Everybody loves the blues in some capacity. This genre of soulful music can be traced back to the 1860s in the Deep South. The origins of the blues started with African-American musicians who created ...

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 ...

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

Why do we only see Black artists dominating the R&B charts? The answer is a lot more layered than you’d think.

Country, rap, and pop are the big three music genres of the 21st century. Frankly, and in regard to commercial success, the genres have monopolized the industry to a massive fault. Though that can of ...

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.

The Grammy-winning artist's new album 'Dreamsicle' releases May 9 Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously appeared on ...

As 2024 reaches its midway mark, Latin music is the fastest-growing genre on streaming services in the United States, according to a new report released last week by entertainment data analysis ...

Alice Gerrard is one of the trailblazing musicians who will be honored during a series of free events March 5-8 in.