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
Unapologetic (Edited Version)
2012
Year Of The Gentleman
2008
Hot New Joints 2014, Vol. 1
2014
La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2016
Confessions (Expanded Edition)
2004
Ms. Kelly: Deluxe Edition
2007
Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2
2004
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
69
3851015
2
59
1412351
3
64
1700113
4
67
1346340
5
71
2400771
6
69
1183922
7
67
4210412
8
65
3506837
9
63
797250
10
84
10967449
11
58
770684
12
57
472159
13
60
944427
14
60
2830018
15
60
1884656
16
65
1147235
17
78
4667760
18
56
1362345
19
56
923717
20
56
582004
21
57
859557
22
70
3720094
23
58
983843
24
64
2526488
25
64
1602674
26
62
2521094
27
61
1649902
28
70
6406308
29
61
1386466
30
54
798503
31
64
1549858
32
58
2038914
33
68
3423645
34
56
2428017
35
71
2972484
36
64
1261349
37
68
1949684
38
65
2243244
39
63
613194
40
63
3993620
41
56
1598496
42
65
2945589
43
63
782144
44
69
7274502
45
58
1637279
46
65
318450
47
57
1742962
48
57
1056824
49
55
1167880
50
61
2035655
51
56
1585688
52
58
1534765
53
58
1117258
54
63
1899254
55
80
8493095
56
58
1992359
57
57
1049791
58
56
1922638
59
56
1149321
60
71
6989418
61
70
3771359
62
73
6504085
63
67
3333265
64
61
2069749
65
54
1398726
66
56
608181
67
58
1494805
68
60
1850473
69
63
1819884
70
66
2667720
71
61
584233
72
60
1095162
73
59
1638631
74
55
1418174
75
55
1482003
76
59
2569303
77
54
1417102
78
54
1173413
79
69
1804390
80
65
3820464
81
78
6283798
82
56
1905892
83
55
1289389
84
79
4950579
85
62
600490
86
54
878193
87
60
2057753
88
56
59750
89
74
2694852
90
58
603114
91
78
9621059
92
76
12629723
93
65
2625363
94
58
272891
95
61
2355885
96
75
6619726
97
90
58911112
98
61
921195
99
57
1339735
100
54
255553
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.