GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
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 Janet Jackson, U.S. Girls and Avant.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreR&B / Soul
Current genreContemporary R&B
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CURRENT BROWSING SCOPE
North America · Contemporary R&B
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01Don’t Wanna Be a Player1997 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 02Ain't That Just the Way (The Steve Anthony R 'n' B edit)1998 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 03Lay It Down2010 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 04Daily (radio edit)2019 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 0580 in a 302013 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 06Spend All My Time2014 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 07Sensitivity1991 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 08Too Gone Too Long1997 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 09Can't Let Her Go1998 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab 10We Can Get Down1998 · Contemporary R&B · contemporary r&bOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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