R&B is a music genre that combines elements of rhythm and blues, soul, funk, hip-hop and dance. It originated after the decline of funk and disco in the 1980s and is characterized by polished production, drum machine backing, and smooth vocals. Some of the best-selling R&B artists of all time include Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey and Michael Jackson. Today, many R&B artists blend the genre with pop styles to create a more international sound.

1. RESEARCH IN GENRE
(R&B)
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2. R&B
 Contemporary R&B or simply known as R&B is a music genre that has a
combination or elements of rhythm and blues, soul, funk, hip-hop and dance.
 The R&B abbreviation originated from the traditional rhythm and blues music,
the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African-American music
origination after the decline of Funk and Disco in the 80’s.
 The style of the music has a polished record production style, drum-machine-backed
rhythms, and smooth vocal arrangements.
 R&B acts such as Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Michael
Jackson and Toni Braxton are some of the best-selling music artists of all time.

3. R&B
 According to Billboard magazine, the most commercially successful R&B acts
of the decade were Usher, Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown, Beyoncé, Amy
Winehouse, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Trey Songz, Ray J and Ne-Yo.
Other recording artists today have combined traditional R&B with elements with
various pop styles, such as contemporary pop, pop rock, dance-pop, and electro-pop,
to create a lighter and more international sound. Artists like Anthony
Hamilton, Musiq Soulchild and Raheem DeVaughn and Marion Plard tended to
keep to old styles of soul.

4. R&B
 R&B was an African-American urban sound that evolved from blues and jazz. In the late
1940′s R&B was described as rocking and jazz based with a heavy and insistent beat. R&B was
becoming popular because of it dance ability. By 1949 the term had replaced Billboard’s category
Harlem Hit Parade. The lyrics of R&B were about everyday life.
 By the 1950′s R&B was starting to define the sound of Rock n Roll but by the 1960′s rhythm
and blues would include soul music. In the seventies disco was added to the R&B category as was
funk. By the 1980′s R&B was defining music that included soul, funk, rock n roll and pop music.
 By the 90′s, Classic-Soul and vocal harmonies were being popularized by Mariah Carey, TLC,
R. Kelly, and Boyz II Men. Going into the 21st century R&B would include New Jack Swing,
Hip-hop, Neo-Soul, pop and funk., also known as Contemporary R&B.