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Bad
Bad is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on August 31, 1987 by Epic/CBS Records, nearly five years after his previous studio album, Thriller, which went on to become the world's best-selling album. Bad itself went on to sell over 30 million...
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Funk
Funk is an American music genre that originated in the late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, soul jazz and R&B; into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic...
- x Parent genres:
- Brown-eyed soul,
- Soul music,
- Guitar Mashing
- Soul music,
- x Subgenres:
- West Coast hip hop,
- Funk metal,
- New Wave,
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- Funk metal,
- x Artists:
- Rosie Gaines,
- Bob.,
- Danger:Radio,
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- Bob.,
Pop music
Pop music is a music genre that developed from the mid-1950s as a softer alternative to rock 'n' roll and later to rock music. It has a focus on commercial recording, often orientated towards a youth market, usually through the medium of relatively...
- x Parent genres:
- Dance music,
- Rhythm and blues,
- Rock music,
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- Rhythm and blues,
- x Subgenres:
- New Wave,
- Pop-rap,
- Traditional pop music,
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- Pop-rap,
- x Artists:
- Steve Miller Band,
- Sting,
- Cecilia,
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- Sting,
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the 1960s. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country music and also drew on folk music, jazz and classical music.
The sound of rock often...
- x Parent genres:
- Rockabilly
- x Subgenres:
- Punkabilly,
- Glam rock,
- Psychobilly,
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- Glam rock,
- x Artists:
- The Police,
- Electrico,
- Alan Murphy,
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- Electrico,
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues (also known as R&B;, R'n'B or RnB) is the name given to a wide-ranging genre of popular music created by African Americans in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The term was originally used by record companies to refer to recordings...
- x Parent genres:
- Black gospel,
- Brown-eyed soul,
- Soul music,
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- Brown-eyed soul,
- x Subgenres:
- West Coast hip hop,
- East Coast hip hop,
- Psychobilly,
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- East Coast hip hop,
- x Artists:
- The Troggs,
- Rosie Gaines,
- SOUL'd OUT,
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- Rosie Gaines,
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the...
- x Parent genres:
- Black gospel,
- Rhythm and blues,
- Gospel music,
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- Rhythm and blues,
- x Subgenres:
- East Coast hip hop,
- Mod,
- Jazz-funk,
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- Mod,
- x Artists:
- Rosie Gaines,
- Lady Miss Kier,
- Mofro,
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- Lady Miss Kier,
Urban contemporary
Urban contemporary is a music radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s. Urban contemporary radio stations feature a playlist made up entirely of hip hop/rap, contemporary R&B;, urban pop, and on...
- x Parent genres:
- x Subgenres:
- Quiet storm
- x Artists:
- Heartsdales,
- Cold Blood,
- Jody Watley,
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- Cold Blood,
Soft rock
Soft rock (also referred to as mellow rock, light rock, or easy rock) is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock and roll (often combined with elements from folk rock and singer-songwriter pop) to compose a softer, more toned-down sound...
- x Parent genres:
- Rock music
- x Subgenres:
- x Artists:
- Sebastian Santa Maria,
- Crack the Sky,
- Orpheus,
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- Crack the Sky,
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is a style of electronic dance music and a subgenre of pop music that evolved from post-disco era, circa 1981, that combines dance beats with a pop, House and/or R&B; song structure. Because there is such an emphasis on fully-formed songs...
- x Parent genres:
- x Subgenres:
- x Artists:
- Groove Coverage,
- Giant Steps,
- Bad Boys Blue,
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- Giant Steps,
Pop rock
Pop rock is a mix of pop music and rock music utilizing a catchy pop style with light lyrics, and (typically) guitar-based songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop...
- x Parent genres:
- Rock music
- x Subgenres:
- Glam metal,
- Power pop,
- Synthpop,
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- Power pop,
- x Artists:
- Butch Walker,
- Self Against City,
- Ange,
- more ▼
- Self Against City,
Dance music
This article is about dance music in general. You may also be looking for electronic dance music or dance-pop.
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger...
- x Parent genres:
- x Subgenres:
- Pop music,
- Guitar Mashing
- x Artists:
- Lady Miss Kier,
- Zeeteah Massiah,
- Brenda K. Starr,
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- Zeeteah Massiah,
