Pinoy R&B
Pinoy R&B is contemporary R&B from the Philippines, sung in Tagalog, English or a mix of the two.
It follows American R&B closely, with smooth, ornamented vocals, slow jams and hip hop-influenced beats. The style became a clear part of Philippine pop in the early 2000s, when a group of singers built careers on it. It sits inside the wider world of Original Pilipino Music, known as OPM, and differs from mainstream Pinoy pop mainly in its vocal style and groove.
Artists it is known for: Jay R, Kyla, Nina.
- Family
- R&B & Soul
- On Spotify
- A current genre
- What it is
- A scene
- From
- Philippines, early 2000s
- Also called
- filipino r&b
- Trackify listeners who play it
- 2%
About 1,900 of 83,000 Trackify listeners with public profiles have pinoy r&b among their top artists of the last four weeks. Rounded; updated 13 November 2026.
Pinoy R&B artists
Hev Abi
RAPROJECT SIX
Arthur Nery
Uncle Dags
HELLMERRY
Adie
Earl Agustin
Maki
Al James
Denise JuliaThe pinoy r&b artists most Trackify listeners have in their top fifty. Each opens on Spotify.
Sources
The definition is written for this site from open sources, and was checked against them on 13 November 2026.