Toto je seznam některých R&B a Modern R&B hudebních skupin.
Rhythm and blues
R&B umělci (40. léta, 50. léta) Johnny Ace LaVern Baker Jesse Belvin Brook Benton Tiny Bradshaw Charles Brown Roy Brown Ruth Brown Ray Charles Arthur Crudup Cecil Gant Rosco Gordon Wynonie Harris Screamin' Jay Hawkins Clarence "Frogman" Henry Ivory Joe Hunter Etta James Little Richard Fats Domino Lloyd Price
R&B, Doo Wop (50. léta) The Penguins The Cadillacs The Five Satins The Clovers The Harptones The Five Keys The Crests Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers The Dells
R&B umělci (60. léta) James Brown Wilson Pickett Joe Tex Aretha Franklin Sam Cooke Otis Redding The Funk Brothers(Motown) Ray Charles The Bar-Kays The Supremes
Blue-eyed R&B umělci (60. léta～) Righteous Brothers The Rascals The Animals Steve Winwood Spencer Davis Group Van Morrison Them Hall & Oates Grass Roots Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynols Frankie Miller Tina Marrie Alison Moyet Joss Stone
R&B umělci (70. léta) James Brown (aktivní od 50. let) Wilson Pickett Joe Tex Rose Royce The Trammps Stevie Wonder (aktivní od 60. let) The Temptations (aktivní od 60. let) Four Tops Chaka Khan Spinners Kool & The Gang Funkadelic Stylistics The Jackson 5 Brothers Johnson
R&B/post-disco umělci (80. léta) Michael Jackson The Pointer Sisters Shalamar Skyy Deniece Williams Ray Parker, Jr. Fat Larry's Band Evelyn "Champagne" King The Manhattans D. Train Prince The Whispers Tina Turner (aktivní od 60. let) Lakeside The SOS Band
Současné R&B R&B umělci - počátek (80. léta)
Janet Jacksonová Jermaine Jackson Keith Sweat Freddy Jackson Whitney Houston Surface Mtume Loose Ends Luther Vandross George Clinton Soul II Soul Bobby Brown
New Jack Swing Today(R&B) Guy Wreckx-N-Effect Keith Sweat Basic Black Jeff Redd Bobby Brown Johnny Kemp Michael Jackson SWV Big Daddy Cane Kool Moe Dee Johnny Gill Bell Biv DeVoe
R&B umělci (90. léta ～) Aaliyah Akon Alicia Keys Anastacia Ashanti Ariana Grande Beyoncé Black Eyed Peas Craig David (také hudebník tzv. 2 stepu) Demi Lovato Des'ree Destiny's Child Fergie Jamie Foxx Keri Hilson Janet Jacksonová R. Kelly Macy Gray Mary J. Blige Ne-Yo Rihanna Seal Selena Gomez Timbaland Toni Braxton Usher Vanessa Hudgens Jeremih Chris Brown The Weeknd
Blue-eyed R&B umělci (90. léta ～) Christina Aguilera Jennifer Lopez Jessie J, Anglie Justin Timberlake Katy Perry Nelly Furtado Pussycat Dolls Ricky Martin – Umělec R&B s albem Life z roku 2005
Alternative R&B Erykah Badu Estelle Gnarls Barkley
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