R&B / soul
Lights low, a slow groove, and their name sung like a secret. Some feelings only make sense in R&B.
A custom R&B song, slow and soulful, with their name in it
R&B / soul is the style for a slow dance, a candlelit dinner or a proud, grown-up celebration. We ask the music model for smooth R&B soul: mellow electric piano, a soft groove and a soulful vocal at about 85 beats per minute.
Hear the second a name lands
Theo, you are my favorite place to go
You wrote“This February we finally move into our first apartment together.”
The song singsThis February we pack up the very last box
From a real song made here: “Our First Key”, for Theo, from what his girlfriend typed.
The moment you give it
The dishes can wait. You press play on the counter speaker, hold out a hand, and the two of you sway between the fridge and the stove while a smooth voice sings their name like it belongs there.
Late, candles nearly out
Slow dance with me.
Kitchen floor counts.
Start with one memory
Pick a question. The form opens with your first line already started.
Every style has a voice of its own
These singers are fictional and AI-made, pictured in a studio, on a stage and behind the decks. Your song is sung by an AI voice in the style you pick.
A real R&B / soul song made here
"Sweet Xiomara": a graduation song for a friend who finished nursing school.
What you get for $12.99
You hear it first, free. You pay once, only if you keep it.
- Free preview
- The first 60 seconds, ready in about two minutes after you enter your email. No card.
- The song
- The full song, about two minutes long, as an MP3 to download and keep.
- Lyrics
- Every line is on the preview page before you pay. Unlocking adds the lyric sheet, to print or save as a PDF.
- Their link
- A private link that plays the whole song without an account, with your name and a short note. Switch it off any time.
- Photo video
- Free: a vertical 9:16 photo video of your photos with the lyrics on screen, plus 15- and 30-second cuts. Made in your browser.
- The name
- Unusual name? Type how to say it (SEER-sha for Saoirse) and the singer says it that way.
- Re-record
- One free re-record per song: change a line, the style or the voice and record it again.
- Name sung wrong?
- After you pay, a free remake with the name fixed, once per song.
- Languages
- Sung in English, German, French, Spanish or Japanese.
- Teaser
- Before you pay, a 15-second teaser link that tells them a song is on its way.
- For this song
- Not sure about the style? Your free re-record can switch it to any of the other six.
What our R&B / soul style sounds like
- Mellow electric piano and a soft, unhurried groove.
- A soulful lead vocal with room for runs on the chorus.
- Slower than pop, faster than a ballad: easy to sway to.
- Warm rather than dramatic, so the words stay front and center.
- Works with either voice; a male voice reads as a serenade, a female voice as a confession.
Where R&B fits best
| Moment | Why R&B |
|---|---|
| Valentine’s Day | Romantic without being syrupy |
| Anniversary dinner | Sounds good low, under conversation |
| A friend’s big achievement | Proud and celebratory, like Xiomara’s song |
| A wedding night slow dance | Built for swaying |
Writing for an R&B song
R&B lyrics love a little confidence. Write one line that sounds like a compliment you would say out loud, and one with a specific memory. Night-time details, a city, a song you danced to once (by description, not title), suit the style.
Example brief for an R&B song
Night, closeness and a little swagger are exactly what this style carries best. A husband might write:
- We slow danced in my tiny kitchen the night we got engaged, with the stove clock as the only light.
- She sings louder than the radio in the car and never knows the words.
- Five years married this June, and I would still pick her out of any room.