R&B music originated in the 1940s as a genre of African-American popular music combining blues records with rhythm and blues. By the 1950s, the term R&B was used to refer to styles that incorporated electric blues, gospel, and soul music. R&B continued to evolve, being used to describe soul and funk music in the 1970s and establishing contemporary R&B in the 1980s, which combined elements of rhythm and blues, soul, funk, pop, hip hop, and dance.

1. R&B MUSIC
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2. History behind R&B Music
• R&B music is short for rhythm and blues. It is a genre of popular Africa-
American music that originated around the 1940s.
• In the early 1950s, rhythm and blues was frequently applied to blues records.
• In the mid-1950s, the style of music changed to the development of rock and
roll, the term "R&B" became used to refer to music styles that were applied to
the electric blues, as well as gospel and soul music.
• By the 1970s, the term rhythm and blues changed again and was used as a
term for soul and funk music.
• In the 1980s, a new style of R&B had been established, which was known as
Contemporary R&B music. It combined different music such as rhythm and blues, soul,
funk, pop, hip hop and dance.

3. Popular R&B Artists