Genre Research

Rock

Emerged: 1940s

Stylistic origins: Rock and Roll, Electric Blues, Jazz, Folk Music, Country, Blues, Rhythm, Blues, Soul Music

Sub-genres: Alternative rock, Britpop, Emo, Garage rock, Glam rock, Gothic rock, Hard rock, Heavy metal, Indie rock, New Wave, Protopunk, Punk rock, Soft rock, Symphonic rock

Popular Rock bands/artists: Mayday Parade, Three Days Grace, Counting Crows, All Time Low, The Zutons, Gorillaz, Alice in Chains, Green Day

Metalcore

Emerged: 1990s

Stylistic origins: Hardcore Punk, Youth Crew, Extreme Metal, Crossover Thrash

Sub-genres: Mathcore, Melodic Metalcore, Deathcore

Popular Metalcore bands/artists: Asking Alexandria, Avenged Sevenfold, Black Vail Brides, Bullet for My Valentine, Misery Signals, Sympathy for Nothing, A Vacant Affair

Punk-Rock

Emerged: 1970s

Stylistic origins: Protopunk, Rock and Roll, Garage Rock, Folk, Rockabilly, Ska, Surf Rock, Glam Rock,  Pub Rock

Sub-genres: Anarcho-punk, Art Punk, Christian Punk, Crust Punk, Garage Punk, Glam Punk, Hardcore Punk, Oi! Riot Grrrl, Skate Punk,

Popular Punk-Rock bands/artists: The Clash, Minutemen, The Jam, Dropkick Murpheys , Fugazi, A Day to Remember

Pop

Emerged: 1920s

Stylistic origins: Jazz, Classical, Doo-wop, Dance, Rock and roll, Rhythm, Blues, Folk

Sub-genres: Teen pop, Sophisti-pop, Operatic pop, Europop, Traditional pop, Baroque pop, Power pop,  Bubblegum pop, Christian pop, Dance-pop, Soundtrack, Synthpop, Space age pop, Sunshine pop, Electropop

Popular Pop bands/artists: Katy Perry, Avril Lavigne, Cher, Michael Jackson, ABBA, Kylie Minogue, Prince, Westlife, Uh Huh Her

Hip Hop

Emerged: 1970s

Stylistic origins: Funk, Disco, Dub, Rhythm and Blues, Reggae, Scat Singing

Sub-genres: Alternative Hip Hop, Christian Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Freestyle Rap, Gangsta Rap, Homo Hop, Horrorcore, Instrumental Hip Hop, Nerdcore Hip Hop, Baltimore Club, Bounce Music

Popular Pop bands/artists: 2Pac, Jay-Z, OutKast, Ice Cube,  LL Cool J,  Kanye West, Scarface

R&B

Emerged: 1940s

Stylistic origins: Jazz, Blues, Gospel

Sub-genres: Contemporary R&B, Smooth Jazz

Popular Pop bands/artists: Aaliyah, Ashanti, Beyonce, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Al Green, Diana Ross, Sam Cooke, Patti Labelle, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Mary J. Blidge, R. Kelly, James Brown, Aretha Franklin

Country

Emerged: 1920s

Stylistic origins: Appalachian folk music, Maritime Folk Music, Blues, Western Swing, Anglo-Celtic Music

Sub-genres: Jug band, Lubbock sound, Nashville sound, Red Dirt, Western swing, Texas country

Popular Pop bands/artists: Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift