What year did R&B fall off ?

[Homey the clown]

Like the thread title says when did R&b music pretty much fall off? Sure there are some R&b singers who are doing okay but the genre is no near as popular as it was when I was a kid in the 90's or even the 2000's. Was it around the time Chris Brown assualted Rihanna or was it when Usher and other R&b singers started doing dance pop type records. Or was it when artist's like Chris Brown decided they would rather Rap then sing?

 

[Ol’Otis]

2006

 

[Rn.]

It didn't

 

[Jinx`]

It started dying precisely when Aaliyah died

Like a plane that stalled out.. It crashed when Neyo fell off

 

[brownsugah]

2006

This is about right.

 

[Sbp]

2006

That was it for me you had a couple of people putting out some heat Dream, Ne-Yo but it was nowhere the classics we were getting just a couple years before. Usher put out here I stand(love on this club ) which was good but couldn't compare to confessions. Bhris Breezy was poised to be next golden boy but we never got that magnum opus type album and he wasn't able to make that last jump into the stratusphere and now Bruno has surpassed him

 

[Yoda]

Last night now shut the trap and give me my sammich ho!

 

[the cool]

it died when that cac culture vulture justin timberlake went solo

 

[Suzie]

It fell off when the economy went bad. Around that time there was a pop/edm wave and the labels went away from r&b because it wasnt as popular. Now they’re pushing hip hop/rap because it makes the most money. If the industry wants r&b back then they’ll start pushing it

 

[Sbp]

It fell off when the economy went bad. Around that time there was a pop/den wave and the labels went away from r&b because it wasnt as popular. Now they’re pushing hip hop/rap because it makes the most money. If the industry wants r&b back then they’ll start pushing it

You got a point I believe on average it would take more time and money to produce an Rnb project over a hip-hop joint

 

[Spiritual Stratocaster]

2010 when Usher did "DJ Got us fallin in love" and "OMG" ..

 

[ThiefyPoo]

It didn't

fukk yea it did !!!



First if you remember r&b songs started featuring a damm rapper on every song !!!!!!

Them rappers like drake who could hold a tone started mixing melodies into hip hop . Then didn't really need singers cause they would sing rap .

I'm so happy R&B is coming back so strong for the last two years or so .

I just wish their wasn't so much cursing I really dislike cursing in anything but hip hop .

 

[Suzie]

You got a point I believe on average it would take more time and money to produce an Rnb project over a hip-hop joint

Maybe, maybe not but when it comes to female artist they are more expensive.
The industry isn’t really making superstars like they use to. It’s not as lucrative

 

[Kingshango]

When they all tried to switch is up and do euro dance, pop, Jersey Shore fistpump bullshyt with David Gutta, so about 2009/2010.

 

[brownsugah]

Most of Today’s R&B is either trap or indie pop sonically.

There also isn’t soul or good melodies within the music like before.