R&B originated in the 1940s and was created by artists like Count Basie and Louis Jordan. It is a genre of pop music with black origins that features soulful vocals and improvisation. R&B stands for rhythm and blues but has also encompassed other dance styles like doo wop and funk over time. The genre is popular with both teenagers and adults, and audiences now access R&B music primarily through streaming platforms like YouTube, Spotify, and iTunes. Examples of popular modern R&B artists mentioned include The Weekend, Rihanna, Drake, and Beyoncé.

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What is R&B?
 ‘A kind of pop music of black origin with a soulful vocal style
featuring much improvisation’
 The weekend Is an example of R&B music.
https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?v=34Na4j8AV
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Brief history of R&B
 R&B was created in 1941, first
R&B musicians included ‘the
Harlem Hamfats’, count Basie
and Louis Jordan etc.
 R&B stands for the term rhythm
and blues. As time went of it
was also known for other types
of dance such as doo wop and
funk.
 Where does R&B come from?
R&B originates from African-
American countries

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R&B audience
 How do they access this
music?
 Streaming is now one of the
most famous ways in which you
are able to access music.
YouTube is very popular for
teenagers as it is a new
generation for streaming and
this is one of the easy ways to
listen to music. As well as
Spotify, iTunes etc..
 Who is the audience for R&B?
R&B is for a wide range of
audience. In is commonly
popular now for teenagers as a
lot of famous artists are R&B
artists for example: Rihanna,
Drake, Beyoncé, Chris brown
 Although R&B is very popular
for teenagers it was originally
and still is loved by adults when
R&B first came out a ‘teenager’
wasn’t actually a thing.

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R&B music videos and artists
 Eminem- Stan (featuring dido)
https://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=gOMhN-hfMtY
 Drake- Hotline Bling
https://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=uxpDa-c-4Mc