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Quiet storm. Quiet storm is a radio format and genre of R&B, performed in a smooth, romantic, jazz -influenced style. [1] It was named after the title song on Smokey Robinson 's 1975 album A Quiet Storm. [2] The radio format was pioneered in 1976 by Melvin Lindsey, while he was an intern at the Washington, D.C. radio station WHUR-FM.
Rhythmic oldies. Rhythmic oldies is a radio format that concentrates on the rhythmic, R&B, disco, or dance genres of music. Playlists can span from the 1960s through the 2000s and, depending on market conditions, may be designed for African-American or Hispanic audiences. It is also referred to as "Jammin' Oldies" or "Music From Back in the Day ...
Slow jams with quiet storm elements continued to be produced through the 2000s and 2010s. [4] Quiet storm songs are a mix of genres, including pop, contemporary R&B, smooth soul, smooth jazz and jazz fusion – songs having an easy-flowing and romantic character. The format first appeared in 1976 but initially it drew from songs recorded earlier.
KIPR / KFOG – Power 92 Jams – Urban contemporary. KHTE-FM - 96.5 The Box - Urban contemporary. KOKY – 102.1 KOKY – Urban adult contemporary. KPZK – Praise 102.5 – Urban contemporary gospel. KZTS - Rejoice 1380/105.5/103.3 - Urban Gospel. KWCP-LP - KWCP-LP 98.9 The Mix - Urban Adult Contemporary / Classic Hip Hop.
Boombox (39) – Boombox was a Breakbeat and Old Skool remix radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 39 and DISH Network channel 6034, (dropped on November 12, 2008) Hot Jamz/The Eye (50/26) – Hip-Hop, Urban Contemporary and R&B (replaced by XM's The Heat on November 12, 2008)
A slow jam is music with rhythm and blues and soul influences. Slow jams are commonly R&B ballads or downtempo songs, and are mostly soft-sounding with heavily emotional or romantic lyrical content. The earliest known use of the term is the 1983 Midnight Star recording "Slow Jam" on their album No Parking on the Dance Floor .
In contrast to the lengthy, jam-like form predominant throughout early hip hop ("King Tim III", "Rapper's Delight", "The Breaks"), new-school artists tended to compose shorter songs that would be more accessible and had potential for radio play, and conceived more cohesive LPs than their old-school counterparts; the style typified by LL Cool J ...
[14] [15] On the strength of 35,000 digital download sales and 12.3 million domestic streams, "My Boo" re-entered the R&B chart, which had long since been renamed Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, at number 14, and the Hot 100 at number 29, surpassing the single's initial peaks on both charts. [10] It subsequently peaked at numbers 10 and 27, respectively ...