| 1 | [floatboxright: |
| 2 | Primary Stylistic Influences: |
| 3 | + {{Soul}}, {{Funk}}, HipHop, NewJackSwing |
| 4 | ] |
| 5 | [floatboxright: |
| 6 | Secondary Stylistic Influences: |
| 7 | + {{Disco}}, ElectronicMusic, {{Pop}} |
| 8 | ] |
| 9 | |
| 10 | Modern RAndB music. |
| 11 | |
| 12 | Contemporary R&B 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 on {{pop}} influences. Music/MichaelJackson's highly influential ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' is a perfect example of his impact on R&B music for the later half of this decade. Music/JanetJackson brought producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis into the mainstream with her own influential ''Music/{{Control}}'' album. Teddy Riley was also a big name producer in this era, fusing hip-hop and R&B, creating NewJackSwing. Music/TinaTurner made a huge comeback and many other R&B artists got their start during this time. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | By and large, however, the 1990s is considered to be the boom period. Music/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 its 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. |
| 15 | |
| 16 | By the late 1990s and the TurnOfTheMillennium, ContemporaryRAndB's popularity cooled a little, but the rise of NeoSoul boosted by Music/LaurynHill's groundbreaking ''Music/TheMiseducationOfLaurynHill'' took place, not to mention more fusions with other genres such as ElectronicMusic, {{Rock}}, and Dance, and [[{{Crunk}} "crunk & B"/"snap & B"]] was also briefly a phenomenon in the mid-2000s courtesy of hits like Cherish's "Do It to It", Houston's "I Like That", and Baby Bash's "Cyclone". In the first years of TheNewTens, Pop and R&B were almost inseparable as genres as artists like Music/{{Beyonce}} and Music/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, and the newly formed variant called AlternativeRAndB, which basically RAndB meets GenreMashup. |
| 17 | ---- |
| 18 | !!Contemporary R&B artists: |
| 19 | [[index]] |
| 20 | * Music/ThreeLW |
| 21 | ** Creator/AdrienneBailon |
| 22 | ** Creator/NaturiNaughton |
| 23 | * Music/{{Aaliyah}} |
| 24 | * Music/PaulaAbdul |
| 25 | ** 1988 - ''Music/ForeverYourGirl'' |
| 26 | * Music/{{Adele}} |
| 27 | ** 2011 - ''Music/TwentyOne'' |
| 28 | * Music/AlBSure |
| 29 | * Music/ChristinaAguilera |
| 30 | * Music/JheneAiko |
| 31 | * Music/{{Akon}} |
| 32 | * Music/LilyAllen |
| 33 | * Music/AloeBlacc |
| 34 | * Music/{{Amerie}} |
| 35 | * Music/IndiaArie |
| 36 | * Music/{{Ashanti}} |
| 37 | * Music/{{B5}} |
| 38 | * Music/{{Babyface}} |
| 39 | * Music/BackstreetBoys |
| 40 | * Music/FantasiaBarrino |
| 41 | * Music/BellBivDeVoe |
| 42 | * Music/{{Beyonce}} |
| 43 | ** 2003 - ''Music/DangerouslyInLove'' |
| 44 | ** 2006 - ''Music/BDay'' |
| 45 | ** 2008 - ''Music/IAmSashaFierce'' |
| 46 | ** "Music/SingleLadiesPutARingOnIt" |
| 47 | ** 2011 - ''[[Music/FourAlbum 4]]'' |
| 48 | ** 2013 - ''[[Music/Beyonce2013 Beyoncé]]'' |
| 49 | ** 2016 - ''Music/{{Lemonade|2016}}'' |
| 50 | ** 2022 - ''Music/{{Renaissance|2022}}'' (primarily Dance, but with R&B/Soul elements) |
| 51 | ** 2024 - ''Music/CowboyCarter'' (primarily Country, but with R&B/Soul elements) |
| 52 | * Music/JustinBieber |
| 53 | * Music/BigTimeRush |
| 54 | * Music/{{Blackbear}} |
| 55 | * Music/DavidBowie (briefly dived into this style in 1992-1993, mixing it with jazz fusion, lounge-pop, and his usual brand of art rock) |
| 56 | ** 1993 - ''Music/BlackTieWhiteNoise'' |
| 57 | * Music/BobbyBrown |
| 58 | * Music/ChrisBrown |
| 59 | * Music/KaneBrown (country-pop with R&B influences) |
| 60 | * Music/BoyzIIMen |
| 61 | ** 1991 - ''Music/{{Cooleyhighharmony}}'' |
| 62 | ** 1994 - ''[[Music/TwoAlbum II]]'' |
| 63 | * Music/MaryJBlige |
| 64 | * Music/{{Brandy}} |
| 65 | * Music/ToniBraxton |
| 66 | * Music/{{BTS}} |
| 67 | * Music/AlexandraBurke |
| 68 | * Creator/KandiBurruss |
| 69 | * Music/TevinCampbell |
| 70 | * Music/AlessiaCara |
| 71 | * Music/MariahCarey |
| 72 | ** 1995 - ''Music/{{Daydream}}'' |
| 73 | ** 1997 - ''Music/{{Butterfly}}'' |
| 74 | ** 2005 - ''Music/TheEmancipationOfMimi'' |
| 75 | * Music/{{Cheryl}} |
| 76 | * Music/ChloeXHalle |
| 77 | ** [[Creator/ChloeBailey Chlöe]] |
| 78 | ** Creator/HalleBailey |
| 79 | * Music/{{Ciara}} |
| 80 | * Music/CeeLoGreen (albeit with HipHop and pop leanings) |
| 81 | * Music/DAngelo |
| 82 | ** 1995 - ''Music/BrownSugar'' |
| 83 | ** 2000 - ''Music/{{Voodoo}}'' |
| 84 | ** 2014 - ''Music/BlackMessiah'' |
| 85 | * Music/MilesDavis (while largely rooted in jazz, his final years saw him experiment with other genres, including R&B) |
| 86 | ** 1992 - ''Music/DooBop'' |
| 87 | * Music/Day26 |
| 88 | * Music/KatDeLuna |
| 89 | * Music/{{Dean}} |
| 90 | * Creator/EsterDean |
| 91 | * Music/{{DeBarge}} |
| 92 | * Music/JasonDerulo |
| 93 | * [[Music/{{Desree}} Des'ree]] |
| 94 | * Music/DestinysChild |
| 95 | ** 1998 - ''Music/DestinysChild1998'' |
| 96 | ** 1999 - ''Music/TheWritingsOnTheWall'' |
| 97 | ** 2001 - ''Music/{{Survivor|2001}}'' |
| 98 | ** 2004 - ''Music/DestinyFulfilled'' |
| 99 | * Creator/RyanDestiny |
| 100 | * Music/DojaCat (plays the GenreRoulette between Hip-Hop, Pop, and R&B) |
| 101 | * Music/{{Drake}} |
| 102 | * Music/DruHill |
| 103 | * Music/EnVogue |
| 104 | * Music/{{Estelle}} |
| 105 | * Music/FaithEvans |
| 106 | * Music/{{Fergie}} |
| 107 | * Music/RebeccaFerguson |
| 108 | * Music/FifthHarmony |
| 109 | ** Music/CamilaCabello |
| 110 | ** Music/{{Normani}} |
| 111 | * Creator/JamieFoxx |
| 112 | * Music/NellyFurtado |
| 113 | * Creator/TyreseGibson |
| 114 | * Music/{{Giulietta}} |
| 115 | * Creator/KatGraham |
| 116 | * Music/ArianaGrande (90's R&B-style Pop, would eventually shift completely towards Contemporary R&B in the late [[TheNewTens 2010s]]) |
| 117 | * Music/{{Guy}} |
| 118 | * Music/{{HER|Musician}} |
| 119 | * Music/{{HAIM}} (GenreMashup of AlternativeRock and 90’s-style R&B) |
| 120 | * Music/LaurynHill |
| 121 | ** 1998 - ''Music/TheMiseducationOfLaurynHill'' |
| 122 | * Creator/MarquesHouston |
| 123 | * Music/WhitneyHouston |
| 124 | * Creator/JenniferHudson |
| 125 | * Music/SamHunt (combined with [[CountryMusic country-pop]]) |
| 126 | * Music/JanetJackson |
| 127 | ** 1986 - ''Music/{{Control}}'' |
| 128 | ** 1989 - ''Music/RhythmNation1814'' |
| 129 | ** 1993 - ''Music/JanetPeriod'' |
| 130 | ** 1997 - ''Music/TheVelvetRope'' |
| 131 | ** 2001 - ''Music/AllForYou'' |
| 132 | * Music/MichaelJackson (though some would argue he is more {{Pop}}, his music is rooted in R&B) |
| 133 | ** 1979 - ''Music/OffTheWall'' |
| 134 | ** 1982 - ''Music/{{Thriller}}'' |
| 135 | ** 1991 - ''Music/{{Dangerous|Album}}'' |
| 136 | ** 1995 - ''Music/HIStoryPastPresentAndFutureBookI'' |
| 137 | ** 2001 - ''Music/{{Invincible}}'' |
| 138 | * Creator/TrevorJackson |
| 139 | * Music/LukeJames |
| 140 | * Music/JessieJ |
| 141 | * Music/{{Jodeci}} |
| 142 | * Music/{{Joji}} |
| 143 | * Music/NickJonas (originally a member of the Creator/DisneyChannel-sponsored pop rock BoyBand Music/TheJonasBrothers. Went solo with a mature sound far removed from his original band) |
| 144 | * Music/{{Kehlani}} |
| 145 | * Music/AliciaKeys |
| 146 | * Music/{{Khalid}} |
| 147 | * Music/{{Klymaxx}} |
| 148 | * Music/JohnLegend |
| 149 | * Music/LeonaLewis |
| 150 | * Music/LittleMix |
| 151 | * Music/{{Lizzo}} |
| 152 | * Music/CherLloyd |
| 153 | * Music/MuniLong |
| 154 | * Music/JenniferLopez |
| 155 | * Music/PixieLott |
| 156 | * Music/DemiLovato |
| 157 | * Creator/LeToyaLuckett |
| 158 | * Music/{{Madonna}} (At times, particularly the albums ''Music/BedtimeStories'' and ''Music/HardCandy'') |
| 159 | * Music/BrunoMars |
| 160 | * Creator/ChinaAnneMcClain |
| 161 | * Music/MarkMorrison |
| 162 | * Music/{{Miguel}} |
| 163 | * Music/MilliVanilli |
| 164 | * Music/MindlessBehavior |
| 165 | * Music/MisTeeq |
| 166 | * Music/NickiMinaj |
| 167 | * Music/JanelleMonae |
| 168 | * Music/VictoriaMonet |
| 169 | * Music/{{Monica}} |
| 170 | * Music/{{Mya}} |
| 171 | * Music/NewEdition |
| 172 | * Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock |
| 173 | * Music/NeYo |
| 174 | * Music/{{NSYNC}} (Would lean into the genre starting with ''No Strings Attached'' before almost completely diving in with ''Celebrity'') |
| 175 | * Music/AudreyNuna |
| 176 | * Music/FrankOcean |
| 177 | * Creator/KekePalmer |
| 178 | * Music/CharliePuth |
| 179 | * Music/RKelly |
| 180 | * Music/{{Raghav}} |
| 181 | * Music/BebeRexha |
| 182 | * Music/LionelRichie (some would say he is more pop than R&B) |
| 183 | * Music/{{Rihanna}} (Though slightly edging more towards pop, and often plays the GenreRoulette) |
| 184 | ** 2009 - ''Music/{{Rated R|RihannaAlbum}}'' |
| 185 | ** 2011 - "Music/WeFoundLove" |
| 186 | * Music/KellyRowland |
| 187 | * Music/{{Sade}} (although they're more GenreMashup, their core sound is quiet storm R&B) |
| 188 | * Music/JillScott |
| 189 | * Music/GuySebastian |
| 190 | * Music/SamSmith |
| 191 | * Creator/WillowSmith |
| 192 | * Music/{{Sugababes}} |
| 193 | ** Music/MutyaKeishaSiobhan |
| 194 | *** Music/MutyaBuena |
| 195 | *** Music/SiobhanDonaghy |
| 196 | *** Music/JadeEwen |
| 197 | * Music/PussycatDolls |
| 198 | ** Creator/NicoleScherzinger |
| 199 | * Creator/JussieSmollett |
| 200 | * Music/JessicaSimpson |
| 201 | * Music/{{Solange}} |
| 202 | ** 2016 - ''Music/ASeatAtTheTable'' |
| 203 | * Music/GwenStefani |
| 204 | * Music/{{Stooshe}} |
| 205 | * Creator/RavenSymone |
| 206 | * Music/RayJ |
| 207 | * Music/{{Seal}} |
| 208 | * Creator/DiggySimmons |
| 209 | * Music/TaylorGirlz |
| 210 | * Creator/GloriaTesch |
| 211 | * Music/TreySongz |
| 212 | * Music/{{SZA}} |
| 213 | * Music/{{SWV}} |
| 214 | * Music/TPain |
| 215 | * Music/{{Tamia}} |
| 216 | * Music/RobinThicke |
| 217 | * Music/JustinTimberlake |
| 218 | ** 2013 - "Music/{{Mirrors|JustinTimberlake}}" |
| 219 | * Music/{{Tinashe}} |
| 220 | * Music/{{TLC}} |
| 221 | ** 1994 - ''Music/CrazySexyCool'' |
| 222 | *** "Music/{{Waterfalls}}" |
| 223 | * Music/TonyToniTone |
| 224 | * Music/MeghanTrainor |
| 225 | * Music/{{Usher}} |
| 226 | ** 2004 - ''Music/{{Confessions|2004}}'' |
| 227 | * Music/LutherVandross |
| 228 | * Creator/CountessVaughn |
| 229 | * Music/DionneWarwick |
| 230 | * Music/JodyWatley |
| 231 | * Music/TheWeeknd |
| 232 | * [[Creator/TristanWilds Mack Wilds]] |
| 233 | * Music/MichelleWilliams |
| 234 | * Music/PharrellWilliams (with occasional forays into AlternativeHipHop) |
| 235 | * Creator/VanessaWilliams |
| 236 | * Music/AmyWinehouse |
| 237 | * Music/XscapeGroup |
| 238 | * Music/{{ZAYN}} (Former member of pop rock boy band Music/OneDirection. Went solo with a ''much'' more mature sound.) |
| 239 | [[/index]] |
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