, Roy Ayers died at the age of 84.
- On March 7, D'Wayne Wiggins died at the age of 64.
- On March 10, Wheesung died at the age of 43. Stedman Pearson died at the age of 60.
- On March 13, Ann Sexton died at the age of 78.
- On March 17, the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards were held. Muni Long won R&B Song of the Year for "Made for Me". SZA won R&B Artist of the Year. 4Batz won Best New R&B Artist. Usher won R&B Album of the Year for Coming Home. Nelly received the iHeartRadio Landmark Award.ÃÂ Mariah Carey won the iHeartRadio Icon Award.
- On March 19, the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards Japan were held. Kroi won Best R&B Video for "Jewel".
- On March 25, Alice Tan Ridley died at the age of 72.
- On March 30, the Juno Awards of 2025 were held. Mustafa won Video of the Year for "Name of God" and Songwriter of the Year. Jack Rochon won Producer of the Year. Big Dave McLean won Blues Album of the Year for This Old Life. Aqyila won Contemporary R&B/Soul Recording of the Year for Bloom. TheHonestGuy won Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year for Velvet Soul. AP Dhillon won South Asian Music Recording of the Year for The Brownprint. Jessie Reyez and Big Sean won Rap Single of the Year for "Shut Up".
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July
August
September
October
November
December
Released albums
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Highest-charting songs
United States
United Kingdom
Highest first-week consumption
All critically reviewed albums ranked
Metacritic
See also
References