Rhythm And Blues: The Evolution Of R & B Music

Rhythm and Blues has been very popular since it was first thought of, but the time where it bloomed was in the 1990’s and early 2000’s. From the difference varieties of R&B. known as Rhythm and Blues, the way technology break through are rapidly growing, different sub-genres of R&B becoming mainstream and even a growing listening audience. R&B went from underground and underestimated to becoming one of the top listened and bought genres of the 21st century, R&B has made multiple names for itself over the last two to three decades. The transformation of the 90’s and 2000’s R&B music has drastically changed over the last two decades. However, one thing is for certain, the future for R&B will always change, yet it’s roots and past will remain the same.

Initially, contemporary R&B is a genre that consists of a combination of Rhythm and Blues, soul, funk, hip-hop, gospel and dance. The combination of multiple genres attracts the listeners and viewers of all ages. Also there were strict restrictions among R&B music and the pop charts. Allowing R&B artists to stay in the “R&B chart” long enough to keep their fans satisfied and prevents the listeners from going from R&B to pop and losing their own audience. “For the future of R&B music, there will never be a standstill, it’ll keep progressing and improving. Musically, it’s obvious that innovation never stops.”