Music has a funny way of rising from the ashes when everyone least expects it. Every few years, critics and industry insiders ...

If you’ve been scrolling through playlists lately, you might have noticed something odd. The old genre walls are crumbling.

A genre is a category of artistic, musical or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form or content. Music genres such as pop, country, rock and folk are used to categorize songs ...

The Grammy-winning artist's new album 'Dreamsicle' releases May 9 Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously appeared on ...

When musicians fight to break into the music scene, one of the first things they can do is establish their music genres. Over time, there are some musicians who want to switch things up or find that ...

It was only in 2018 when hip-hop surpassed rock 'n' roll to become the most popular music genre in the U.S., but its glory was short-lived. In 2023—the year when hip-hop celebrated its 50th birthday— ...

If you were a fan of noise or ambient house music in the 2010s, you probably had a few witch house songs in your rotation. Witch house is a microgenre of electronic music that is known for a few key ...

Video creator Jacob Beardsley has a simple goal. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) JACOB BEARDSLEY: I don't want to be genre-phobic. That's why I'm listening to every single music genre. Today's genre ...

Country, rap, and pop are the big three music genres of the 21st century. Frankly, and in regard to commercial success, the genres have monopolized the industry to a massive fault. Though that can of ...