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R&BR&BThese are the sorts of fonts that would typically be used on a front cover of an R&B music magazine, this is because they
are very bold, and stand out well
R&B Artists
Jason DeruloChris Brown
Akon
Drake
Adele
TimbalandT-Pain
Cee-Lo Green
Ironik
Alicia Keys
Bruno Mars Pretty Ricky
R. Kelly
Michael Jackson
The term ‘R&B’ stands for – ‘Rhythm and Blues’.What most people know as R&B is actually called
‘Contemporary R&B’, which is a combination of hip-hop, soul, R&B and funk. It is also usually the latest stuff in the charts too
History
• 1980sIn its earliest of years, mainstream R&B was highly pop-orientated. Known 1980s R&B musicians include Luther Vandros, Mtume, The SOS Band, Freddie Jackson, Loose Ends, DeBarge and Stephanie Mills
• 1990sDuring the mid 1990s, contemporary R&B was brought to the mainstream by R Kelly, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Aaliyah, TLC, SWV and Boys II Men.
• 2000s – PresentThe cross-pollination between R&B and Hip-Hop had increased by the 2000s. As the 2000s progressed, R&B began to focus more on solo artists rather than groups. The most commercially successful R&B acts of the decade were: Beyoncé Knowles, Usher, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey and Rihanna (according to Billboard Magazine). A lot of modern recording artists have combined traditional R&B with elements of contemporary pop, dance-pop, pop rock and electro-pop; this is done to create a lighter and more youthful sound.
Styles (Conventions)• The general costuming of artists that are placed on R&B magazines are fashionable, wearing the
latest fashionable clothing and accessories (hats etc)• They’re also usually posing in a way where they either look serious or as if they do not care
(stereotypical of teenagers)
Females generally wear minimal clothing, whilst possibly in some sort of tight jeans; this can be seen as provocative, and is very popular for what women will wear on R&B covers.
The males generally appear topless, and with tattoos and jewellery, and are frequently wearing jeans
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