RMC R&B streams contemporary and classic rhythm and blues, a web-only channel from Radio Monte Carlo in Italy built around smooth rhythms and soulful vocals. Press play above and it streams instantly, free, with no account or app download required.
A Genre Born From Jump Blues and Gospel
Rhythm and blues traces back to African American communities in the 1940s, an amalgam of jump blues, big band swing, gospel, boogie and blues according to the Smithsonian Institution's history of the genre. The term itself was coined in 1947 by Jerry Wexler at Billboard magazine as a marketing label, and by the 1970s it had broadened into a general term covering soul and funk before resurfacing again in the 1980s as contemporary R&B.
One Mood in RMC's Web Radio Family
R&B is one of more than a dozen digital-only channels Radio Monte Carlo runs alongside its main signal, sitting in the same lineup as channels like RMC Acoustic and RMC Buddha-Bar. Where those channels carve out space for acoustic reinterpretations or lounge atmospheres, R&B stays focused on one genre specifically, giving fans of the sound a dedicated channel rather than a slice of a broader playlist.
Still Evolving Today
Listeners on Radio Shuffle have already caught Tyla's "Water (Remix)" in rotation on this channel, a sign that RMC R&B mixes today's biggest contemporary names in alongside classic soul-era records. That blend reflects R&B's own history as a genre that keeps absorbing new sounds decade after decade rather than freezing into one fixed era.
Listen to RMC R&B Free on Radio Shuffle
Press play above for contemporary and classic rhythm and blues, streamed free on Radio Shuffle with no account or app needed.