Alternative R&B
Stylistic alternative to contemporary R&B / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Neo soul.
Alternative R&B (also referred to as alt-R&B, indie R&B, and originally known as PBR&B, hipster R&B, emo R&B[5][6] or R-Neg-B[7]) is a term used by music journalists to describe a stylistic alternative to contemporary R&B that began in the mid 2000s and came to prominence with musical artists such as Frank Ocean, Drake, the Weeknd, SZA, Khalid, Bryson Tiller, PartyNextDoor, Tory Lanez, 6lack and others.[8][9][10][11] It is considered to be "more progressive and diverse" than its mainstream counterpart.[12]
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