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 ...

During the 1950s and 1960s, the electric guitar became the most important instrument in popular music. It has evolved into an instrument that is capable of a multitude of sounds and styles in genres ...

If America’s sense of national identity has a soundtrack, surely the sound is Country Music — a commercial genre borne of the myth-making it took to forge America itself: a yarn spun from the threads ...

Beyoncé appeared visibly astonished to hear her album Cowboy Carter had won best country album at this year’s Grammy Awards. Onstage, the singer offered a heartfelt reflection on musical genre: I ...

From rock and pop to hip-hop and grunge, these five legendary albums transformed the music industry forever. Discover how ...