In its early years, mainstream R&B was very pop-oriented. 1980s R&B musicians include Luther Vandross, Freddie Jackson and Marvin Gaye. During the mid-1990s, Michael Jackson,Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, R Kelly, Janet Jackson, TLC and Boyz II Men brought contemporary R&B to the mainstream. Also in 1995 the first Grammy award for best R&B album started and Boyz II Men won. Through the 1990's R&B artists and groups from this same period began adding more of a hip-hop sound to their work resulting in a genre labeled hip hop soul. By the 2000's differences between R&B and hip hop soul had increased, mainstream modern R&B has a sound more based on rhythm than hip hop soul had. In 2004, all 12 songs that topped Billboard Hot 100 were African-American recording artists and accounted for 80% of the number one R&B hits that year. Throughout 2000's artists like Usher, Beyonce, Chris Brown and Ne-Yo topped the charts. Recording artists today have combined traditional R&B with elements with various pop styles.
Friday, 22 February 2013
Genre Choice: R&B
Contemporary R&B known as R&B began in the 1980's as the disco era came to a close, it originates from traditional blues music but has elements of pop, hip hop and electronic music. Today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African-American music originating after the demise of disco in the 1980s.
In its early years, mainstream R&B was very pop-oriented. 1980s R&B musicians include Luther Vandross, Freddie Jackson and Marvin Gaye. During the mid-1990s, Michael Jackson,Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, R Kelly, Janet Jackson, TLC and Boyz II Men brought contemporary R&B to the mainstream. Also in 1995 the first Grammy award for best R&B album started and Boyz II Men won. Through the 1990's R&B artists and groups from this same period began adding more of a hip-hop sound to their work resulting in a genre labeled hip hop soul. By the 2000's differences between R&B and hip hop soul had increased, mainstream modern R&B has a sound more based on rhythm than hip hop soul had. In 2004, all 12 songs that topped Billboard Hot 100 were African-American recording artists and accounted for 80% of the number one R&B hits that year. Throughout 2000's artists like Usher, Beyonce, Chris Brown and Ne-Yo topped the charts. Recording artists today have combined traditional R&B with elements with various pop styles.
In its early years, mainstream R&B was very pop-oriented. 1980s R&B musicians include Luther Vandross, Freddie Jackson and Marvin Gaye. During the mid-1990s, Michael Jackson,Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, R Kelly, Janet Jackson, TLC and Boyz II Men brought contemporary R&B to the mainstream. Also in 1995 the first Grammy award for best R&B album started and Boyz II Men won. Through the 1990's R&B artists and groups from this same period began adding more of a hip-hop sound to their work resulting in a genre labeled hip hop soul. By the 2000's differences between R&B and hip hop soul had increased, mainstream modern R&B has a sound more based on rhythm than hip hop soul had. In 2004, all 12 songs that topped Billboard Hot 100 were African-American recording artists and accounted for 80% of the number one R&B hits that year. Throughout 2000's artists like Usher, Beyonce, Chris Brown and Ne-Yo topped the charts. Recording artists today have combined traditional R&B with elements with various pop styles.
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