Rhythm and Blues, Often abbreviated to R&B

Research into R&B genre which is the genre of my music video I am going to create.
Stylist: Jazz
Origins: Blues (esp. jump, electric), Gospel, Traditional Pop
Cultural Origins: 1940s- 1950s, USA

Typical Instruments: Drum Kit - Double Bass- Saxophone- Horns - Piano - Organ- Electric guitar - Vocals - Background Vocalists

Mainstream Popularity: Significant from 1940s to 1960s; iconic afterwards

Derivative Forms: Funk - Ska - Soul - Rock and roll

It is a genre of popular African American music.
The term has subsequently had a number of shifts in meaning:
In early 1950s and beyond - the term rhythm and blues was mainly applied to blue records. Style of music contributed to the development of rock and roll. It developed from and incorporated electric blues , as well as gospel and soul music.
By the 1970s - rhythm and blues contained soul and funk.
In the 1980s - a newer style of R&B has developed, this is known as Contemporary R&B.

Contemporary R&B is a music genre that contains elements of hip hop, R&B and Pop music.
Artists of Contemporary R&B music in 1980s are Michael Jackson, Prince, Stevie Wonder , Smokey Robinson, Lionel Ritchie etc.
Artists of Contemporary R&B music in 1990s are Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, TLC, Lauryn Hill etc.
Artists of Contemporary R&B music in 2000 are Beyonce, Usher, Nelly, Ashanti, Ja Rule, Neyo etc.