Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music genre that combines rhythm and blues with elements of pop, soul,
funk, hip hop, and electronic music.
The genre features a distinctive record production style and a smooth, lush style of vocal arrangement. Electronic
influences are becoming an increasing trend and the use of hip hop or dance-inspired beats are typical, although the
roughness and grit inherent in hip hop may be reduced and smoothed out. Contemporary R&B vocalists often use melisma,
and since the mid-1980s, R&B rhythms have been combined with elements of hip hop culture and music and pop culture and
pop music.
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