RMC R&B

Italy's relationship with R&B is strange and wonderful. The style landed in the 80s, took root in clubs, and stayed. RMC R&B is the country's primary dedicated outlet for the genre, leaning contemporary - SZA, Usher, Anderson .Paak, Khalid mix with European producers doing their own take on the sound. What makes this work isn't trying to replicate New York or Atlanta. Instead, the station doubles down on what Italian R&B actually sounds like - smoother midrange, slightly slower tempos, more space between vocals. The aesthetic's unmistakably different. Daytime slots bring more pop-inflected R&B…