Meanings
r&b1
- uncountableDated spelling of R & B.
One industry spokesman said the reason so many r&b stations are playing blue-eyed soul is that there are few legit r&b artists today.
1965 October 9, “R&B Stations Open Air Gates to ‘White Soulists’”, in Billboard, page 49
R&B2
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of R & B.
(Inspiration) Comes from listenin' to Hip-Hop / (Inspiration) Comes from R&B / (Inspiration) Comes from listenin' to Jazz / (Inspiration) Comes from Jill, you hear me? (Love)
2000, Jill Scott, “Jilltro”, in Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. 11 more example
Rock bands record classic albums, while pop stars create "guilty pleasure" singles. It's supposed to be self-evident: U2's entire oeuvre deserves respectful consideration, while a spookily seductive song by an R&B singer named Tweet can only be, in the smug words of a recent VH1 special, "awesomely bad."
2004 October 31, Kelefa Sanneh, “The Rap Against Rockism”, in The New York Times
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