Contemporary R&B

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre

Contemporary R&B · The term rhythm and blues came back as R&B: vocals, production and drum machines are central, and the producer becomes a star. The beginning lies with Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones; Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis brought Prince's Minneapolis sound to Janet Jackson (Control, 1986). Via new jack swing and hip hop soul, R&B and hip hop became the core of the mainstream after 2000.

Listening

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  I Wanna Dance with Somebody · Whitney Houston, 1987
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  When I Think of You · Janet Jackson, 1986
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  Halo · Beyoncé, 2008
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  Billie Jean · Michael Jackson, 1982
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In School of Rock

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• Genre Map^NL Map
• Mixtape 6: Fear of a Black Planet^NL Reader

See also

• Whitney Houston
• Beyoncé
• Jimmy Jam en Terry Lewis
• Soul
• Funk
• Disco
• Stockholm pop (Max Martin)
• Neo-soul
• K-pop
• Afrobeats
• J-pop
• Vaporwave
• Linn LM-1
• Roland TR-808
• Yamaha DX7