Western Music

Here is a concise list of Western music categories:

1. Western Music

3. 20th Century Classical (e.g., Stravinsky, Schoenberg
4. Alternative Rock
5. Baroque
6. Bebop (e.g., Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie)

4. Bluegrass (e.g., Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs)
5. Blues Rock
6. Classic Soul (e.g., Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye)
7. Classical

5. Conscious Rap (e.g., Kendrick Lamar, Common)
6. Contemporary R&B (e.g., Usher, Alicia Keys)
7. Dance Pop (e.g., Lady Gaga, Britney Spears
8. Disco (e.g., Bee Gees, Donna Summer)

6. Dubstep (e.g., Skrillex, Flux Pavilion)
7. EDM (Electronic Dance Music) (e.g., Calvin Harris, David Guetta)
8. Folk Fusion (e.g., Paul Simon, The Gipsy Kings
9. Funk (e.g., James Brown, Prince)
10. Golden Age Hip Hop (e.g., Tupac, Notorious B.I.G.)
11. Hard Rock
12. Heavy Metal
13. Traditional Jazz

7. House Music (e.g., Daft Punk, Avicii)
8. Indie Rock (e.g., Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend)
9. Latin Music (e.g., Santana, Shakira)

8. Modern Country (e.g., Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan)
9. Modern Folk (e.g., Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers)
10. Old School Hip Hop (e.g., Run-D.M.C., Public Enemy)
11. Pop Music

9. Punk Rock
10. Trap Music (e.g., Future, Migos)
11. Trance (e.g., Armin van Buuren, Tiësto)
12. Traditional Country (e.g., Johnny Cash, Hank Williams)
13. Traditional Folk (e.g., Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie)
14. Techno (e.g., Carl Cox, Derrick May)
15. Swing (e.g., Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman)
16. Smooth Jazz (e.g., Kenny G, Dave Koz)
17. Ska (e.g., The Specials, Madness)
18. Singer-Songwriter (e.g., Ed Sheeran, John Mayer)
19. Romantic Music
20. Rock Music
21. Reggae (e.g., Bob Marley, Toots & the Maytals)