R&B

American  

Or r&b,

1. rhythm and blues.

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R & B British  

abbreviation

1. rhythm and blues

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Example Sentences

Instead, Mustafa hosted more than four hours of music from a range of artists that spanned pop, folk, rock, R&B and well beyond.

From Los Angeles Times

Raphael Saadiq’s “Sinners Prayer” called back to his decades of immersion in R&B’s moral searching, while Jazmine Sullivan’s take on Nina Simone’s “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free” drank from Simone’s legacy of using music both to speak truth to power, and to articulate depths of pure feeling.

From Los Angeles Times

Moore originally grew up in South L.A., where he started playing drums at 13, focusing on R&B and funk before eventually being mentored by the renowned jazz saxophonist and singer Elvira “Vi” Redd.

From Los Angeles Times

Look at Dijon onstage at ‘SNL,’” he says of the R&B singer and producer who led an expansive group of musicians through a vivid TV performance in early December.

From Los Angeles Times

Singer who pioneered neo-soul, a genre blending R&B with other types of music, including hip-hop and jazz, D'Angelo rose to fame in the 1990s with his debut album Brown Sugar.

From BBC