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Contemporary R&B
- Genre family
- R&B / Soul
- Starting recordings
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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 Tata Young, Janet Jackson and U.S. Girls.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreR&B / Soul
Current genreContemporary R&B
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01Daily (radio edit)2019 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 02혼잣말2010 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 03Lay It Down2010 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 04Don’t Wanna Be a Player1997 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 05Ain't That Just the Way (The Steve Anthony R 'n' B edit)1998 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 0680 in a 302013 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 07Can't Let Her Go1998 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 08Best Friend2013 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 09Summertime (Ignorance mix)1998 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 10If I Was Your World2014 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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