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Conventions of music videos

R&B

Ø  Women tend to be dressed in revealing outfits

Ø  Try to portray wealth and power through the use of props like cars and jewellery.

Ø  Men tend to be topless, in jeans showing tattoos and have accessories.

Ø  Women tend to wear minimal clothing, have hair and make up done, wearing heals and jewellery.

Ø  Tend to connote the sense of sexuality

Ø  Women are portrayed as goddess type people but more recently artists are breaking this stereotype and become the one’s in charge.

Ø  Slow R&B songs tend to follow a narrative  

An example of a girl R&B song is: Ciara 'Like a boy'

An example of a boy R&B song is: 'Trey Songz 'Heart Attack'

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