Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B
Stylistic origins	Rhythm and blues; pop; soul; funk; hip hop; electronic;
Cultural origins	Late 1970s and early 1980s, North America
Derivative forms	Neo soul; nu-funk; 2-step; alternative R&B; afroswing;
Subgenres
	Hip hop soul; RnBass;
Fusion genres
	Crunk&B; Latin R&B; new jack swing; pluggnb; raï'n'B; rhythm & grime; snap&B;

Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music genre that combines rhythm and blues with elements of pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music.

The genre features a distinctive record production style and a smooth, lush style of vocal arrangement. Electronic influences and the use of hip hop or dance-inspired beats are typical, although the roughness and grit inherent in hip hop may be reduced and smoothed out. Contemporary R&B vocalists often use melisma, and since the mid-1980s, R&B rhythms have been combined with elements of hip hop culture and music and pop culture and pop music.

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