Urban contemporary music is a genre that blends elements of R&B, hip-hop, and electronic music. It typically features smooth vocals, catchy hooks, and heavy beats. The lyrics often focus on love, relationships, and personal experiences. This genre has become increasingly popular in recent years, with many artists incorporating elements of urban contemporary into their music.
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Vocals, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Drum Kit, Electric Guitar, Keyboard/Piano, Horn Section, Drum Machine, Sampler, Turntables, Piano, Organ
Popular urban contemporary Songs
Top New urban contemporary Songs of 2024
Unapologetic (Edited Version)
2012
Year Of The Gentleman
2008
Hot New Joints 2014, Vol. 1
2014
La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2016
Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
2004
Confessions (Expanded Edition)
2004
Ms. Kelly: Deluxe Edition
2007
urban contemporary music by decade
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List of urban contemporary artists
Here is a list of urban contemporary artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the urban contemporary genre. You can find out what urban contemporary genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
70
1198184
2
70
3896137
3
59
1423558
4
64
1711328
5
71
2425139
6
68
1358932
7
67
4245664
8
65
3536194
9
63
803027
10
83
11161519
11
58
476509
12
61
949298
13
61
2851051
14
79
4721260
15
60
1900410
16
65
1156139
17
56
1375012
18
57
585001
19
56
927758
20
57
864124
21
71
3759411
22
65
2543349
23
58
993458
24
65
1612652
25
65
1563274
26
63
2539413
27
70
6448969
28
61
1662906
29
62
1395432
30
68
3437293
31
58
2050504
32
56
2444104
33
71
3003227
34
64
1267102
35
69
1960202
36
66
2254709
37
63
4024582
38
64
615904
39
57
1606255
40
59
774619
41
66
2977589
42
63
788324
43
69
7305828
44
66
321038
45
58
1642737
46
57
1062071
47
57
1593132
48
56
1174175
49
57
1750513
50
63
1908538
51
61
2045190
52
81
8613559
53
58
1123863
54
58
1542662
55
58
2006047
56
73
6535198
57
57
1154533
58
57
1056751
59
72
7034833
60
56
1932398
61
68
3359421
62
55
1408214
63
70
3815293
64
55
1021774
65
61
2080182
66
67
2678049
67
59
1506004
68
56
611678
69
64
1837177
70
60
1861350
71
60
1101357
72
60
1657840
73
61
586318
74
55
1424601
75
59
2580487
76
55
1491566
77
55
1180798
78
55
1424979
79
69
1822302
80
65
3841221
81
79
6379963
82
56
1927029
83
55
1297980
84
79
4985955
85
63
605576
86
54
881535
87
60
2068502
88
75
2732319
89
57
60258
90
59
606735
91
78
9749016
92
76
12782899
93
65
2633463
94
58
276488
95
62
2367977
96
76
6691965
97
90
59078548
98
62
926840
99
57
1352226
100
54
684129
urban contemporary playlist created by Chosic
Enjoy this playlist of popular urban contemporary music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.