Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a genre. Defining acts include Michael Jackson, Shakira, Madonna, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. Contemporary R&B grew out of Soul, Rhythm and blues, Pop, Modern soul and hip-hop soul. It sits close to Shibuya-kei, bubblegum music, dancehall pop, ethnic pop and Country pop, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into electro-R&B, trap soul, Latin R&B, hip-hop soul and pop urbaine, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 34 connections around Contemporary R&B. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Contemporary R&B came from and where it led.
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Contemporary R&B connections
Contemporary R&B grew out of Soul, Rhythm and blues, Pop and Modern soul, shares an orbit with Shibuya-kei, bubblegum music, dancehall pop and ethnic pop, went on to shape electro-R&B, trap soul, Latin R&B and hip-hop soul. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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