| EMELI | ___ Sande, Scottish soul and R&B singer (5) |
| SANDE | British soul and R&B singer, Emeli _ (5) |
| MELBA | Actress and R&B singer ___ Moore |
| ETTA | --- James, American blues, soul and R&B singer who sang Something's Got A Hold On Me (4) |
| SEAL | British soul and R&B singer who was married to Heidi Klum (4) |
| LOVELY | ____ Day, song by U.S. soul and R&B singer Bill Withers released in 1977 (6) |
| BENEKING | Soul and R&B singer noted for his hit Stand By Me (3,1,4) |
| EMELISANDE | Scottish soul and R&B singer (5,5) |
| BLIGE | "The Umbrella Academy" actress and R&B legend |
| DINAHWASHINGTON | Pseudonym of Ruth Jones, US jazz and R&B singer (5,10) |
| MELVIN | Harold ___ and the Blue Notes: soul and R&B group which had a 1972 hit with If You Don't Know Me By Now (6) |
| RIHANNA | Barbadian pop and R&B singer born in 1988 (7) |
| RUSHEN | Patrice, jazz pianist and R&B singer born in 1954 (6) |
| STAPLE | The -- Singers, American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group (6) |
| MOTOWN | Detroit, Michigan soul and R&B music label (6) |
| FUNK | Genre related to soul and R&B |
| DIONNE | ___ Warwick, U.S. pop and R&B singer born in 1940 noted for the song Walk On By (6) |
| ANIMA | Indie music's origins found in American not Scottish soul (5) |
| BEYONCEKNOWLES | Original name of one of the great rap and R&B singers, 2 words |
| NEWBIRTH | US funk and R&B group founded in 1963 (3,5) |
