UK R&B
UK R&B is rhythm and blues made in the United Kingdom, from the smooth soul of the 1980s and 1990s to today's British R&B singers.
British R&B follows the American model of soulful vocals over programmed beats but takes in local styles: sound system culture, UK garage around 2000 and later grime. It overlaps with British soul, though R&B acts tend to be more beat-driven and closer to club and rap music. The name should not be confused with the 1960s British rhythm and blues boom of guitar bands such as the Rolling Stones.
Artists it is known for: Soul II Soul, Craig David, Jorja Smith, Ella Mai.
- Family
- R&B & Soul
- On Spotify
- A current genre
- What it is
- A scene
- From
- United Kingdom, 1980s
- Also called
- british r&b
- Trackify listeners who play it
- 3%
About 2,100 of 83,000 Trackify listeners with public profiles have uk r&b among their top artists of the last four weeks. Rounded; updated 13 November 2026.
UK R&B artists
FLO
Odeal
kwn
Jorja Smith
Cleo Sol
Natanya
Elmiene
Sasha Keable
EbubéThe uk 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.