Music and the frequencies we listen to tend to have a powerful impact on our emotions and mental state. And it’s not only research that proves this. You may have probably experienced the power of ...

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 ...

Music has a funny way of rising from the ashes when everyone least expects it. Every few years, critics and industry insiders declare another genre obsolete, finished, or simply irrelevant. Yet time ...

The purpose of a musical genre is to give listeners an expectation of what they are about to take in. Local musician Annie Thoma of the band Killed by Kiwis provided an artist’s perspective on the way ...

There's not much in common between classical music and hardcore metal. But a new, free music festival in Bloomington looks to find the common ground.

Some artists set out to revolutionize music. They plot, they plan, they announce their intentions to the world. Then there ...

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 ...

Considering how music genres can be quite blurry nowadays, a lot of award shows nominate material in what many might consider unexpected categories. Let's take a look at some Grammy genre submissions ...

Introduction. They never even knew. What is a popular music genre? ; Music/Identification ; Charting popularity -- Foreign music and the emergence of phonography. Sound recording and new modes of the ...

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