Ushers doorbraakalbum Confessions (2004), met de hit Yeah!, werd in 2004 uitgebracht.

In 2000, Destiny's Child won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a duo or group with vocals for Say My Name.

The iconic soundtrack to The Bodyguard (featuring Whitney Houston) reached the No. 1 position in the US in 1993.

De single ‘Where My Girls At?’ van de R&B-groep 702 bereikte in 1999 de top 5 in de VS.

The Tony Rich Project's neo-soul album Words was released in 1996 and won the Grammy for Best R&B Album.

Ja Rule's hip-hop soul single ‘Always on Time’ (featuring Ashanti) reached the No. 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2002.

Toni Braxtons album Secrets uit 1996 werd in 1997 4x Platina gecertificeerd in de VS.

Destiny's Child's 1999 album The Writing's On The Wall achieved Diamond certification (10 million copies sold) in the U.S. in 2001.

Whitney Houston won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for It's Not Right but It's Okay.

Verjaardag van soul- en R&B-zanger Smokey Robinson, geboren in 1940, wiens nalatenschap cruciaal is voor R&B uit de jaren 90 en de jaren 00.