R&B vocals
Smooth melodic crooning
R&B vocals refers to a singing style rooted in rhythm and blues, characterized by melismatic runs, emotional intensity, and improvisational ornamentation.
Singers bend notes, add riffs between phrases, and use breathy or raspy textures for expressiveness.
The style dominates soul, contemporary R&B, and gospel-influenced pop: She brought serious R&B vocals to that ballad.
His R&B vocals were too busy for the simple melody.
- soulInnermost animating essence
- melismaMulti-note syllable singing
- runsMoves fast on foot
- falsettoArtificially elevated singing register
- head voiceUpper singing register
chest voice · crooning · vibrato · blue notes · Motown · groove · quiet storm · smooth · sultry · belting · harmony · ad libs · diva · soulful · riffs · ballad · power ballad · love songs
- American Singingspirituals, country, gospel, barbershop, doo-wop
- R&BMichael Jackson, Beyonce, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder
- vocal musicsong, soprano, tenor, alto, baritone
- female vocalssoprano, mezzo-soprano, contralto, alto, chanteuse
R&B vocalsbel canto
Elegant Italian vocal style
choral singing · Gregorian chant · plainchant · throat singing
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