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Contemporary R&B genre — history, bands and artists
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Contemporary R&B concerts in United Kingdom
Upcoming Contemporary R&B concerts: one card per artist, the rest of their dates on the artist page
Geography of Contemporary R&B
Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio
Landmark albums of Contemporary R&B
Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre
2003
Dangerously in LoveBeyoncé
2001
Songs in A MinorAlicia Keys
2003
The Diary of Alicia KeysAlicia Keys
2016Dangerous WomanAriana Grande
1996
One in a MillionAaliyah
2010
Doo-Wops & HooligansBruno Mars
Contemporary R&B by year
How many studio albums of the genre came out each year
Contemporary R&B by country and decade
Bands and artists of the genre from different countries and eras, the best albums of each decade
Artists of Contemporary R&B
The most listened artists of the genre and its subgenres: the bigger the name, the more listeners
- Aaliyah
- Alicia Keys
- All‐4‐One
- Amy Winehouse
Anastacia- Anita Baker
Billy Ocean
Blackstreet
Bobby Brown- Boyz II Men
- Brandy
- Brian Culbertson
Chaka Khan- Chris Brown
Ciara- Craig David
- Deniece Williams
Destiny’s Child- Dua Lipa
- En Vogue
- Erykah Badu
- Gabrielle
- Imagination
- James Ingram
- Jason Derulo
- Jess Glynne
Jessie J- Jhené Aiko
Justin Timberlake
Kehlani
Khalid- Lionel Richie
- Mariah Carey
- Mary J. Blige
Ne‐Yo- Patrice Rushen
Pharrell Williams- R. Kelly
RAYE- Rick James
- Rihanna
- Rita Ora
- Robin Thicke
Sade- Sheena Easton
- Stephanie Mills
SWV- SZA
Terence Trent D’Arby- The Pointer Sisters
The Pussycat Dolls
The Stylistics- The Weeknd
- The Whispers
- Timbaland
TLC
Tyla- Usher
- Whitney Houston
Zara Larsson
Overview
Genre relations
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Subgenres
Subgenres or what Contemporary R&B is divided into
Origins
Genres from which Contemporary R&B originated
Parent genre
Contemporary R&B is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles