What is Dark R&B?

It is the type of R&B that sounds darker and nocturnal compared to mainstream R&B. This is the type of music that many enjoy during late night drives and other activities that are done at night.

The instruments/sounds used are usually reverbed and filtered Pads, Trap Drums, reverbed R&B Vocals, Long sustained Deep Bass, etc Emotional Attachment, Sexual themes, Dark sides of Fame, Heartbreak, etc are some of it’s common themes. Aurora Olivas(USA), Reed Wonder(USA), S Navaneeth Krishna(India), Bury(Turkey), Mellina Tey(UK), Angelicca (Sweden) PARTYNEXTDOOR(Canada), Plaza(Canada), The Weeknd(Canada), etc are some of the artists people mention. (Some of the artist’s locations written here are based on their Instagram account’s ‘Account based in’ details.)

It is believed by many that Dark R&B’s popularity is going to grow more, especially outside the West, as talented artists like S Navaneeth Krishna (The artist who is considered the first Asia-based artist to popularize ‘Toronto sound’ in Asia, based on documented records, releases, and uploads.), Bury, Angelicca, etc are active in the music scene.