Review my summaries for each genre of music in the 2010's ??
Jun 14, 2016 15:21:49 GMT -5
Post by Sherane Lamar on Jun 14, 2016 15:21:49 GMT -5
Alternative
Alternative is a genre that covers folk, indie and alternative versions of basic Rock and Pop. This continues to be the prevailing form of rock music in the mainstream. You'd be hard-pressed to find a rock band nowadays that doesn't have "alternative" or "indie" rock listed on their Wikipedia page. However, it's taken a Lighter and Softer turn starting from the beginning of the decade. Of the basic genres designated by iTunes, Alternative is between the 4th and 6th most popular of this decade.
Notable practitioners: Imagine Dragons, fun., Coldplay, Fall Out Boy, Neon Trees
Country
Country music continues the slow and steady rise in popularity its enjoyed since the 90's. It's the third largest genre in the United States (thanks in part to the fall of R&B music) behind Pop and Hip-Hop. As well as the #1 most popular radio format in the United States. Stylistically, the biggest change in Country music is the rise of "bro-Country" artists such as Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, and Florida Georgia Line. The subgenre of Country incorporates elements of Pop, Hip-Hop, R&B, Rock and even Electronic into its vocal delivery, instrumental, and lyrics. The subgenre has come under scrutiny and criticism from many older Country singers, mostly for abandoning the traditional storytelling oriented lyrics of Country for formulaic lyrics revolving around partying and negative Southern stereotypes. None the less, the genre has expanded and revitalized Country's popularity and has provided us with some of the biggest Country artists of this decade.
Notable practitioners: Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Florida Georgia Line
Dance
Dance covers a vast number of electronic production-based subgenres, where the star is the producer and the instrumental, rather than the vocalist and their vocals. Dance exploded in popularity in the 2010's and is the 4th - 6th most popular basic genre of this decade. In the mainstream, the genre ranges from party bangers like LMFAO to artists who make feel good synthetic radio hits like Calvin Harris. Not only has Dance gained in popularity, it's also had a major effect on the world of Pop music, where Synth Pop is one of the most popular subgenres of the current decade.
Notable practitioners: David Guetta, Calvin Harris, LMFAO, Avicii, DJ Snake
Hip-Hop/Rap
While declining in popularity from the previous decade, Hip-Hop remains the second largest basic genre, behind Pop. The genre began a steep decline in 2011, but began to pick up again in 2015. This is likely because the genre's young, urban listener base moved away from radio and purchases, towards internet streaming sites like Spotify, Tidal, YouTube and even Vine, most of which had no way of accounting and reporting music's popularity until recently. Stylistically, Pop Rap artists like Flo Rida, Iggy Azalea, and The Black Eyed Peas have played arguably an even larger role in Hip-Hop than the previous decade. The word "Trap" ceased to be associated with artists like T.I., Young Jeezy and Gucci Mane, and began to be associated with artists such as Fetty Wap, Future, and Desiigner, whose music features a mumble-like auto tuned sing-rapping inspired by Lil Wayne. On top of this, a trend of internet phenomenon turned rappers, inspired largely by Soulja Boy, began to take form with artists like Bobby Shmurda, T-Wayne, and Silento capitalizing on dance trends and internet virility. The ability to sing and incorporate some level of R&B into your performance became nearly a requirement for a Hip-Hop artist to make it big in the 2010's. Rap also managed to expand well outside its previous decade's black male norm. Eminem continues his success from the 2000's decade and artists like Macklemore, G-Eazy, Iggy Azalea, and Nicki Minaj have had their turn in the center stage.
Notable practitioners: Drake, Nicki Minaj, Flo Rida, Lil Wayne, Eminem
Pop
This style of music returned to a level it hadn't enjoyed since the 1980's. With Hip-Hop and R&B out of the way, and fueled by the rising trend of Dance music, Pop takes center stage as the primary genre of the 2010's decade.
Notable practitioners: Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Justin Bieber
R&B/Soul
Other than Rock, this is likely the genre that declined the most from the previous decade. Ranked around 4th-6th place, R&B has largely been swallowed by Hip-Hop and Pop. When radio stations shifted their focus from R&B to Pop in the mid 2000's, the lion's share of the casual listening audience did as well. Singing rappers like Drake and Nicki Minaj bit into the core audience for R&B as well. With a few notable exceptions like The Weeknd and Usher, many R&B artists in the 2010s are seen as Chris Brown wannabes/knockoffs.
Notable practitioners: Chris Brown, Usher, The Weeknd, Trey Songz, Jeremih
Alternative is a genre that covers folk, indie and alternative versions of basic Rock and Pop. This continues to be the prevailing form of rock music in the mainstream. You'd be hard-pressed to find a rock band nowadays that doesn't have "alternative" or "indie" rock listed on their Wikipedia page. However, it's taken a Lighter and Softer turn starting from the beginning of the decade. Of the basic genres designated by iTunes, Alternative is between the 4th and 6th most popular of this decade.
Notable practitioners: Imagine Dragons, fun., Coldplay, Fall Out Boy, Neon Trees
Country
Country music continues the slow and steady rise in popularity its enjoyed since the 90's. It's the third largest genre in the United States (thanks in part to the fall of R&B music) behind Pop and Hip-Hop. As well as the #1 most popular radio format in the United States. Stylistically, the biggest change in Country music is the rise of "bro-Country" artists such as Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, and Florida Georgia Line. The subgenre of Country incorporates elements of Pop, Hip-Hop, R&B, Rock and even Electronic into its vocal delivery, instrumental, and lyrics. The subgenre has come under scrutiny and criticism from many older Country singers, mostly for abandoning the traditional storytelling oriented lyrics of Country for formulaic lyrics revolving around partying and negative Southern stereotypes. None the less, the genre has expanded and revitalized Country's popularity and has provided us with some of the biggest Country artists of this decade.
Notable practitioners: Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Florida Georgia Line
Dance
Dance covers a vast number of electronic production-based subgenres, where the star is the producer and the instrumental, rather than the vocalist and their vocals. Dance exploded in popularity in the 2010's and is the 4th - 6th most popular basic genre of this decade. In the mainstream, the genre ranges from party bangers like LMFAO to artists who make feel good synthetic radio hits like Calvin Harris. Not only has Dance gained in popularity, it's also had a major effect on the world of Pop music, where Synth Pop is one of the most popular subgenres of the current decade.
Notable practitioners: David Guetta, Calvin Harris, LMFAO, Avicii, DJ Snake
Hip-Hop/Rap
While declining in popularity from the previous decade, Hip-Hop remains the second largest basic genre, behind Pop. The genre began a steep decline in 2011, but began to pick up again in 2015. This is likely because the genre's young, urban listener base moved away from radio and purchases, towards internet streaming sites like Spotify, Tidal, YouTube and even Vine, most of which had no way of accounting and reporting music's popularity until recently. Stylistically, Pop Rap artists like Flo Rida, Iggy Azalea, and The Black Eyed Peas have played arguably an even larger role in Hip-Hop than the previous decade. The word "Trap" ceased to be associated with artists like T.I., Young Jeezy and Gucci Mane, and began to be associated with artists such as Fetty Wap, Future, and Desiigner, whose music features a mumble-like auto tuned sing-rapping inspired by Lil Wayne. On top of this, a trend of internet phenomenon turned rappers, inspired largely by Soulja Boy, began to take form with artists like Bobby Shmurda, T-Wayne, and Silento capitalizing on dance trends and internet virility. The ability to sing and incorporate some level of R&B into your performance became nearly a requirement for a Hip-Hop artist to make it big in the 2010's. Rap also managed to expand well outside its previous decade's black male norm. Eminem continues his success from the 2000's decade and artists like Macklemore, G-Eazy, Iggy Azalea, and Nicki Minaj have had their turn in the center stage.
Notable practitioners: Drake, Nicki Minaj, Flo Rida, Lil Wayne, Eminem
Pop
This style of music returned to a level it hadn't enjoyed since the 1980's. With Hip-Hop and R&B out of the way, and fueled by the rising trend of Dance music, Pop takes center stage as the primary genre of the 2010's decade.
Notable practitioners: Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Justin Bieber
R&B/Soul
Other than Rock, this is likely the genre that declined the most from the previous decade. Ranked around 4th-6th place, R&B has largely been swallowed by Hip-Hop and Pop. When radio stations shifted their focus from R&B to Pop in the mid 2000's, the lion's share of the casual listening audience did as well. Singing rappers like Drake and Nicki Minaj bit into the core audience for R&B as well. With a few notable exceptions like The Weeknd and Usher, many R&B artists in the 2010s are seen as Chris Brown wannabes/knockoffs.
Notable practitioners: Chris Brown, Usher, The Weeknd, Trey Songz, Jeremih
