British soul, Brit soul, or (in a US context) the British soul invasion, is soul music performed by British artists. Soul has been a major influence on British popular music since the 1960s, and American soul was extremely popular among some youth subcultures, such as mods, skinheads, and the Northern soul movement. In the 1970s, soul gained more mainstream popularity in the UK during the disco era.
However, a clear genre of British soul did not emerge until the 1980s, when a number of black and white artists who made soul their major focus, influenced by contemporary R&B, began to enjoy some commercial success. British soul artists began gaining popularity in the United States in the late 2000s, leading to talk of another British Invasion, this time a soul invasion (in contrast to the 1960s rock and pop, and 1980s new wave and synthpop invasions).
Britishsoul, Brit soul, or (in a US context) the Britishsoul invasion, is soul music performed by British artists. Soul has been a major influence on...
Soul II Soul are a British musical collective formed in London in 1988. They are best known for their two major hits; 1989's UK number five and US number...
led to talk of a "Third British Invasion" or "BritishSoul Invasion" in the 2000s and 2010s. Neo soul is a blend of 1970s soul-style vocals and instrumentation...
Neo soul (sometimes called progressive soul) is a genre of popular music. As a term, it was coined by music industry entrepreneur Kedar Massenburg during...
Soul to Soul may refer to: Soul to Soul (film), a 1971 concert by African-American artists in Ghana and a documentary film of the concert Soul to Soul...
David Soul (born David Richard Solberg; August 28, 1943 – January 4, 2024) was an American-British actor and singer. With a career spanning five decades...
Michael Samuel Kiwanuka (born 3 May 1987) is a British singer-songwriter and record producer who is signed with Polydor Records. His 2012 debut album...
album rose to No. 15 on the US Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 9 on the UK Blues & Soul Top BritishSoul Albums chart. Last Days and Time was produced...
Latifah, Michael Jackson, Common, The Roots, Bilal, and more founders of Neo-Soul. Marsha Ambrosius and Natalie Stewart first met on the basketball courts...
(born 2 March 1967) is a Britishsoul and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the frontman of the British reggae band Musical Youth...
(March 1997). "Son Of Soul". Vibe. pp. 101–102 – via Google Books. Jenkins, Mark (29 October 1993). "Jamiroquai's Soul Minus Soul". The Washington Post...
China Alexandra Soul (born 5 May 1988) is an American-British former singer-songwriter who resides in England. Her debut album, Secrets & Words, was released...
industrial originated in Britain during the 1990s. During the 21st century, blue-eyed soul came to be dominated by British singers, including Amy Winehouse...
Simply Red is a English soul and pop band formed in Manchester in 1985. The band are led by singer and songwriter Mick Hucknall, who, by the time the band...
Soul 2 is the eighth studio album by Britishsoul/R&B singer Seal. The album was released on 4 November 2011. Like its predecessor, Soul (2008) the album...
2013, Rubber Soul was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for UK sales since 1994. Most of the songs on Rubber Soul were composed...
been cited as being a key influence to the widespread popularity of Britishsoul throughout the late 2000s, paving the musical landscape for artists such...
most successful groups of the New Romantic era of British pop and were part of the Second British Invasion of the Billboard Top 40 in the 1980s, selling...
Warner Bros. Records. The album got to number 16 on the Blues & Soul Top BritishSoul Albums chart in the UK. Russell eventually relocated to Sweden where...
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