Alternative R&B
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Alternative R&B
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| Development phase: | End of 2000 year |
| Place of origin: | USA , Canada and UK |
| Stylistic precursors | |
| Neo Soul , Contemporary R&B , Alternative Hip-Hop , Electro , Indie-Rock , Drum & Bass | |
| Instruments typical of the genre | |
| Synthesizer - electric bass - drum machine | |
| Artist | |
| Frank Ocean - Dawn Richard - The Weeknd - Miguel - Janelle Monáe - FKA Twigs - Bausa - Lil Peep | |
Alternative R&B (also hipster R&B , indie R&B , future R&B or PBR & B ) is a sub-genre of contemporary R&B that first gained great popularity in the late 2000s . Alternative R&B differentiates itself lyrically and compositionally from contemporary R&B through its more introverted and supposedly more sincere lyrics. Musically they experiment more and are influenced by electronic genres such as minimal , dubstep and rock . The musicians Frank Ocean , Kelela and The Weeknd are particularly associated with this term . They managed to get a lot of attention through mix tapes ahead of a major release.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alternative R&B . allmusic.com.
- ↑ Cummings, Jozen: You Say Hipster R & B, I Say Nappy-Headed Pop. Either Way, It's Offensive . theawl.com. March 30, 2011.
- ↑ The 13 Best Indie R&B Artists of 2013 - centrictv.com
- ^ Supernova, Jamz: Future RnB . BBC. January 11, 2015.
- ^ Frank Ocean, Miguel, and Holy Other Usher in PBR & B 2.0 - SPIN