Jamie Foxx , R. Kelly , Jagged Edge , Ginuwine and Tyrese are R & B artists that started their careers in the 1990s and continued making music in the 2000s .
The continued popularity of contemporary R & B was seen during this decade in the global success of established artists such as Beyoncé with the help of Destiny 's Child , Mariah Carey , Jennifer Lopez , Mary J. Blige and Usher , whose careers began in the 1990s and continued in the dawn of the new millennium .
2000s in music