R&B combines elements of gospel, jazz, and blues, creating a melodic style. The term was created in the 1940s to replace "race music" and described soul and funk artists like James Brown and Sly Stone by the 1970s. In the 2000s, R&B blended with hip-hop and it became harder to distinguish between the two based on vocals (sung for R&B, rapped for hip-hop). Common R&B lyrics revolve around everyday life themes like love, work, drinking, and sex.

1. R&B
genre & artists

2. R&B labels
RCA RecordsRepublic Records
Tough luck
Records
BSE Records
Atlantic
Records
Columbia
Records

3. Brief History of R&B
Also known to stand for Rhythm and blues, R&B
combines elements of gospel music, jazz and
blues creating a different type of melody.
The term was created in the United states
and first used in Billboard magazine in the
late 1940s, it had replaced the term race
music (as this form of music was created by
blacks at the time), which was considered
offensive. By 1970 the term Rhythm and blues
was used to describe soul and funk music,
American artist such as James Brown and Sly
Stone became more established and well known
in this genre of music.
By the 2000s there was a mixture of R&B and Hip-
hop and it became harder to establish a song
as either R&B or Hip-hop. One of the only
ways to tell the difference were if the
vocals were sung (R&B) or rapped (Hip-hop).
Soulful R&B became vey popular during this time
with the helps of strong vocal artist such as
Alicia Keys, John Legend and many more.
Lyrics to R&B songs had mainly revolved around
everyday life such as work. A lot of music
stemmed from love, drinking or sex.

4. The Weeknd
Often
Wicked Games
High for This
The Hills
Can't Feel My Face
These are some
of his highest
selling songs
Full name- Abel Makkonen Tesfaye
He used web 2.0 and released songs such as ‘what you
need’, ‘loft music’ and ‘The Morning’. When he first
released these songs no on was quite sure who he was
as little was known about the artist.
Abel slowly found fame after we released three mix
tapes ‘House of balloons’, ‘Thursday’ and ‘Echoes of
silence’ . After this he got signed to Universal
Republic and is continuing his music career.
The Weekend has a very unique style of music which
sets him off to other artists. His music has heavy
themes of sex and drugs. Resulting in a dark,
mysterious soundtracks.
On apps such as Spotify he has up to 24 million listeners
monthly, this places him at the top of the Spotify charts.
His music has also been used in movies. His song ‘Worth
it’ was used in the movie ‘Fifty shades of grey’.
He has a very urban dress sense, he wears a lot of
jackets, such as bomber jackets and jean jackets. He
also has very iconic hair, which allows him to be
more recognisable

6. Ciara
Full name- Ciara Princess Harris
In her mid-teens, Ciara formed the all-girl
group Hearsay with two of her friends. The group
recorded demos, but as time progressed , they
began to have differences and ended up parting
ways. Despite this Ciara was still determined to
reach her goal and signed a publishing deal as a
songwriter.
Ciaras debut album ‘Goodies’ was released September
24th 2004 and quickly became one of the most
recognisable albums of that year. It became a
three time platinum award album and had sold up
to 2.7 million copies in America alone.
The artist is also recognised for her other abilities such as dance, her skills are
demonstrated in her music videos. Outside of the music world she also keeps in trend with
the latest fashion. Her style is a mixture, she ccould be strutting in a classy evening
dress or an edgy ripped jean paired with a bomber jacket.

8. Chris Brown
Real name- Christopher Maurice Brown
He had singed with Jive Record in
2004, the following year he released
his first studio album. It had peaked
within the charts and had received a
double platinum award. As time passed
on he continued to release many more
albums which all lead to more hit
songs and a rising career. One of his
most recognisable albums would be
‘F.A.M.E’ which was released in 2011.
Chris Brown has collaborated with many
other well named artist such as Nicki
Minaj, Kanye West, Kid ink and the
list goes on.
Other than music Chris Brown had also
appeared in movies, helping gain more
recognition. He showcased his dancing
talent in 2013s movie ‘Battle of the
year’
He keeps in trend with the latest
fashions, and is sometimes seen in
unique attire. But he is usually
sporting an urban look, enhancing the
R&B feel.