In the 1980s and 1990s disco gave way to a number of other genres. During this period, superstars such as Prince, Michael Jackson, and Janet Jackson worked within funk and other styles of dance music and produced songs by borrowing from a number of styles. Michael Jackson, in particular, was influenced by popular music from other ethnic regions, most notably Central and South America. Although a number of hybrid styles were created during this time, most popular R&B music remained dance-oriented. Moreover, with the rise of music video in the early 1980s, the dancing abilities of performers gained much greater significance.
By the mid-1990s, elements of rap—including sampling, scratching (a percussion technique that involves running a record needle manually across vinyl records), and declaimed vocals—had become part of what could perhaps best be described as dance-based, post-disco music. The vocal-group tradition of R&B continued, as did the prominence of solo vocal acts, such as singers Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Luther Vandross.
In the 1980s and 1990s disco gave way to a number of other genres. During this period, superstars such as Prince, Michael Jackson, and Janet Jackson worked within funk and other styles of dance music and produced songs by borrowing from a number of styles. Michael Jackson, in particular, was influenced by popular music from other ethnic regions, most notably Central and South America. Although a number of hybrid styles were created during this time, most popular R&B music remained dance-oriented. Moreover, with the rise of music video in the early 1980s, the dancing abilities of performers gained much greater significance.By the mid-1990s, elements of rap—including sampling, scratching (a percussion technique that involves running a record needle manually across vinyl records), and declaimed vocals—had become part of what could perhaps best be described as dance-based, post-disco music. The vocal-group tradition of R&B continued, as did the prominence of solo vocal acts, such as singers Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Luther Vandross.
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