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188 relations: Afroswing, Akon, Alicia Keys, AllMusic, Alternative R&B, Ashanti (singer), Auto-Tune, B'Day, Baduizm, Beat (music), Bed (J. Holiday song), Bell Biv DeVoe, BET, Beyoncé, Billboard (magazine), Billboard 200, Billboard charts, Billboard Hot 100, Bobby Brown, Boyz II Men, Bryan-Michael Cox, Bryson Tiller, Burn (Usher song), Chicago Tribune, Chris Brown, Ciara, CNN, Confessions (Usher album), Confessions Part II, Control (Janet Jackson album), CrazySexyCool, Crossover music, Crunk, Curtis Mayfield, Dangerously in Love, Daydream (Mariah Carey album), Disco, DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love, Don't Forget About Us, Dotdash Meredith, Drop It Like It's Hot, Drunk in Love, Electronic dance music, Electronic music, Energy (Keri Hilson song), Entertainment Weekly, Erykah Badu, Fallin' (Alicia Keys song), Fantasy (Mariah Carey song), Flawless (Beyoncé song), ... Expand index (138 more) »
- Rhythm and blues genres
Afroswing
Afroswing, also known as Afrobashment, or less commonly Afrobbean, or Afrowave is a genre of music that developed in the UK during the mid-2010s, derivative of dancehall and afrobeats, with influences from trap, British hip hop, R&B, and grime. Contemporary R&B and Afroswing are 2010s in music.
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Akon
Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, record producer, and businessman.
Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer and songwriter.
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AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database.
See Contemporary R&B and AllMusic
Alternative R&B
Alternative R&B (also referred to as alt-R&B, indie R&B, and originally known as PBR&B, hipster R&B, emo R&B or R-Neg-B) is a term used by music journalists to describe a stylistic alternative to contemporary R&B that began in the mid 2000s and came to prominence with musical artists such as Frank Ocean, Drake, the Weeknd, SZA, Khalid, Bryson Tiller, PartyNextDoor, Tory Lanez, 6lack and others. Contemporary R&B and alternative R&B are African-American music.
See Contemporary R&B and Alternative R&B
Ashanti (singer)
Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas-Haynes (born October 13, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter and actress.
See Contemporary R&B and Ashanti (singer)
Auto-Tune
Auto-Tune, or autotune, is an audio processor software released on September 19, 1997 by the American company Antares Audio Technologies. Contemporary R&B and auto-Tune are 1990s in music, 2000s in music and 2010s in music.
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B'Day
B'Day is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé.
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Baduizm
Baduizm is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Erykah Badu.
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Beat (music)
In music and music theory, the beat is the basic unit of time, the pulse (regularly repeating event), of the mensural level (or beat level).
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Bed (J. Holiday song)
"Bed" is a song by American singer J. Holiday serving as the second single for his debut studio album, Back of My Lac'.
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Bell Biv DeVoe
Bell Biv DeVoe, also known as BBD, is an American music group from Boston, Massachusetts, formed from members of New Edition, consisting of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe.
See Contemporary R&B and Bell Biv DeVoe
BET
Black Entertainment Television (BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting Black American audiences.
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (Knowles; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and businesswoman.
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Billboard (magazine)
Billboard (stylized in lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation.
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Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States.
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Billboard charts
The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of songs and albums in the United States and elsewhere.
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Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.
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Bobby Brown
Robert Barisford Brown Sr. (born February 5, 1969) is an American singer and rapper.
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Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men (pronounced boys to men) is an American vocal harmony group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies.
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Bryan-Michael Cox
Bryan-Michael Paul Cox (born December 1, 1977) is an American record producer and songwriter, known for his work with artists such as Usher, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, and Toni Braxton.
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Bryson Tiller
Bryson Djuan Tiller (born January 2, 1993) is an American singer and songwriter.
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Burn (Usher song)
"Burn" is a song by American R&B singer Usher, which he wrote with American songwriters Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox.
See Contemporary R&B and Burn (Usher song)
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, owned by Tribune Publishing.
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Chris Brown
Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor.
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Ciara
Ciara Princess Wilson (Harris; born October 25, 1985) is an American singer and songwriter.
See Contemporary R&B and Ciara
CNN
Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news channel and website operating from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States.
Confessions (Usher album)
Confessions is the fourth studio album by American singer Usher.
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Confessions Part II
"Confessions Part II" is a song by R&B singer Usher, produced by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox for Usher's fourth album Confessions.
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Control (Janet Jackson album)
Control is the third studio album by American singer Janet Jackson, released on February 4, 1986, by A&M Records.
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CrazySexyCool
CrazySexyCool is the second studio album by American girl group TLC, released on November 15, 1994, by LaFace and Arista Records.
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Crossover music
Crossover is a term applied to musical works or performers who appeal to different types of audiences.
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Crunk
Crunk is a subgenre of southern hip hop that emerged in the early 1990s and gained mainstream success during the early to mid 2000s.
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Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music.
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Dangerously in Love
Dangerously in Love is the debut solo studio album by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé.
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Daydream (Mariah Carey album)
Daydream is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, released on September 26, 1995, by Columbia Records.
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Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music and a subculture that emerged in the late 1960s from the United States' urban nightlife scene. Contemporary R&B and Disco are African-American music and American styles of music.
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DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love
"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" is a song by American singer Usher featuring American rapper Pitbull, who wrote the song with Savan Kotecha and producers Shellback and Max Martin.
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Don't Forget About Us
"Don't Forget About Us" is a song by American R&B singer and songwriter Mariah Carey.
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Dotdash Meredith
Dotdash Meredith (formerly The Mining Company, About.com and Dotdash) is an American digital media company based in New York City.
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Drop It Like It's Hot
"Drop It Like It's Hot" is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg featuring fellow American singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams.
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Drunk in Love
"Drunk in Love" is a song by American singer Beyoncé, featuring her husband, American rapper Jay-Z. The duo composed the song with the help of Future Hendrix known as Future along with credited production and writing by Detail, Andre Eric Proctor, Rasool Diaz, Brian Soko, Timbaland, J-Roc and Boots for Beyoncé's self-titled fifth studio album (2013).
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Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music (EDM), also referred to as club music, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres originally made for nightclubs, raves, and festivals. Contemporary R&B and electronic dance music are 1980s in music, 1990s in music, 2000s in music and 2010s in music.
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Electronic music
Electronic music broadly is a group of music genres that employ electronic musical instruments, circuitry-based music technology and software, or general-purpose electronics (such as personal computers) in its creation.
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Energy (Keri Hilson song)
"Energy" is a song by American recording artist Keri Hilson.
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture.
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Erykah Badu
Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), known professionally as Erykah Badu, is an American singer and songwriter.
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Fallin' (Alicia Keys song)
"Fallin" is the debut single of American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys from her debut studio album, Songs in A Minor (2001).
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Fantasy (Mariah Carey song)
"Fantasy" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey.
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Flawless (Beyoncé song)
"Flawless" (stylized as "***Flawless") is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé from her self-titled fifth studio album (2013).
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Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in African-American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African-Americans in the mid-20th century. Contemporary R&B and Funk are 1980s in music, African-American music, American styles of music and rhythm and blues genres.
Geoffrey Himes
Geoffrey Himes is an American music critic who has written weekly for the Washington Post since 1977.
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Goodies (song)
"Goodies" is the debut single by American singer Ciara featuring rapper and Jive recording artist Petey Pablo for Ciara's debut studio album of the same name.
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Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album
The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album was an Honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works on albums in the contemporary R&B music genre.
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Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (previously called Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female) was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to female recording artists for quality R&B songs.
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Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance (awarded as Best Rap/Sung Collaboration until 2017, and Best Rap/Sung Performance from 2018 to 2020) is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality songs on which rappers and singers collaborate.
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Grammy Award for Best R&B Album
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works on albums in the R&B music genre.
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Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was awarded between 1970 and 2011.
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Grammy Award for Best R&B Song
The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (sometimes known as the R&B Songwriter's Award) has been awarded since 1969.
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Grammy Award for Record of the Year
The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to sales or chart position." The Record of the Year award is one of the four "General Field" categories at the awards (alongside Best New Artist, Song of the Year and Album of the Year) presented annually since the 1st Annual Grammy Awards in 1959.
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Grammy Award for Song of the Year
The Grammy Award for Song of the Year is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.
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Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry.
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Here I Stand (Usher album)
Here I Stand is the fifth studio album by the American singer Usher, released on May 13, 2008, by LaFace Records.
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Hey Ya!
"Hey Ya!" is a song by American hip hop duo Outkast, performed by its member André 3000, who wrote and produced the song.
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Hip hop music
Hip hop or hip-hop, also known as rap and formerly as disco rap, is a genre of popular music that originated in the early 1970s from the African American community. Contemporary R&B and hip hop music are American styles of music.
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Hip hop soul
Hip hop soul is a subgenre of contemporary R&B music, most popular during the early and mid 1990s, which fuses R&B or soul singing with hip hop musical production. Contemporary R&B and hip hop soul are American styles of music.
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Hook (music)
A hook is a musical idea, often a short riff, passage, or phrase, that is used in popular music to make a song appealing and to "catch the ear of the listener." The term generally applies to popular music, especially rock, R&B, hip hop, dance, and pop.
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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by Billboard.
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I Am... Sasha Fierce
I Am...
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Ice Box (song)
"Ice Box" is the second single from American singer-songwriter Omarion's second album, 21.
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II (Boyz II Men album)
II is the third studio album by American R&B quartet Boyz II Men, released on August 30, 1994, on Motown Records.
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Irreplaceable
"Irreplaceable" is a song by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé for her second studio album, B'Day (2006).
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J. Cole
Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born January 28, 1985) is an American rapper and record producer.
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J. Holiday
Nahum Thorton Grymes, better known by his stage name J. Holiday, is an American R&B singer and rapper.
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Janet (album)
Janet (stylized as janet.) is the fifth studio album by American singer Janet Jackson.
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Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer.
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Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony and African rhythmic rituals. Contemporary R&B and Jazz are African-American music and American styles of music.
Jeremih
Jeremy Phillip Felton (born July 17, 1987), known professionally as Jeremih, is an American R&B singer.
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Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III (born June 6, 1959) and Terry Steven Lewis (born November 24, 1956) are an American R&B/pop songwriting and record production team.
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John Legend
John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, record producer, and actor.
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Johnny Kemp
Jonathan "Johnny" Kemp (August 2, 1959 – April 16, 2015) was a Bahamian singer, songwriter, and record producer.
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Keith Sweat
Keith Douglas Sweat (born July 22, 1961) is an American singer and songwriter.
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Keri Hilson
Keri Lynn Hilson (born December 5, 1982) is an American singer and songwriter.
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Keyshia Cole
Keyshia Myeshia Cole (''née'' Johnson; born October 15, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, television personality and actress.
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Latin R&B
Latin R&B (also known as Spanish R&B) is a style of R&B that originated in Latin America and the United States.
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Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Noelle Hill (born May 26, 1975) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress.
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Lean Back
"Lean Back" is a song by American hip hop group Terror Squad.
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Let Me Love You (Mario song)
"Let Me Love You" is a song by American singer Mario, released as a single on October 4, 2004, from his second studio album, Turning Point (2004).
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Like a Boy
"Like a Boy" is a song performed by American singer Ciara for her second album Ciara: The Evolution (2006).
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List of R&B musicians
A global, multilingual list of rhythm and blues and contemporary R&B musicians recognized via popular R&B genres as songwriters, instrumentalists, vocalists, mixing engineers, and for musical composition and record production.
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Lists of Billboard number-one rhythm and blues hits
Linked here are Billboard magazine's number-one rhythm and blues hits.
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Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress.
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Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and musician.
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Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige (born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.
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Maxwell (musician)
Gerald Maxwell Rivera (born May 23, 1973), known mononymously as Maxwell, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.
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Melisma
Melisma (μέλισμα,,; from μέλος|melos|song, melody|label.
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Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist.
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Miguel (singer)
Miguel Jontel Pimentel (born October 23, 1985) is an American singer and songwriter who specializes in contemporary and alternative R&B.
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Missy Elliott
Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971), also known as Misdemeanor, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
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Motown
Motown is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. Contemporary R&B and Motown are African-American music.
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Moving Mountains (song)
"Moving Mountains" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Usher.
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Music genre
A music genre is a conventional category that identifies some pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions.
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My Boo (Usher and Alicia Keys song)
"My Boo" is a duet between American R&B singers Usher and Alicia Keys, written by the artists alongside Adonis Shropshire, Manuel Seal, and Jermaine Dupri, the latter of whom produced it with No I.D.—who is uncredited.
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Ne-Yo
Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), known professionally as Ne-Yo, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer.
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Neo soul
Neo soul (sometimes called progressive soul) is a genre of popular music. Contemporary R&B and Neo soul are African-American music and American styles of music.
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New jack swing
New jack swing, new jack, or swingbeat is a fusion genre of the rhythms and production techniques of hip hop and dance-pop, and the urban contemporary sound of R&B. Contemporary R&B and new jack swing are African-American music.
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Norman Whitfield
Norman Jesse Whitfield (May 12, 1940 – September 16, 2008) was an American songwriter and producer, who worked with Berry Gordy's Motown labels during the 1960s.
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North America
North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.
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Off the Wall
Off the Wall is the fifth studio album by the American singer Michael Jackson, released on August 10, 1979, by Epic Records.
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Ol' Dirty Bastard
Russell Tyrone Jones (November 15, 1968 – November 13, 2004), better known by his stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard (often abbreviated as ODB), was an American rapper.
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OMG (Usher song)
"OMG" is a song by American singer Usher featuring American rapper will.i.am, who also wrote and produced the song.
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One Sweet Day
"One Sweet Day" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey and American vocal group Boyz II Men.
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Otro Trago
"Otro Trago" (English: "Another Drink") is a song by Panamanian singer Sech featuring Puerto Rican rapper Darell, released as a single from Sech's debut album Sueños in April 2019 through Rich Music.
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Outkast
Outkast (sometimes written as OutKast) was an American hip hop duo formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1992, consisting of rappers Big Boi (Antwan Patton) and André 3000 (André Benjamin, formerly known as Dré).
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Paloma Mami
Paloma Rocío Castillo Astorga (born November 11, 1999), known professionally as Paloma Mami, is a Chilean-American singer-songwriter.
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Pleasure P
Marcus Ramone Cooper Sr, better known by his stage name Pleasure P, is an American R&B singer who experienced success as a member of the group Pretty Ricky before embarking on a solo career in 2007.
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Plugg music
Plugg (also spelled plug) is a sub-genre of trap music that emerged in the mid-2010s via online distribution on platform SoundCloud. Contemporary R&B and plugg music are 2010s in music.
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Pop Airplay
Pop Airplay (also called Mainstream Top 40, Pop Songs, and Top 40/CHR) is a 40-song music chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' Magazine that ranks the most popular songs of pop music being played on a panel of Top 40 radio stations in the United States.
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Pop music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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PopMatters
PopMatters is an international online magazine of cultural criticism that covers aspects of popular culture.
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Popular music
Popular music is music with wide appeal that is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry.
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Progressive soul
Progressive soul (often shortened to prog-soul; also called black prog, black rock, and progressive R&B) is a type of African-American music that uses a progressive approach, particularly in the context of the soul and funk genres.
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Quincy Jones
Quincy Delight Jones Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and film and television producer.
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Raï'n'B
Raï'n'B is a musical genre that appeared in the 2000s in France, which mixes elements of Algerian raï and French contemporary R&B.
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Radio Songs (chart)
The Radio Songs chart (previously named Hot 100 Airplay until 2014 and Top 40 Radio Monitor until 1991) is released weekly by Billboard magazine and measures the airplay of songs being played on radio stations throughout the United States across all musical genres.
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Rauw Alejandro
Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz (born January 10, 1993), known professionally as Rauw Alejandro, is a Puerto Rican singer and rapper.
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Record producer
A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles.
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Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States.
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Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African-American communities in the 1940s. Contemporary R&B and Rhythm and blues are African-American music and American styles of music.
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RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) operates an awards program based on the certified number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets.
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Rick Ross
William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper and record executive.
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Rico Love
Richard Preston Butler Jr. (born December 3, 1982), better known by his stage name Rico Love, is an American record producer, songwriter, singer, and rapper.
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Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer and businesswoman.
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RnBass
RnBass (also spelled as R&Bass, shortening of rhythm and bass) is a music genre that fuses contemporary R&B music with hip hop production style or music genre, known as ratchet music, coined by DJ Mustard.
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Robert Christgau
Robert Thomas Christgau (born April 18, 1942) is an American music journalist and essayist.
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture.
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Run It!
"Run It!" is the debut single by American singer Chris Brown.
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Say Goodbye (Chris Brown song)
"Say Goodbye" is a song recorded by American singer Chris Brown.
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Sean Combs
Sean Love Combs (born Sean John Combs; November 4, 1969), also known by his stage name Diddy, formerly Puff Daddy and P. Diddy, is an American rapper, record producer and record executive.
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Sech (singer)
Carlos Isaías Morales Williams (born December 3, 1993), better known as Sech, is a Panamanian singer, songwriter and record producer.
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Shake It Off (Mariah Carey song)
"Shake It Off" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey for her tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi (2005).
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Snap music
Snap music (also known as ringtone rap or snap rap) is a subgenre of hip hop music derived from crunk that originated in southern United States in the 2000s, in Bankhead, West Atlanta, United States. Contemporary R&B and snap music are 1990s in music, 2000s in music and African-American music.
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Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor.
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Songwriter
A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both.
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Soul music
Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in the African-American community throughout the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Contemporary R&B and Soul music are African-American music, American styles of music and rhythm and blues genres.
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine (born June 18, 1973) is an American music critic and former senior editor for the online music database AllMusic.
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Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris (Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer.
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Take a Bow (Rihanna song)
"Take a Bow" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded (2008), the re-release of her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007).
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Take Me as I Am (Mary J. Blige song)
"Take Me as I Am" is a song by American singer Mary J. Blige.
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Teddy Riley
Edward Theodore Riley (born October 8, 1967) is an American record producer, singer, and songwriter credited with the creation of the R&B and hip hop fusion genre new jack swing.
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Terror Squad (group)
Terror Squad was an American hip hop collective that was first established in 1998.
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Texture (music)
In music, texture is how the tempo, melodic, and harmonic materials are combined in a musical composition, determining the overall quality of the sound in a piece.
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The A.V. Club
The A.V. Club is an online newspaper and entertainment website featuring reviews, interviews, and other articles that examine films, music, television, books, games, and other elements of pop-culture media.
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The Bodyguard (soundtrack)
The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album is a soundtrack album from the film of the same name, released on November 17, 1992, by Arista Records.
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The Element of Freedom
The Element of Freedom is the fourth studio album by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys, released on December 11, 2009, by J Records.
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The Emancipation of Mimi
The Emancipation of Mimi is the tenth studio album by American R&B singer Mariah Carey, released through Island Records on March 30, 2005.
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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is the debut solo studio album by American rapper and singer Lauryn Hill.
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The Neptunes
The Neptunes are an American record production duo composed of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, formed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1992.
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The Village Voice
The Village Voice is an American news and culture publication based in Greenwich Village, New York City, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly.
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.
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The-Dream
Terius Adamu Ya Gesteelde-Diamant (né Youngdell Nash; born September 20, 1977), better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer.
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Thick of It
"Thick of It" is a song by American singer Mary J. Blige.
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Throwback (song)
"Throwback" is a song by American recording artist Usher, taken from his fourth studio album, Confessions (2004).
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Timbaland
Timothy Zachery Mosley (born March 10, 1972), known professionally as Timbaland, is an American record producer, rapper, and singer.
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TLC (group)
TLC is an American girl group formed in 1990 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Tony Rich
Antonio Jeffries (born November 19, 1971), better known as Tony Rich and The Tony Rich Project, is an American Grammy-award-winning Contemporary singer-songwriter best known for his hit single "Nobody Knows".
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Top 40
In the music industry, the Top 40 is a list of the 40 currently most popular songs in a particular genre.
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Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate.
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Trading Places (song)
"Trading Places" is a song by American recording artist Usher.
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Trap music
Trap is a subgenre of hip hop music pioneered by Atlanta rappers T.I., Jeezy, and Gucci Mane, which originated in the Southern United States, with lyrical references to trap starting in 1991 but the modern sound of trap appearing in 1999. Contemporary R&B and trap music are African-American music and American styles of music.
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Trapsoul
Trapsoul (stylized as T R A P S O U L) is the debut studio album by American singer Bryson Tiller.
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Umbrella (song)
"Umbrella" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna, released worldwide on March 29, 2007, through Def Jam Recordings as the lead single and opening track from her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007).
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Unfaithful (song)
"Unfaithful" is a song by Barbadian singer Rihanna from her second studio album A Girl like Me (2006).
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University Press of Mississippi
The University Press of Mississippi (UPM), founded in 1970, is a university press that is sponsored by the eight state universities in Mississippi (i.e., Alcorn State University, Delta State University, Jackson State University, Mississippi State University, Mississippi University for Women, Mississippi Valley State University, University of Mississippi, and the University of Southern Mississippi), making it one of the few university presses in the United States to have more than one affiliate university.
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Urban contemporary music
Urban contemporary music, also known as urban music, hip hop, urban pop, or just simply urban, is a music radio format. Contemporary R&B and urban contemporary music are rhythm and blues genres.
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Usher (musician)
Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978), known mononymously as Usher, is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer.
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Vibe (magazine)
Vibe is an American music and entertainment magazine founded by producers David Salzman and Quincy Jones.
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Vice (magazine)
Vice (stylized in all caps) is a Canadian-American magazine focused on lifestyle, arts, culture, and news/politics.
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Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label owned by Universal Music Group.
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Wale (rapper)
Olubowale Victor Akintimehin (born September 21, 1984), better known by his stage name Wale, is an American rapper.
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We Belong Together
"We Belong Together" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her tenth studio album, The Emancipation of Mimi (2005).
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What's Going On (album)
What's Going On is the eleventh studio album by American soul singer Marvin Gaye.
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Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, film producer, and philanthropist.
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Yeah 3x
"Yeah 3x" (pronounced "Yeah three times", "Yeah Yeah Yeah", or “Yeah three-x”); sometimes stylized as "Yeah 3X") is a song by American singer Chris Brown, released as the lead single from his fourth studio album F.A.M.E. on October 25, 2010. It was written alongside Kevin McCall, Sevyn Streeter, and producer DJ Frank E, with Calvin Harris receiving an additional writing credit following his accusation of plagiarism.
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Yeah! (Usher song)
"Yeah!" is a song by American singer Usher featuring American rappers Lil Jon and Ludacris.
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2-step garage
2-step garage, or simply 2-step, is a genre of electronic music and a subgenre of UK garage. Contemporary R&B and 2-step garage are 1990s in music and 2000s in music.
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44th Annual Grammy Awards
The 44th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 27, 2002, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
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7/11 (song)
"7/11" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for the reissue of her fifth studio album Beyoncé (2013), subtitled Platinum Edition (2014).
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See also
Rhythm and blues genres
- Boogaloo
- Boogie (genre)
- British rhythm and blues
- Christian R&B
- Contemporary R&B
- Doo-wop
- Funk
- Smooth R&B
- Soul music
- Swamp pop
- Urban contemporary music
References
Also known as 2000s R&B, 2000s contemporary R&B, Contemporary R&B music, Contemporary Rhythm & Blues, Contemporary RnB, Contemporary rhythm and blues, Hip Pop R&B, History of Contemporary R&B, Modern R&B, Pop-R&B, Post-R&B, R&B (contemporary), R&B (pop), R&B-Pop.