RnB
Smooth vocal music
RnB is rhythm and blues, a genre of popular music originating in African American communities.
The term covers different sounds across eras—from the blues-influenced jump music of the 1940s to the soul-inflected sound of the 1960s to the smooth, hip-hop-adjacent style that emerged in the 1990s: contemporary RnB artists like SZA and The Weeknd.
Also styled R&B.
Innermost animating essence
- neo-soulOrganic, jazz-tinged R&B revival
- contemporaryOf the present age
- MotownDetroit's soulful moniker
- funkDepression or groove music
quiet storm · new jack swing · slow jam · groove · gospel · doo-wop · boogie · G-funk
- UsherR&B star's surname
- TLCAffectionate attention, abbreviated
- Boyz II MenNineties R&B vocal quartet
- Frank OceanElusive R&B singer-songwriter
Whitney Houston · Mariah Carey · Aaliyah · Mary J Blige · Toni Braxton · The Weeknd · Brandy · Monica
Classic drum synthesizer
- synthsElectronic instruments, informally
- basslineLow-register musical foundation
- drum machineElectronic percussion simulator
- samplingExtracting subset for study
layered · beats · tempo · bounce · chord progressions · keys · Rhodes · vocoder
Intense fond attachment
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- romanceLove and its excitement
- desireIntense wanting
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
seduction · sensuality · relationships · longing · devotion · betrayal · passion · lust
soul
Innermost animating essence
- neo-soulOrganic, jazz-tinged R&B revival
- contemporaryOf the present age
- MotownDetroit's soulful moniker
funk · quiet storm · new jack swing · slow jam · groove · gospel · doo-wop · boogie · G-funk
Beyonce
- UsherR&B star's surname
- TLCAffectionate attention, abbreviated
- Boyz II MenNineties R&B vocal quartet
Whitney Houston · Mariah Carey · Aaliyah · Mary J Blige · Toni Braxton · Frank Ocean · The Weeknd · Brandy · Monica · Alicia Keys
808s
Classic drum synthesizer
- synthsElectronic instruments, informally
- basslineLow-register musical foundation
- drum machineElectronic percussion simulator
sampling · layered · beats · tempo · bounce · chord progressions · keys · Rhodes · vocoder · autotune
love
Intense fond attachment
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- romanceLove and its excitement
- desireIntense wanting
intimacy · seduction · sensuality · relationships · longing · devotion · betrayal · passion · lust · vulnerability
melisma
Multi-note syllable singing
belting · harmonies · ad-libs · vibrato · crooning · rasp · smooth · sultry · breathy · layering
RnBcountry
Sovereign state or territory
heavy metal · punk rock · death metal · thrash metal · country western
RnBcountry
Sovereign state or territory
country and western · bluegrass · Nashville sound · honky-tonk · Southern rock
RnBpunk rock
Stripped-down aggressive rock genre
heavy metal · grunge · noise rock · hardcore punk · industrial
rhythm, blues, blue, bluesy, bluer, bluest, blueness, rhythmic, rhythmical