Genre in a city
The 17 most-read r&b artists based in New Orleans, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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17 artists are tagged r&b in New Orleans. The biggest move was Eddie Bo, up 2 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | Lloydcontemporary r&b, hip hop | 14,104 | 0 |
02 | Ledisir&b | 5,771 | 0 |
03 | Art Nevillefunk, r&b | 2,685 | 0 |
04 | Lee Dorseyfunk, new orleans r&b | 2,408 | 0 |
05 | Jean Knightr&b, soul | 1,562 | 0 |
06 | Shirley Goodmanr&b | 1,166 | 0 |
07 | Ernie K‐Doenew orleans r&b, r&b | 964 | 0 |
08 | Joe Jonesr&b | 960 | 0 |
09 | Johnny Adamsr&b, soul | 714 | 0 |
10 | Robert Parkernew orleans r&b, r&b | 590 | 0 |
11 | Eddie Bojazz, funk | 438 | +2 |
12 | Linda Hopkinsblues, r&b | 411 | -1 |
13 | Jerry Petersfunk, r&b | 389 | -1 |
14 | Alvin Robinsonnew orleans r&b, r&b | 233 | 0 |
15 | Tommy Ridgleynew orleans r&b, r&b | 176 | +1 |
16 | Alvin “Red” Tylerjazz, jazz blues | 159 | -1 |
17 | Mike Bleed Da BlockStarrhip hop, pop rap | 38 | 0 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.