Every once in a while, a single instrument arrives and rewrites the rules. Not just for music, but for culture itself. Think about it. A strip of brass and a few keys gave birth to jazz. A solid block ...

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 ...

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 ...

Breakbeat is yet another music genre that spread from America, took on a dose of European ingenuity, and then led a life of its own to become one of the biggest beats of the dance world. This is how ...

Sounds of Blackness performs at Taste of Minnesota in 2024. Coming up at 9 a.m. on Thursday, the group's founder, Gary Hines, talks with MPR News host Angela Davis about the history and influence of ...