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Contemporary R&B also known as R&B is a music genre that combines elements of rhythm and blues pop soul funk and hip hop.Although the abbreviation R&B originates from traditional rhythm and blues music today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African-American music originating after the decline of disco and funk in the 1980s.Some sources refer to the style as urban contemporary (the name of the radio format that plays hip hop and contemporary R&B).Contemporary R&B has a polished record production style drum machine-backed rhythms an occasional saxophone-laced beat to give a jazz feel (mostly common in contemporary R&B songs prior to the year 1995) and a smooth lush style of vocal arrangement.
