Contemporary R&B, which is also known as R&B, is a popular music genre which creatively combines elements of rhythm and blues, soul, funk, pop, hip hop and dance. Over the years there as been a notciable increasing trend and high use of hip hop or dance-inspired beats infused in this genre.
A range R&B artists and groups from the 90s period began adding even more of a hip-hop sound to their craft, like the ground breaking group Jodeci. R&B acts such as Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson and Toni Braxton are some of the best-selling Contemporary R&B music artists of all time. Contemporary R&B is listened by people on an international level. In the 90s African Americans in particular were most likely to be assosiated with this genre due to their lyrics ,unique beats and stylish trends.In the 1990s some of Contemporary R&B's best selling artists made history for their astonishing singles and albums that reflectedthe genre very well.Another exampleincludes Whitney Houston's Original soundtrack for The Bodyguard It spawed hit Contemporary R&B singles and sold over 40 million copies making it the best - selling soundtrack of all time.
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