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R&B as a genre has always been defined by its inherent adaptability, a core trait that has allowed it to travel across borders, root itself in new creative ecosystems, and evolve to reflect the specific perspectives, cultural contexts, and creative priorities of the creators who take up its frameworks to build their own work. This adaptability is not a modern shift, but a throughline that has stretched from the genre’s earliest origins to its current global iteration, where regional scenes across every continent reimagine what R&B can be, rather than adhering to a single, static vision of the form that might originate from any one dominant global market. What makes R&B such a durable, far-reaching genre is its ability to meet creators where they are, rather than demanding they conform to a set of rigid rules that would limit its scope.
