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Contemporary RnB

Contemporary RnB. R&B was a style of African music after the demise disco in the 1980’s. . Known as R&B- abbreviation originates from association with traditional rhythm and blues. Genre is familiar with western’s . Contemporary R&B.

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Contemporary RnB

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  1. Contemporary RnB

  2. R&B was a style of African music after the demise disco in the 1980’s. Known as R&B- abbreviation originates from association with traditional rhythm and blues. Genre is familiar with western’s Contemporary R&B and, from 1986 on with the advent of New Jack Swing branded R&B, hip hop. Contemporary R&B is a newer style which combines elements of soul, funk, dance.

  3. The development of contemporary R&B, as Control "was one of the first to create an identifiable bridge between rap and mainstream R&B" and Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989) 1980’S The transition from soul and disco to R&B in the early to mid 1980s, new stars such as Prince and Michael Jackson rose in pop HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY R&B Female R&B singers such as WhitneyHouston and Janet Jackson became very popular during the second half of the 1980s, and Tina Turner came back with a series of hits with crossover appeal.

  4. 1990’S 2000’S In the United Kingdom, R&B found its way into the UK garage subgenre of 2-step, typified by R&B-style singing accompanied by break beat/drum and bass rhythms. The most notable 2-step acts are Mis-Teeq, Lisa Maffia and Craig David, who crossed over to American R&B audiences in the early 2000s. Early 1990s, new jack swing/R&B group Boyz II Men, the most successful R&B male vocal group of all time, re-popularized classic soul-inspired vocal harmonies. Michael Jackson also incorporated new jack swing into his 1991 album Dangerous, with sales of 30 million copies it is a prominent example of the genre attracting mainstream notoriety. During the mid 1990s, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, girl groups TLC and SWV and Boyz II Men brought contemporary R&B to the mainstream. Jackson's self-titled fifth studio album Janet. (1993), which came after her historic multi-million dollar contract with Virgin Records sold over ten million copies worldwide

  5. KEY ARTISTS (R&B)

  6. SUB GENRES Rhythm and blues falls into the following genre’s: . Jazz . Blues . Pop . Gospel

  7. AUDIENCE This genre is mainstream and can therefore appeal to any ages , from young to old. I would say the majority of the audience is teenagers as this genre has an affect on the way youth act nowadays. The artist’s teenagers tend to look up to seem to fall under this genre,

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