Post Description

rhythm and blues.
Contemporary R&B
Stylistic origins  Funk - Soul - Pop - Hip hop - R&B - Electro - Synthpop
Cultural origins  Early 1980s North America; New York City, Los Angeles, Montreal, Atlanta, Chicago, Toronto, Houston
Typical instruments  Synthesizers - Keyboard - Drum machine - Vocal
Mainstream popularity  Moderate since 1980s worldwide, Mainstream in the 2000s especially in the United States
Subgenres
Quiet storm
Fusion genres
New jack swing - Hip hop soul - Neo soul - 2-step - Rhythm & grime - Crunk & B - Snap & B
Other topics
Musicians

Contemporary R&B (also known as simply R&B) is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.

Although the abbreviation "R&B" originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African-American music originating after the demise of disco in the 1980s. Some sources refer to the style as urban contemporary (the name of the radio format that plays hip hop and contemporary R&B).