And I really can't stand when people say that black people don't listen to Euro/pop because that isn't true. Black people are PEOPLE. They listen to all types of music. Ironically, more white people listen to and purchase rap music than do blacks. I promise you. R&B is slowing being weeded off in favor of pop, which for RIGHT NOW seems to be the dominating genre. Remember a few years ago when everyone was trying to do rock? It's just what happens. And so people with heavy R&B roots are trying to keep up with the times and try something different which may or may not work. Skin color, and strongly defined fan bases are two very different things. I think fanbase is way more influential than ethnicity.