1. Case studies.
Music genre…

2. Beyonce Knowles
R&B artists
Neyo
Neyo is a world famous R&B star. He is best
known for his gentleman attitude and love songs.
Before he started out as a music artist he was a
popular and successful song writer writing songs
such as ‘let me love you’ which was performed
by Mario. He also continues to write his own
songs and ones for other artists. This photo
represents R&B by the cool black and white
contrasted colour in his outfit and by the cool,
laid back body language.
Beyonce is not only a music artist but a model,
actress and business woman in her own right. She
first came to light in the girl band ‘Destinies child.’
She is best known for her strong personality and
voice and striking curves and appearance. This
image represents R&B as her curves are
emphasised by her low cut top on her dress and
the colour of her dress also could represent
strength and power.

3. RnB artists
Rihanna
Rihanna is a highly popular
R&b artist from Barbados
and was discovered on
MySpace at the age of 18.
She was quickly flown out to
LA to record some tracks and
not long after her first single
‘Pon de replay’ was released
and at no. 1 in the charts.
She is known for her no 1
hits and her collaborations
with various Rap artists such
as Eminem, Jay-Z, Kanye
West and R&B artists such as
Neyo. This image represents
Rnb by the shape of her
dress and posture which
emphasise s the ‘booty.’ Also
the natural make-up and
lighting highlights the
radiance of the black skin.
Kanye West
Kanye West is a R&B artist typically known
for his arrogance. With Various No 1’s and
popular with collaborations he also helps
produce other artists music. This image
portrays his personality with the piece of
paper saying ‘I TOLD YOU SO’. Also wearing
sunglasses and smoking a cigar it resembles
a cool exterior. This image is typically R&B as
his gold jewellery is a stereotype in R&B as
all big names have ‘bling’. R&b is also
emphasised by his tattoo’s. Kanye is also
known for his outrageous fashion.

4. R&B Images

5. History of R&B
Rhythm and blues (R&B), is a genre of popular African American music that
originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies
at a time when urbane, jazz based music with a heavy beat was becoming
more popular.
Popular artists in the were…
Louis Jordan and Tympany Five
(1940’s)
Roy brown
(1940’s)
Fats domino
(1950’s)
Nat King Cole
(1950’s)
Josephine Baker
(1950’s)