What is PBR&B?
{{Infobox music genre |name=PBR&B |bgcolor=blue |color=white |stylistic_origins= {{hlist|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[hip hop music|hip hop]]|[[electronic dance music|EDM]]|[[rock music|rock]]}} |cultural_origins=Late 2000s |instruments= {{hlist|[[Synthesizer]]s|[[drum machine]]s|[[Bass guitar|bass]]|[[Drum kit|drums]], [[Electric guitar|guitar]]|vocals|([[singing]]|[[rapping]])}} |popularity=Late 2000s–present |derivatives= |subgenrelist= |subgenres= |fusiongenres= |regional_scenes= |other_topics= {{hlist|[[African-American music]]|[[Alternative hip hop]]|[[Hip hop soul]]|[[Neo soul]]}}}} '''PBR&B''' (also called '''R-neg-B''' '''Hipster R&B''' or '''Alternative R&B''') is a [[music]]al [[genre]] which stylistic origins are derived from [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Hip hop music|alternative hip hop]], [[hip hop soul]], [[Rock music|rock]] and sometimes [[electronic dance music]]. It emerged in the late 2000s and did not have an official name to it, so people called it '''alternative R&B''' until 2011 when the term '''PBR&B''' (an abbreviation of [[Pabst Blue Ribbon]]<ref>[https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/things-you-didnt-know-about-pbr# 15 things you didn't know about PBR] - #15. PBR's ties to hipsterdom are so strong.</ref>) came on [[Twitter]]. Music journalist Eric Harvey coined the term '''PBR&B''' in a one-off tweet<ref>{{Cite web|title=Okay, so out of the nascent PBR&B thing of Weeknd, How to Dress Well, Frank Ocean, it's not even a question that Ocean is the best, right?|url=https://twitter.com/ericdharvey/status/50357404524752896|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Twitter}}</ref> about the [[The Weeknd|Weeknd]], How to Dress Well, and [[Frank Ocean]]. Other notable artists include [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]] and [[Drake (rapper)|Drake.]] == References == <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT:PBRandB}} [[Category:R&B music]] [[Category:Hip hop genres]] {{music-stub}}