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