In reply to Tina Lord Roberts.

"Urban," in terms of music, used to be another word for R&B. Now its been twisted into being a term for pop singers who can't sell themselves as R&B, but still want to incorporate fragments of black music into their sound. The sad thing is that even black artists are now falling into the new definition of "urban". And the more widespread it becomes, the more it redefines everything -- to the point where actual R&B music is being called "urban," instead of R&B...only because "Urban" is now the more commercial term. So basically if you're a white singer with a rhythmic track, it's "Urban" and if you're a black singer under the age of 30, you're "Urban."