Music Genres and Sub-Genres

Here is a comprehensive list of 13 music genres and their most applicable subgenres that Partybands.com incorporates to accommodate a wide range of event needs:

1. Rock

  • Classic Rock (e.g., The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin)
  • Pop Rock (e.g., Maroon 5, Imagine Dragons)
  • Alternative Rock (e.g., Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers)
  • Southern Rock (e.g., Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band)
  • Indie Rock (e.g., Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend)
  • Hard Rock (e.g., AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses)
  • Blues Rock (e.g., The Black Keys, Eric Clapton)
  • Punk Rock (e.g., Green Day, The Ramones)

2. Pop

  • Mainstream Pop (e.g., Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga)
  • Dance Pop (e.g., Dua Lipa, Madonna)
  • Teen Pop (e.g., Britney Spears, Jonas Brothers)
  • Electropop (e.g., Katy Perry, Ellie Goulding)
  • Bubblegum Pop (e.g., The Archies, Aqua)

3. Dance & Electronic

  • Disco (e.g., Bee Gees, Chic)
  • Funk (e.g., Parliament-Funkadelic, Bruno Mars)
  • House Music (e.g., Calvin Harris, David Guetta)
  • EDM (Electronic Dance Music) (e.g., The Chainsmokers, Martin Garrix)
  • Eurodance (e.g., Aqua, Vengaboys)
  • Synthpop (e.g., Depeche Mode, A-ha)

4. R&B and Soul

    • Classic R&B (e.g., Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye)
    • Neo-Soul (e.g., Erykah Badu, John Legend)
    • Funk (e.g., James Brown, Rick James)
    • Motown (e.g., The Supremes, The Temptations)
    • Contemporary R&B (e.g., Beyoncé, Usher)
      Neo Soul Funk (e.g., D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, Anderson .Paak, Jill Scott, and Prince)

    5. Hip-Hop & Rap

    • Old School Hip-Hop (e.g., Run-D.M.C., LL Cool J)
    • Party Rap (e.g., MC Hammer, Will Smith)
    • Mainstream Hip-Hop (e.g., Drake, Cardi B)

    6. Country

    • Classic Country (e.g., Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson)
    • Modern Country (e.g., Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line)
    • Country Rock (e.g., Eagles, Zac Brown Band)
    • Honky-Tonk (e.g., Hank Williams, Dwight Yoakam)

    7. Jazz & Swing

    • Big Band/Swing (e.g., Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington)
    • Smooth Jazz (e.g., George Benson, Kenny G)
    • Jazz Fusion (e.g., Herbie Hancock, Weather Report)
    • Dixieland (e.g., Louis Armstrong, Preservation Hall Jazz Band)

    8. Reggae & Caribbean

    • Reggae (e.g., Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff)
    • Dancehall (e.g., Sean Paul, Shaggy)
    • Ska (e.g., The Specials, Madness)
    • Calypso (e.g., Harry Belafonte, Mighty Sparrow)
    • Soca (e.g., Machel Montano, Kes)

    9. Latin

    • Salsa (e.g., Celia Cruz, Marc Anthony)
    • Merengue (e.g., Juan Luis Guerra, Elvis Crespo)
    • Reggaeton (e.g., Daddy Yankee, J Balvin)
    • Bachata (e.g., Romeo Santos, Aventura)
    • Latin Pop (e.g., Shakira, Enrique Iglesias)
    • Cumbia (e.g., Los Ángeles Azules, La Sonora Dinamita)

    10. Blues

    • Chicago Blues (e.g., Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf)
    • Delta Blues (e.g., Robert Johnson, Son House)
    • Electric Blues (e.g., B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan)

    11. Folk & Acoustic

    • Acoustic Pop (e.g., Ed Sheeran, Jason Mraz)
    • Americana (e.g., The Lumineers, Mumford & Sons)
    • Bluegrass (e.g., Alison Krauss, Bill Monroe)
    • Folk Rock (e.g., Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel)

    12. Gospel

    • Urban Contemporary Gospel (e.g., Mary Mary, Tye Tribbett, and Deitrick Haddon)
    • Contemporary Gospel (e.g., Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams, Michelle Brooks-Thompson, Fred Hammond)
    • Christian Gospel (e.g., Shirley Caesar, Bebe and Cece Winans, Marvin Sapp)
    • Traditional Gospel (e.g., Mahalia Jackson, Thomas A. Dorsey, The Roberta Martin Singers)

    13. World Music

    • Afrobeat (e.g., Fela Kuti, Burna Boy)
    • Celtic (e.g., The Chieftains, Gaelic Storm)
    • Klezmer (e.g., The Klezmatics, Itzhak Perlman)

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