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Contemporary R&B developed after years of urban R&B. Like urban, contemporary R&B is slickly produced, but many of the musicians -- Maxwell, D'Angelo, Terence Trent D'Arby -- are obsessed with bringing the grit, spirit, and ambitiousness of classic soul (Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding) back to contemporary soul and R&B.

Contemporary R&B Artists Highlights

Bruno Mars

John Legend

Miguel

Mary J. Blige

D'Angelo

Lauryn Hill

More Contemporary R&B Artists

Contemporary R&B Album Highlights

Lauryn Hill

The Miseducation of Lauryn ...

Terence Trent D'Arby

Terence Trent d'Arby's ...

Erykah Badu

Baduizm

Macy Gray

On How Life Is

Beyoncé

Miguel

Kaleidoscope Dream

More Contemporary R&B Albums

Contemporary R&B Song Highlights

Title/Composer	Performer	Stream
Fallin' Alicia Keys	Alicia Keys	Spotify
Video Carlos Broady / India.Arie / S. Sanders	India.Arie	Spotify
This Is How We Do It Montell Jordan / Oji Pierce	Montell Jordan	Spotify
Real Love Mark Morales / L.A. Reid	Mary J. Blige	Spotify
Try Again Stephen Garrett / Timothy Mosley	Aaliyah	Spotify
Brown Sugar D'Angelo / Ali Shaheed Muhammad	D'Angelo	Spotify
Pony Stephen Garrett / Elgin Lumpkin / Timothy Mosley	Ginuwine	Spotify
On & On Erykah Badu / Jahmal Cantero	Erykah Badu	Spotify
I Try Macy Gray / Jinsoo Lim / Jeremy Ruzumna / David Wilder	Macy Gray
How Could You Joey Elias / Jon-John Robinson / Gloria Stewart	K-Ci & JoJo	Spotify

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