GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Contemporary R&B
- Genre family
- R&B / Soul
- 2010s recordings
- 9
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a branch of the R&B / Soul family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Contemporary R&B is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Avant, Charlie Wilson and Syleena Johnson.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreR&B / Soul
Current genreContemporary R&B
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CURRENT BROWSING SCOPE
2010s · North America · Contemporary R&B
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
9 recordings2010s starting recordings
01Lay It Down2010 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 02Daily (radio edit)2019 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 0380 in a 302013 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 04Spend All My Time2014 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 05Best Friend2013 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 06If I Was Your World2014 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 07Stay With Me2014 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 08Hearsay2014 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 09Focus2016 · Go-go · electropopOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2010s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2010s albums
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