10 Top Music Genres And The Artists That Popularized Them

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10 Top Music Genres And The Artists That
Popularized Them
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• Defined as a category grouping music together
  that shares certain traditions or conventions,
  music itself is divided into genres according to
  its fulfilment of certain criteria even if those
  classifications are controversial and entirely
  subjective, and in many cases, overlap with
  others.
• Music itself is always a subjective topic, and
  what one person loves to listen to, another may
  well despise. However, there are a few music
  genres that have achieved lasting popularity
  among the general public, and here are 10 of them

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• Rock
• Commonly referred to as rock n roll, this
  highly popular genre of music has been around
  since the 1950s, and while its roots lie in
  string instruments, such as the guitar, modern
  rock also includes the use of many other
  instruments. Featuring loud and strong guitars,
  and rock stars who are charismatic and memorable,
  some of the stars of rock include, Jim Morrison,
  Freddie Mercury, Mick Jagger and Elvis Presley.

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• Jazz
• With its origins in West African and European
  culture, jazz music originated in the late 19th
  to early 20th century, and can be identified by
  its notes of swing and blues. Having played a
  historical role in helping to empower female
  performers, this symbolic music genre was
  pioneered by such stars as Miles Davis, Ella
  Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.
• Electronic dance music
• EDM mixes tones and beats created by a DJ to form
  unique music played in clubs and bars all over
  the world. Sometimes mixing hundreds of tracks in
  just one DJing session, some stars of the genre
  who made their debuts in the 1990s include Fat
  Boy Slim, Underworld and The Chemical Brothers.

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• Dubstep
• A subgenre of EDM, dubstep originated in South
  London in the late 1990s, and is typically
  characterised by prominent sub-bass frequencies
  and syncopated rhythmic patterns. With fans of
  the genre considering it to be a darker, more
  underground version of dance music, it has earned
  its place in the top 10 music genres of the world
  and features such artists as Skrillex and Flux
  Pavilion.

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• Techno
• Another EDM subgenre, techno made its mark in
  Germany at the end of the 1980s, and had its
  influences in synthpop, house music and funk. A
  genre frequently played in clubs, technos
  quality has improved vastly with the onset of new
  technology, and stars that have helped make it so
  popular today, include Paul Oakenfold and Carl
  Cox.

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• Rhythm and blues
• Widely referred to as R n B, this particular
  genre of music combines elements of blues, gospel
  and jazz, and was first popularised by artists of
  African American descent. The term rhythm and
  blues was coined by Jerry Wexler of Billboard
  magazine fame in 1947. Modern stars of this genre
  include Beyonce, Usher and Rihanna.
• Country
• With its origins in the 1920s and its roots in
  American folk and western music, country singers
  have a unique vocal style that is typically
  combined with steel guitars, mouth organs and
  mandolins. Some of those who made the genre so
  popular include Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash and
  Kenny Rogers.

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• Pop
• Stemming from the word popular, this genre is
  arguably the broadest of them all, and is one
  that most of us will be familiar with from
  listening to the radio and watching the TV. With
  influences from many other genres, such as Latin,
  country, and dance, popular artists of this genre
  include Madonna, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and
  Britney Spears.

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• Indie rock
• Lying somewhere between rock and pop music, this
  genre was popularised in the late 1980s on MTV,
  and has continued to be a widely listened to and
  loved genre featuring such artists as Coldplay,
  Elbow and The Strokes.
• Electro
• Blending hip hop and electronic music styles,
  electro bears a strong auditory resemblance to
  disco music, but with drum machines and talk
  boxes to help distinguish it, it has become a
  genre in its own right, with artists of note
  including Man Parrish, Freez and Midnight Star.

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• Whats your favorite genre? Or maybe you have
  more than one? With so many styles of music to
  choose from today, you can be a fan of them all
  and find something new and inspiring to listen
  to, every single day.