Contemporary R&B，又称当代R&B，从1979年Michael Jackson发行的《Off the wall》开始，标志着disco等70s灵魂乐开始像当代R&B发生转向，在80年代R&B和摇滚、合成器流行、dance pop、ballad等风格融 …
· in contemporary times, there's a widening gap between the rich and the poor. This use is natural (in AmE) to replace "nowadays". People also say "in modern times".
