Contemporary R&B
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Chris Brown, Audrey Hepburn, Joe Biden and Jordin Sparks...Audrey Hepburn, Joe Biden and Jordin Sparks What's Chris Brown up to these days? The R&B singer's ex-girlfriend, Rihanna, has been making the media rounds, speaking out about the February night when Brown beat her (he pleaded guilty to... In this article: Chris Brown, Audrey Hepburn, Jill Biden, Jordin Sparks, Rihanna, Joe Biden, R&B, People Magazine, Us Weekly, and Time Magazine |
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Fox News | 3 days ago
Chris Brown Gets Good Marks in Court
...80,000 websites. R&B singer Chris Brown, seen here in court at his sentencing on August 25, got probation and community labor for assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna after a pre-Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Chris Brown Gets...
In this article: Chris Brown, Rihanna, R&B, Los Angeles, Lamborghini, and Mark Geragos
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The O.C. Register | 3 days ago
Fans appear to forgive Chris Brown at Hollywood show
...fluid, quick dance moves. Though admirable that Brown is both an R&B/hip hop singer and a prolific dancer, he wasn't about to earn back the respect of the crowd by pulling a serious live music faux pas. Before anymore anxiety could...
In this article: Chris Brown, Jay-Z, Hollywood, R&B, Billie Jean, Anxiety, No Air, Forever, With You, and Wall to Wall
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OK! Magazine | November 05, 2009
Rihanna is Embarrassed About Going Back to Chris Brown
...5th, 2009 9:34 am / Author: Luisa Metcalfe Rihanna admits that it was her "unconditional love" for Chris Brown that made her go back to him after the R&B singer attacked her on Feb. 8. "That's embarrassing that that's they type of...
In this article: Chris Brown, Rihanna, Diane Sawyer, Good Morning America, R&B, Glee, Disturbia, Khloe Kardashian, Lamar Odom, and L.A. Lakers
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New Kerala | 2 days ago
Rihanna Touched By Heartbreaking Book Of Fan Messages And Stories
...offering messages of thanks and support to the Umbrella singer, who went public with the details of her February (09) fight with R&B star Chris Brown on a recent U.S. TV news specials. And the site editors were so shocked and impressed by...
In this article: Rihanna, R&B, Umbrella, and Chris Brown
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | 7 days ago
Rihanna in combative mood for new album
At a press conference to promote the album it was strictly off limits to even mention the controversy dogging her since February, when R&B boyfriend Chris Brown brutally attacked her in Los Angeles on the eve of the Grammy Awards. The...
In this article: Rihanna, Chris Brown, R&B, Junk food, Young Jeezy, Gucci, Slash, Black Eyed Peas, Paris, and Los Angeles
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L.A. Times - Entertainment News | November 05, 2009
Rihanna speaks for first time about assault
...say they won't kill these girls? " In August, R&B singer Brown, 20, was sentenced to five years' probation and community service for beating Rihanna, 21, on the eve of the Grammy Awards in February. Speaking deliberately but with...
In this article: Rihanna, Chris Brown, Diane Sawyer, R&B, God, MTV, Los Angeles Times, Good Morning America, and Los Angeles
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Yahoo! News | November 02, 2009
Rihanna says domestic violence could happen to anyone (Reuters)
...that this could happen to anyone. R&B singer Brown, 20, was sentenced to five years probation and community service in August for attacking Rihanna, 21, on the eve of the Grammy Awards in February. He has since apologized for the assault...
In this article: Rihanna, Chris Brown, R&B, Diana Sawyer, Russian roulette, Def Jam Records, Los Angeles, Reuters, and United States
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Just Jared | November 13, 2009
Chris Brown - 'Crawl' Music Video Premiere
Chris Brown - 'Crawl' Music Video Premiere Check out Chris Brown's new music video "Crawl" featuring R&B singer Cassie. "The entire video for 'Crawl' was his idea. I'm talking every single idea in there is Chris', and it's pretty awesome,"...
In this article: Chris Brown, Joseph Kahn, Derek Jeter, R&B, Lady Gaga, MTV, Twitter, Cassie, Victoria Beckham, and Britney Spears
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EURweb.com | November 13, 2009
RYAN LESLIE RELEASES SOPHOMORE SOLO ALBUM: 'Transition' in stores and online now
In addition to putting out his own album (his second this year), Ryan has been busy in the studio handling production for R&B superstar Mary J. Blige's upcoming album, singer songwriter Keri Hilson, pop phenom Chris Brown, grammy...
In this article: Ryan Leslie, R&B, Soul Train Awards, Ne-Yo, Rihanna, Jazmine Sullivan, Diamond Girl, Addiction, RIAA, and Harvard
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Contemporary R&B (also known as R&B) is a music genre of western popular music. Although the acronym “R&B” originates from its association with traditional rhythm and blues music, the term R&B is today most often used to define a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in the 1980s. This newer style combines elements of soul, funk, dance, and, from 1986 on with the advent of New Jack Swing branded R&B, hip hop.
The abbreviation R&B is almost always used instead of the full rhythm and blues term, although some sources refer to the style as urban contemporary (the name of the radio format that plays hip hop and contemporary R&B).
Contemporary R&B has a slick record production style, drum machine-backed rhythms, the occasional saxophone laced beat to give a jazz feel (mostly common in R&B songs prior to the year 1993), and a smooth, lush style of vocal arrangement. Uses of hip hop-inspired beats are typical, although the roughness and grit inherent in hip hop is may be reduced and smoothed out. R&B vocalists are often known for their use of melisma, popularized by vocalists such as Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.
- Name:
- Contemporary R&B
- Origin:
- Early 1980s North America; New York, Los Angeles, Montreal, Atlanta, Chicago, Toronto, Houston
- Subgenre:
- Quiet storm
- Instruments:
- Synthesizers - Keyboard - Drum machine - vocals (sometimes rapping)
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