Alternative R&B

Alternative R&B (also referred to as alt-R&B, indie R&B, left-field R&B,[4] and originally known as PBR&B, hipster R&B, or R-Neg-B[5][6]) is a term used by music journalists to describe a stylistic alternative to contemporary R&B that began in the mid 2000s and came to prominence with musical artists such as Frank Ocean, The Weeknd, SZA, Khalid, and others.[7][8][9][10] It is considered to be "more progressive and diverse" than its mainstream counterpart.[11]

Alternative R&B
Other names	Alt-R&B indie R&B left-field R&B Experimental R&B[1][2]
Stylistic origins	R&B indie rock[3] electronic progressive soul hip hop alternative rock
Cultural origins	Mid-2000s, U.S. and Canada
Fusion genres
Indie pop alternative pop
Other topics
African-American music alternative dance alternative hip hop chillwave neo soul progressive soul

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