• Neo soul (sometimes called progressive soul) is a genre of popular music. As a term, it was coined by music industry entrepreneur Kedar Massenburg during...
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    Africa. It also had a resurgence in the mid-to late 1990s with the subgenre neo-soul, which added modern production elements and influence from hip-hop. Catchy...
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  • blended with styles such as soul, funk, and jazz, resulting in fusion genres such as new jack swing, neo-soul, hip hop soul, and g-funk which were popular...
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  • "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul"), Jodeci, Faith Evans, TLC, and R. Kelly. By the late 1990s, hip hop soul would lead to the creation of neo soul, which retained...
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  • Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul is the second studio album by American soul singer Jaguar Wright. Originally titled And Your Point Is..., Wright finished recording...
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  • including Prince, Peter Gabriel, Sade, Bilal, and Janelle Monáe. The neo soul wave of the late 1990s and early 2000s, featuring the Soulquarians collective...
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  • best known for bringing Erykah Badu to fame. He trademarked the term "neo soul." Massenburg is the founder, president and CEO of Kedar Entertainment....
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  • music Alternative rock Alternative pop Alternative R&B Neo soul, sometimes known as alternative soul Alternative reggaeton Alternative hip hop Alternative...
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    Jaguar Wright (category American neo soul singers)
    brand's "Nu Soul" campaign. She has released two solo albums to date: Denials Delusions and Decisions in 2002, and Divorcing Neo 2 Marry Soul in 2005. Wright...
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    Erykah Badu (category American neo soul singers)
    R&B, soul, and hip hop, Badu rose to prominence in the late 1990s when her debut album Baduizm (1997), placed her at the forefront of the neo soul movement...
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    lead singer and visual centerpiece of the neo-soul band Soul II Soul. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Soul II Soul – Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved...
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  • "Soul Sista" is the debut single released in 2000 by American R&B/neo soul singer Bilal. The song was in support of his debut studio album, 1st Born Second...
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  • considered to be a capital of hip-hop including crunk, of R&B and its offshoot neo-soul, and of gospel music - in addition to a thriving indie-rock and live music...
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  • Doo-wop Soul Blue-eyed soul Brown-eyed soul Cinematic soul Classic soul Hip hop soul Neo soul Northern soul Progressive soul Psychedelic soul Quiet storm...
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  • Award nominations. Regarded by music journalists as a pivotal release in neo soul, the album brought commercial exposure to the burgeoning musical movement...
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  • and performer Jimmy Fallon, an alumnus of Saturday Night Live. Hip hop/neo soul band The Roots serve as the show's house band, and Steve Higgins as the...
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  • Choose Your Weapon is the second studio album by Australian neo-soul quartet Hiatus Kaiyote, first released in 1 May 2015 through Flying Buddha and Sony...
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  • Voodoo DJ Soul Essentials is an EP by R&B and neo soul musician D'Angelo, released in 2000 on Virgin Records. As part of the promotional efforts by the...
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  • 2021. Akinfenwa, Jumi (8 June 2022). "Cleo Sol review – rare gig shows neo-soul star is a natural live performer". Music. The Guardian. Guardian Media...
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  • motherhood, and faith. Predominantly a neo soul and R&B record, it incorporates genres such as hip hop, reggae, and soul, and features guest appearances from...
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    Nicki Minaj). Smith's debut studio album, Ardipithecus (2015) explored neo soul. It spawned the single "Wait a Minute!", which received double platinum...
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    Aaliyah (category American neo soul singers)
    hip hop, funk, soul, and dance-pop. Altogether, Aaliyah's music can be described as alternative R&B, progressive soul, and neo soul, according to Time's...
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    Olivia Lauryn Dean (born 14 March 1999) is an English neo soul singer. Her music is described as "devastating heartbreak ballads and sing-along self-love...
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    Amy Winehouse (category Neo soul singers)
    her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, (sometimes labelled as blue-eyed soul and neo soul), rhythm and blues, and jazz. The BBC's Garry Mulholland...
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  • the music industry during the late 1990s[original research?] to market neo soul artists, such as D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, and Maxwell. There has been a variety...
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    SZA (category American neo soul singers)
    Life Aquatic." Along with her music, SZA's image has been compared to neo-soul artists Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu. SZA's hair became a point of interest...
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    The Georgia Straight wrote that a few of the songs "swing with a mellow neo-soul beat enlivened by buttery vocals", and noted influences from rhythm and...
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  • United (B.M.U.) was a collaboration of many African-American male R&B, neo soul and soul music artists. Their only song "U Will Know", written by a young D'Angelo...
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  • Jhené Aiko (born 1988): R&B, neo soul Ashanti (born 1980): R&B, hip-hop, soul Amerie (born 1980): R&B, pop, hip-hop, soul, funk, go-go Patti Austin: R&B...
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  • single-string and chord slides. Guitar World magazine called his style neo soul. His grandparents were of Japanese descent and came from Okinawa, Japan...
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