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- Contemporary R&B has had a profound influence on the music industry, shaping the sound of popular music in various ways. The genre’s ability to adapt and incorporate elements from different musical traditions has made it a dominant force in the industry. R&B’s impact is evident in several aspects:
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Nov 1, 2023 · Contemporary R&B has had a profound influence on the music industry, shaping the sound of popular music in various ways. The genre’s ability to adapt and incorporate elements from different musical traditions has made it a dominant force in the industry. R&B’s impact is evident in several aspects:
Jan 8, 2024 · Contemporary R&B has had a profound influence on the music industry, shaping the sound of popular music in various ways. The genre’s ability to adapt and incorporate elements from...
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Just as critics have prophesied the “death of rock,” R&B received a similar misdiagnosis at the turn of the 21st Century. The reality, however, is that it just took a backseat to hip-hop and melodic rap. For those paying attention, modern R&B has remained highly innovative. Over recent decades, R&B has transformed from a genre with one distinct sou...
One of the most disruptive forces in modern R&B has been trap music. Just as it infiltrated hip-hop and pop (see Ariana Grande’s Sweetener) trap-R&B, or “trap&B”, has become its own scene with its own stand-out talents. After breaking away from her girl-group days with Fifth Harmony, Normani teamed up with R&B ingénue Khalid on “Love Lies,” fusing ...
Artists that blend the soulfulness of traditional R&B with its splintered subsets (trap, chillwave, hip-hop, and electronica) have spawned the “future R&B” sound as we know it today, ensuring R&B’s survival. As technology advances, R&B is also delving further into the ideologies and imaginations of futurism. Frank Ocean’s groundwork on Blonde, and ...
Hip-hop’s return to more soulful approaches could be credited to Kendrick Lamar, particularly his game-changing 2015 opus, To Pimp A Butterfly. The album’s critical success represented a seismic shift in what was considered mainstream music and led to a resurgence of conscious hip-hop. Incorporating free jazz, gospel, and spoken-word, it also intro...
Recent years have also seen the resurgence of 90s and early 00s icons releasing music adapted to today’s trends while reminding listeners of their influential status. Tank’s “When We” stormed adult R&B radio and streaming services alike; Amerie decided to revamp trap&B with her surprise albums 4AM Mulholland and After 4AM. Meanwhile, Beyoncé partne...
Dec 15, 2023 · Contemporary R&B: Evolution Continues. R&B has continued blending elements of rap, pop, dance and gospel into new forms in the 2000s and 2010s music industry. Singers like Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Rihanna and Chris Brown show that contemporary R&B keeps progressing along with black culture.
Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music genre that combines rhythm and blues with elements of pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music. The genre features a distinctive record production style and a smooth, lush style of vocal arrangement.
Jun 7, 2021 · R&B Music Guide: The Evolution of Rhythm and Blues. Written by MasterClass. Last updated: Jun 7, 2021 • 4 min read. For decades, the Billboard Hot 100 and Top 40 charts have been populated with rhythm and blues, an American musical genre first developed by Black artists in the mid-twentieth century.
Oct 30, 2023 · Entering the 2010s, contemporary R&B began embracing electronic dance music (EDM) influences, as artists like Ne-Yo, Usher, Chris Brown, and Rihanna started releasing more pop-centric tracks...
