List of new jack swing artists

This list contains singers and groups who performed in the new jack swing (or swingbeat)^[1][2] style, a hybrid style popular from the mid-1980s into the early 1990s.^[3] It developed as many previous music genres did, by combining elements of jazz, R&B, funk and hip hop.^[4] The sound of new jack swing comes from the hip hop "swing" beats created by drum machine and hardware samplers^[5]

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Artists

• Paula Abdul^[1][6]
• Babyface^[1][7][8]
• Ricky Bell^[6][9]
• Michael Bivins^[6][9]
• Mary J. Blige^{[10][11][12][13]}
• Toni Braxton^[1]
• Bobby Brown^{[7][8][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]}
• Tevin Campbell^[6][21]
• Mariah Carey
• Jane Child^[7]
• Ronnie DeVoe^[6][9]
• Father MC^[22]
• Aretha Franklin (What You See Is What You Sweat era)^[23]
• Dr. Freeze^[8]
• Doug E. Fresh^[14]
• Debbie Gibson^[7]
• Johnny Gill^[7][11][16]
• Jasmine Guy^[24][25][26]
• Aaron Hall^[18][27]
• Heavy D^[28][29]
• Whitney Houston^[1][7][8]
• Janet Jackson^[7][8]
• Michael Jackson^{[1][6][8][16][30][31]}
• DJ Jazzy Jeff
• Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis^[8]
• Montell Jordan^[17]
• R. Kelly (early work)^[10][32][33]
• Johnny Kemp^[6][8][15]
• Tara Kemp^[34]
• Kool Moe Dee^[14]
• Joey Lawrence^[7]
• Gerald Levert^[35][36]
• MC Hammer^[37][38]
• Epic Mazur (90s work)^[39]
• Brian McKnight (early work)^[40]
• Cindy Morgan (Real Life era)
• Jeff Redd^[41]
• L.A. Reid^[1][8]
• Teddy Riley^{[1][6][7][8][10][15][16][17][18][42]}
• Diana Ross (Workin' Overtime era)^[43]
• Raphael Saadiq^[44][45][46]
• Samuelle^[16]
• Tracie Spencer^[8]
• Donna Summer (90s work)^[47][48]
• Al B. Sure!^{[6][8][11][15][16][49][50]}
• Keith Sweat^{[6][7][11][14][15]}
• Tiffany (New Inside era)^[51]
• Ralph Tresvant^[7]
• Karyn White^[7]
• Alyson Williams^[52]
• Christopher Williams^[53]

Groups

• After 7^[54]
• Another Bad Creation^[8][55][56]
• Bell Biv DeVoe^{[7][8][57][17]}
• Blackstreet^[1]
• The Boys^[58]
• Boyz II Men^{[1][8][17][59]}
• C+C Music Factory^[8]
• Color Me Badd^[6][8][11]
• Guy^{[1][6][7][8][10][14][15][60]}
• Heavy D & the Boyz^{[8][14][15][61]}
• Hi-Five^[8][14]
• Immature (On Our Worst Behavior era)^[62]
• Jade^[10]
• Jodeci^{[7][8][10][63]}
• Joe Public^[6][64]
• L.A. Boyz^[65]
• LeVert^[66][67]
• M & M^[68]
• Men at Large^[69]
• Mint Condition^[7]
• New Edition^[7]
• New Kids on the Block^[7]
• Ol' Skool^[70]
• P.M. Dawn^[8][71]
• Portrait^[72][73]
• Public Announcement^[74][75]
• Ready for the World^[7][76]
• The Rude Boys^[77]
• Run–D.M.C. (Back from Hell era)^[78][79]
• Soul for Real^[80]
• SWV^[6][10]
• Timex Social Club^[81]
• TLC^[1][6][10]
• Today^[10]
• Tony! Toni! Toné!^{[6][8][82][83]}
• Troop^[7]
• The Winans (1990s work)^[14]
• Wreckx-n-Effect^[6][10][84]
• 3rd Avenue^[85]

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