Alternative R&B

<p>Alternative R&B (also referred to as alt-R&B, indie R&B, and originally known as PBR&B, hipster R&B, emo R&B, or R-Neg-B) is a term used by music journalists to describe a stylistic alternative to <a href="/facts/Contemporary_R%26B/rsafQLga">contemporary R&B</a> that began in the mid <a href="/facts/2000s_in_music/0LQ6jrPa">2000s</a> and came to prominence with musical artists such as <a href="/facts/Frank_Ocean/sBuucjm2">Frank Ocean</a>, <a href="/facts/Zayn_Malik/hWFFdvSM">Zayn Malik</a>, <a href="/facts/Tyler,_the_Creator/oqXbXh8l">Tyler, The Creator</a>, <a href="/facts/Donald_Glover/3Cv2Emdp">Childish Gambino</a>, <a href="/facts/Miguel_(singer)/3UphAWHp">Miguel</a>, <a href="/facts/Drake_(musician)/yJ5SndUt">Drake</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Weeknd/Nw5tlcvs">The Weeknd</a>, <a href="/facts/SZA/M2JtIDTD">SZA</a>, <a href="/facts/Tinashe/7twXEeAy">Tinashe</a>, <a href="/facts/Khalid_(American_singer)/RzlnuynQ">Khalid</a>, <a href="/facts/Bryson_Tiller/xdVTjoBC">Bryson Tiller</a>, <a href="/facts/PartyNextDoor/4jVogL1G">PartyNextDoor</a>, <a href="/facts/Tory_Lanez/J4NJnVsN">Tory Lanez</a>, <a href="/facts/6lack/Un9DqhTt">6lack</a>, and <a href="/facts/List_of_alternative_R%26B_artists/FrfUV9zf">others</a>. It is considered to be "more progressive and diverse" than its mainstream counterpart.
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Alternative R&B