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Pop

Pop music is an abbreviation of the word 'popular. ' It's a contemporary form of music that appeals to a very wide audience. It often includes a danceable tempo, easy to remember lyrics, and simple notation. Pop music is commonly found on mainstream radio stations and across a range of countries and cultures.

• Lady Gaga
• Justin Bieber
• Selena Gomez
• Taylor Swift
• Katy Perry

• Britney Spears
• Ariana Grande
• Bruno Mars
• Justin Timberlake
• Billie Eilish

Country

Country or western is a music genre originating in the Southern and Southwestern United States. First produced in the 1920s, country music primarily focuses on working class Americans and blue-collar American life.

• Tim McGraw
• Willie Nelson
• Carrie Underwood
• Shania Twain
• Keith Urban
• Blake Shelton

• Miley Cyrus
• Kenny Chesney
• Billy Ray Cyrus
• Dolly Parton
• Tracy Chapman
• Johnny Cash

Electronic

Electronic music is music that is made with electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, computers, or other music technology. It is comprised of both music made using electronic and electromechanical means (electroacoustic music).

• Calvin Harris
• Skrillex
• David Guetta
• Martin Garrix
• Marshmello
• The Chainsmokers

• Tiesto
• DJ Snake
• Avicci
• Steve Aoki
• Afrojack
• Daft Punk

Oldies Music

Oldies is a term for musical genres such as pop music, rock and roll, doo-wop, surf music from the second half of the 20th century, specifically from around the mid-1950s to the 1980s, as well as for a radio format playing this music. Since 2000, 1970s music has been increasingly included in this genre.

• The Beatles
• Dolly Parton
• The Beach Boys
• Eagles
• Queen
• Billy Joel

• David Bowie
• Lynyrd Skynrd
• Tears for Fears
• Frank Sinatra
• Elvis Presley
• Elton John

Classics

Classical music is a genre written in Europe around 1750 to 1830 that is characterized by its elegance, balance, and homophonic textures. It includes several forms like sonatas, symphonies, and operas.

• Mozart - Requiem
• Beethoven - Für Elise
• Chopin - Nocturnes
• Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries
• Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake
• Bach - B Minor Mass

Rock Music

The sound of rock is traditionally centered on the amplified electric guitar, which emerged in its modern form in the 1950s with the popularity of rock and roll. It was also greatly influenced by the sounds of electric blues guitarists.

• Arctic Monkeys
• Foo Fighters
• The Cranberries
• My Chemical Romance
• Panic! At The Disco

• Aerosmith
• Linkin' Park
• AC/DC
• Coldplay
• Maroon 5
• Paramore

90's Music

Aside from rap, reggae, contemporary R&B, and urban music in general remained popular throughout the decade; urban music in the late-1980s and 1990s often blended with styles such as soul, funk, and jazz.

• Nirvana
• Alannis Morissette
• TLC
• Tupac
• Jennifer Lopez
• Backstreet Boys

• Radiohead
• Michael Jackson
• Christina Aguilera
• Eminem
• Guns N Roses
• NSYNC

80s Music

The 1980s saw the emergence of electronic dance music and new wave, also known as Modern Rock. As disco fell out of fashion in the decade's early years,[1] genres such as post-disco, Italo disco, Euro disco, and dance-pop became more popular. Rock music continued to enjoy a wide audience.

• Air Supply
• The Police
• Starship
• Journey
• The Beach Boys
• The Jets
• Crystal Gale

• New Wave
• Prince
• Madonna
• Whitney Houston
• Lionel Richie
• Cyndi Lauper
• Phil Collins

R&B

Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African-American communities in the 1940s.

• Usher
• Beyonce
• Michael Jackson
• Alicia Keys
• Whitney Houston
• Aretha Franklin

• Chris Brown
• Frank Ocean
• SZA
• Rihanna
• Lionel Richie
• The Weeknd

Jazz

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime.

• Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
• Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song
• Frank Sinatra - My Way
• Laufey - From The Start
• Kenny G - The Moment
• Norah Jones - Don't Know Why

Reggae

Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora.

• Bob Marley - Redemption Song
• Shaggy - It Wasn't Me
• Matisyahu - King Without A Crown
• SOJA - True Love
• The Wailers - Three Little Birds
• Kolohe Kai - Ehu Girl

Blues

The blues has a distinct melancholic and somber tone, which is achieved through vocal techniques such as melisma, rhythmic techniques such as syncopation, and instrumental techniques such as “choking” guitar strings on the neck or applying a metal slide to the guitar strings to create a whining voicelike sound.

• BB King - The Thrill Is Gone
• Elton John - Rocket Man
• Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
• Etta James - Worried Over You
• Freddie King - Have You Ever Loved A Woman

Latin Music

Latin music is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from Ibero-America, which encompasses Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and the Latino population in Canada and the United States, as well as music that is sung in either Spanish and/or Portuguese.

• Selena - Dreaming of You
• Enrique Iglesias - Bailando
• Shakira - Hips Don't Lie
• Ricky Martin - Livin' La Vida Loca
• Julio Iglesias - To All the Girls I've Loved Before

Metal

The term “metal” is believed to have come from the hippie movement, when “heavy” meant deep or serious. Metal music revolves around a few key components: heavily distorted guitar riffs and chords, powerful drumming, extra low-range bass notes, and aggressive or throaty vocals

• Slipknot
• Jinjer
• Korn
• BABYMETAL
• Suicide Silence
• Kiss

• Metallica
• Black Sabbath
• Led Zeppelin
• Slayer
• Megadeth
• Van Halen

Rap

Rap, musical style in which rhythmic and/or rhyming speech is chanted to musical accompaniment. This backing music, which can include digital sampling, is also called hip-hop, the name used to refer to a broader cultural movement.

• Fetty Wap
• Drake
• Kendrick Lamar
• Nicki Minaj
• Cardi B
• Dr. Dre

• Jay Z
• Wiz Khalifa
• Snoop Dogg
• Travis Scott
• Tupac Shakur
• Missy Elliot

Folk Music

Folk is a term used to describe all sorts of musical, oral and cultural traditions from specific regions and societies around the world. Folk comes from the German word 'volk' meaning 'the people' and folk music is often thought of as being the music belonging to 'the people'. Variations include folk rock and folk pop like:

• Dan Fogelberg - Leader of the Band
• Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
• Hapa - Ka Uluwehi O Ke Kai