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Genre: neo soul

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Parent Genre: R&B

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Neo soul is a genre of music that blends elements of soul, R&B, and hip-hop with a modern twist. It often features smooth vocals, live instrumentation, and socially conscious lyrics that explore themes of love, identity, and spirituality. The genre emerged in the 1990s as a response to the commercialization of mainstream R&B and has since been embraced by a diverse audience. Its artists are known for their unique sound and ability to connect with listeners on a deep emotional level.


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List of neo soul artists

Here is a list of neo soul artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the neo soul genre. You can find out what neo soul genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 46 726808
2 69 2351707
3 57 934340
4 54 1268876
5 50 838406
6 56 1667616
7 44 545840
8 55 588576
9 68 3712168
10 61 320893
11 45 873365
12 56 1128391
13 44 602553
14 56 1561241
15 43 424956
16 54 1761096
17 37 329826
18 43 522361
19 49 658057
20 60 2040915
21 46 668772
22 45 632051
23 61 1958663
24 70 2649103
25 37 250860
26 36 441805
27 47 481063
28 53 886167
29 39 337581
30 45 425111
31 73 6610130
32 61 593568
33 38 221678
34 75 11282424
35 41 302075
36 65 1426549
37 65 2797203
38 36 275874
39 72 5211197
40 67 291233
41 60 564209
42 54 915888
43 60 1568362
44 62 271838
45 68 3265822
46 61 763457
47 62 1356728
48 66 2730706
49 69 1597357
50 73 8592473
51 74 2427414
52 82 12348542
53 46 88205
54 52 202403
55 57 1197037
56 42 280499
57 37 173568
58 58 752289
59 48 549431
60 63 1325734
61 69 842165
62 58 426115
63 54 1070110
64 65 1752106
65 62 512868
66 39 12661
67 62 281256
68 38 185377
69 36 126924
70 59 27404
71 54 81196
72 57 647655
73 51 177423
74 40 156987
75 42 90611
76 52 29343
77 45 257868
78 48 454405
79 47 214305
80 48 188423
81 36 52650
82 44 193487
83 43 26959
84 43 22340
85 44 175669
86 42 63309
87 38 65178
88 42 186034
89 36 146091
90 40 81315
91 39 45245
92 34 80107
93 36 108032
94 36 162193
95 38 49570
96 37 84194
97 37 165979
98 36 54859
99 36 12944
100 34 41806

neo soul playlist created by Chosic

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