This document provides an overview of the R&B music genre. It discusses the origins of R&B in the 1940s originating from African American communities. Some of the major artists in the R&B genre are named such as Drake, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Usher, Prince, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Michael Jackson. One of the main awards in the R&B genre is the Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Album which has been awarded since 1990 with Beyoncé, Whitney Houston, and Usher having each won it twice. Key features of R&B music include distinctive record production styles using drum machines, pitch corrected vocals, occasional saxophone,