History Main / ContemporaryRAndB

ContemporaryRAndB was firmly established at the beginning of TheEighties when {{Disco}} died out and took a little bit of {{Funk}} and {{Soul}} with it (outside the mainstream, at least). The producers of that era started to experiment with synthesized sounds, with a stronger emphasis of {{pop}} sounds. Music/MichaelJackson's highly influential ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' is a perfect example his impact on R&B music for the later half of this decade. Music/JanetJackson brought producers Jimmy Jam and Teddy Riley into the mainstream with her own influential ''Control'' album. Teddy Riley was also big name producer in this era, fusing hip-hop and R&B, creating NewJackSwing. TinaTurner made a huge comeback and many other R&B artists got their start during this time

ContemporaryRAndB was firmly established at the beginning of TheEighties when {{Disco}} died out and took a little bit of {{Funk}} and {{Soul}} with it (outside the mainstream, at least). The producers of that era started to experiment with synthesized sounds, with a stronger emphasis of {{pop}} sounds. MichaelJackson's highly influential ''Thiller'' is a perfect example his impact on R&B music for the later half of this decade. JanetJackson brought producers Jimmy Jam and Teddy Riley into the mainstream with her own influential ''Control'' album. Teddy Riley was also big name producer in this era, fusing hip-hop and R&B, creating NewJackSwing. TinaTurner made a huge comeback and many other R&B artists got their start during this time

By the late 1990s and the TurnOfTheMillennium, ContemporaryRAndB's popularity cooled a little, but the rise of NeoSoul boosted by LaurynHill's groundbreaking ''The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill'' took place, not to mention more fusions with other genres such as ElectronicMusic, {{Rock}}, and Dance. In the first years of TheNewTens, Pop and R&B were almost inseparable as genres as artists like {{Beyonce}} and ChrisBrown can easily be played in Pop playlists and the growing influence of dance music is shaping the genre. As of 2012 this seems to be changing with the rise of artists like Frank Ocean and The Weeknd.

* Music/{{Brandy}}

* Music/Raghav

* Aloe Blacc

* John Legend

* Monica

* Frank Ocean

* Raghav

* Robin Thicke

* Pharrell Williams
** The Neptunes
** N.E.R.D.
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* Jill Scott

* Music/JustinTimberlake

But by and large, the 1990s is considered to be the boom period. MichaelJackson and Janet Jackson continued to dominate, but we already had other popular artists riding the R&B wave, which has now absorbed HipHop within it's diverse sound. {{Boy Band}}s and {{Girl Group}}s reigned supreme, not to say that solo singers didn't make their impact. This was also the decade the Grammy enacted the Best R&B album.

* John Legend

* The Neptunes

* Music/DestinysChild

ContemporaryRAndB was firmly established at the beginning of TheEighties when {{Disco}} died out and took a little bit of {{Funk}} and {{Music/Soul}} with it (outside the mainstream, at least). The producers of that era started to experiment with synthesized sounds, with a stronger emphasis of {{pop}} sounds. MichaelJackson's highly influential ''Thiller'' is a perfect example his impact on R&B music for the later half of this decade. JanetJackson brought producers Jimmy Jam and Teddy Riley into the mainstream with her own influential ''Control'' album. Teddy Riley was also big name producer in this era, fusing hip-hop and R&B, creating NewJackSwing. TinaTurner made a huge comeback and many other R&B artists got their start during this time

* Main/TheWeeknd

* Music/TheWeeknd

* The Weeknd

* {{Aaliyah}}
* {{Amerie}}
* {{Ashanti}}
* {{Babyface}}
* {{Beyonce}}
* BobbyBrown
* BoyzIIMen
* MaryJBlige
* ChrisBrown
* MariahCarey
* DestinysChild
* WhitneyHouston
* MichaelJackson (though some would debate he is more {{Pop}}, the music is rooted in RAndB)
* JanetJackson
* AliciaKeys
* {{Lloyd}}
* {{Miguel}}
* NeYo

* KekePalmer
* {{Prince}} (though he's more NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly)
* {{Rihanna}} (Though slightly edging more towards pop.)
* RKelly
* LionelRichie (some would say he is more pop than R&B)
* KellyRowland
* TeenaMarie
* TreySongz
* JustinTimberlake
* {{TLC}}
* {{Usher}}
* LutherVandross

By the late 1990s and the TurnOfTheMillennium, ContemporaryRAndB's popularity cooled a little, but the rise of NeoSoul boosted by LaurynHill's groundbreaking ''The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill'' took place, not to mention more fusions with other genres such as ElectronicMusic, {{Rock}}, and Dance. In TheNewTens, HipHop and R&B are almost inseparable as genres as artists like {{Beyonce}} and ChrisBrown can easily be played in HipHop playlists and the growing influeunce of dance music is shaping the genre.

* {{Prince}}

Modern RAndB music.

* {{Rihanna}} (Though slighty edging more towards pop.)

* LionelRitchie