R&B: The Origins

R&B is a genres that incorporates elements of rhythm and blues, soul, funk, hip hop and dance. It began at the end of the disco era when artist

like Michael Jackson and Quincy jones added electronic to the black music of the time to make it more dance floor friendly. Later on other artists

added many more elements to create the genre. Artists began to add a lot more hip hop into their work this died down and became less popular during the end of the 1990’s however resurged. During the 2000’s the genre became hugely successful next to hip hop and artists associated

themselves as both hip hop and R&B artists. Currently R&b is enormous and has more supersonic elements than ever. Each Artist has their own unique style which is possible due to the diversity of the genre this I also

why its so popular due the range of the target audience drastically increases as new artists introduce their own twist and style on R&B.

R&B: Artists & Albums over the years The legends of R&B are artist like Michael Jackson and Quincy jones who helped to establish the genre by adding electronic elements to their music. The introduction of R&B, the first song I the R&B genre was called ‘off the wall. In 1979

During the 1990s when R&B began to grow artists like Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Usher and Mariah Carey all influenced the genre and picked up All time best selling artist awards along the way.

The 2000s is when R&B because huge next to Hip Hop it was the most popular genre of music. Artists like Chris brown, Rihanna, Ne-Yo, Alicia keys and Beyoncé were huge in the success of the genre. Mariah Carey had many billboards top 100 no.1 hits like ‘one sweet day’ and a remix of ‘fantasy’

The current day and R&B is massive with many artists of all ethnicities and social groups creating music which entertains all type of audience around the world. This enormous genre is global and one of the most successful genres ever. The Weeknd, Post Malone, Pharrell Williams, Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Lopez, Tinashe and many more artists all produce music enjoyed by millions

Artist from then and now…

Cover Artists

My magazine would incorporate cover stars similar to current day artist like The Weeknd, Rihanna, Chris Brown etc. this is

because the magazine would instantly be eye catching due their amazing success and leadership in the R&B genre. Further more the artists would represent the magazine perfectly as the genre is so big and so are the artists it would be hard for audiences to

mistake the issue or not have any interest

Locations…

My R&B magazine covers have a blank background and no sign of a certain location however for my magazine I'm going to go against this by having my artist in dark location however it wouldn’t be a very secretive spot it wold be more of an open shot in a park. Locations where people would sit and reminisce as R&B songs usually are about the past life or events of the artists. The dim lighting also represents the dark upbringing of artists who lived a dramatic life before reaching where they are today. The dark is also where a lot of secretive things go down from drugs, crimes, deals, sex etc. which is usually the main R&B theme

ClothingR&B is so popular and the outfit/makeup of the cover stars is very casual so it can be copied by the millions of fans. This is why my cover star will wear casual clothes that aren’t overly priced however they will not look scruffy the formality also matters and represents the type of magazine in a big way so although the outfit may not be flashy it will be formal and attractive. The make up will not be too important as my cover star will be male however imperfections like spots, scars, bruises will be covered so it isn’t visible to make the artist and the magazine attractive.

TV/Radio

Because R&B is enjoyed globally I would have recording of my artists from both Europe and USA however because my magazine is aimed at an English audience and the artist all speak all speak English I would keep them to English. Shows like Jonathan Ross, Alan Carr, The late night show with Jimmy Falon. The magazine would also have at least one cover line with quote from an artists interview. Interviews allow audience to get to know their favourite artists even more and also allows newer people to find out new things about artists the just began to listen to. This would attract the audiences attention as on the main cover they would read cover lines and become curious wanting to find out more and more.