1. In the next few slides I am going to illustrate the type of artists I would like to feature in my
magazine. The artists that feature in the top magazines get brought because people want
to know what they are doing (upcoming tours, life and how they have got to where they
are). I will be linking these artists with my genre and target audience. This is so it attracts
my specific target audience of the age range 16-25.
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GENRE: RnB/Rap/Pop

2. M.I.A
Rihanna
Beyonce
Iggy Azealia
Ciara
Pia Mia
Azealia Banks
Miley Cyrus
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Artists that will feature in my magazine…

3. Genre: Pop/RnB
Target Audience:
Azealia Banks
Genre: Rap
Target Audience: 16-25
Because of invocative
performances, her target
audience will be 16-25
Her unique rapping
captures all different
races.
Musical Influences:
Musical Influences:
Mary J.Blige, Destinys
Child, Jennifer Lopez,
Faith Evans and Beyonce.
Missy Elliot, Destiny’s
Child, Lil Kim and Aaliyah.
Ciara
Genre: Hip-Hop/RnB
Target Audience: 1625 Her dancing as well
as her singing inspires
many young
teenagers.
Musical Influences:
Monica, Janet Jackson,
Destiny’s Child and
TLC.
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Rihanna

4. ages and mainly the
female sex
Musical Influences:
Mariah Carey, Michael
Jackson, Madonna, Tina
Turner, Janet Jackson
and Whitney Houston
Iggy Azealia
Genre: Rap/RnB
Target Audience: 18-25
mainly a female audience
because of some of the
language and terms used in
her songs
Musical Influences:
Missy Elliot, Tupac Shukurs,
Spice Girls, Grace Kelly and
Gwen.
Miley Cyrus
Genre: RnB/Country
Target Audience:
Show based (Hannah
Montana)-5-12 Artist
based 16-25 because
of the invocative
expressions
Musical Influences:
John Mayer, Rob Thomas,
Elvis Presley and Britney
Spears
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Beyonce
Genre: RnB/Soul/Pop
Target Audience: All

5. The term Rhythm and Blues, R&B, was first used by Billboard magazine in the late1940′s.
R&B was an African-American urban sound that evolved from blues and jazz. In the late
1940′s R&B was described as rocking and jazz based with a heavy and insistent beat.
R&B was becoming popular because of it dance ability. By 1949 the term had replaced
Billboard’s category Harlem Hit Parade.
The lyrics of R&B were about everyday life. The songs were about work, sex, and drinking.
Paul Williams and His Hucklebuckers recorded “The Huckle-Buck that became a R&B
hit. The song was called dirty boogie and was considered raunchy and risque for its
time. Their concerts were hot and wild, sometimes shut down.
By the 1950′s R&B was starting to define the sound of Rock n Roll. In the early fifties Little
Richard started recording for RCA Records and by the mid fifties had hits with “Tutti
Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally.” Fats Domino had a hit with “Ain’t That a Shame.” Bo Diddly
and Chuck Berry would influence and create beats that became mainstays in Rock n
Roll.
By the 1960′s rhythm and blues would include soul music. In the seventies disco was
added to the R&B category as was funk. By the 1980′s R&B was defining music that
included soul, funk, rock n roll and pop music.
By the 90′s artists like Levert, Keith Sweat, Jodeci, and BellBivDeVoe were taking love
songs in the R&B genre to another level. Classic-Soul and vocal harmonies were being
popularized by Mariah Carey, TLC, R. Kelly, and Boyz II Men. Going into the 21st century
R&B would include New Jack Swing, Hip-hop, and Neo-Soul.
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The History of RnB