Music Genres
Browse the complete genre hierarchy available in The Band Plan. Each genre may have sub-genres that can be assigned to songs for better organization and filtering.
Alternative
Sub-genres:
- Art Punk
- Alternative Rock
- Britpunk
- College Rock
- Crossover Thrash
- Crust Punk
- Emotional Hardcore (emo / emocore)
- Experimental Rock
- Folk Punk
- Goth / Gothic Rock
- Grunge
- Hardcore Punk
- Hard Rock
- Indie Rock
- Lo-fi
- Musique Concrète
- New Wave
- Progressive Rock
- Punk
- Shoegaze
- Steampunk
Anime
No sub-genres defined
Blues
Sub-genres:
- Acoustic Blues
- African Blues
- Blues Rock
- Blues Shouter
- British Blues
- Canadian Blues
- Chicago Blues
- Classic Blues
- Classic Female Blues
- Contemporary Blues
- Contemporary R&B
- Country Blues
- Dark Blues
- Delta Blues
- Detroit Blues
- Doom Blues
- Electric Blues
- Folk Blues
- Gospel Blues
- Harmonica Blues
- Hill Country Blues
- Hokum Blues
- Jazz Blues
- Jump Blues
- Kansas City Blues
- Louisiana Blues
- Memphis Blues
- Modern Blues
- New Orlean Blues
- NY Blues
- Piano Blues
- Piedmont Blues
- Punk Blues
- Ragtime Blues
- Rhythm Blues
- Soul Blues
- St. Louis Blues
- Swamp Blues
- Texas Blues
- Urban Blues
- Vandeville
- West Coast Blues
- Zydeco
Children's Music
Sub-genres:
- Lullabies
- Sing-Along
- Stories
Classical
Sub-genres:
- Avant-Garde
- Ballet
- Baroque
- Cantata
- Chamber Music
- String Quartet
- Chant
- Choral
- Classical Crossover
- Concerto
- Concerto Grosso
- Contemporary Classical
- Early Music
- Expressionist
- High Classical
- Impressionist
- Mass Requiem
- Medieval
- Minimalism
- Modern Composition
- Modern Classical
- Opera
- Oratorio
- Orchestral
- Organum
- Renaissance
- Romantic (early period)
- Romantic (later period)
- Sonata
- Symphonic
- Symphony
- Twelve-tone
- Wedding Music
Comedy
Sub-genres:
- Novelty
- Parody Music (Weird Al!)
- Stand-up Comedy
- Vaudeville
Commercial
Sub-genres:
- Jingles
- TV Themes
Country
Sub-genres:
- Alternative Country
- Americana
- Australian Country
- Bakersfield Sound
- Bluegrass
- Progressive Bluegrass
- Reactionary Bluegrass
- Blues Country
- Cajun Fiddle Tunes
- Christian Country
- Classic Country
- Close Harmony
- Contemporary Bluegrass
- Contemporary Country
- Country Gospel
- Country Pop
- Country Rap
- Country Rock
- Country Soul
- Cowboy / Western
- Cowpunk
- Dansband
- Honky Tonk
- Franco-Country
- Gulf and Western
- Hellbilly Music
- Instrumental Country
- Lubbock Sound
- Nashville Sound
- Neotraditional Country
- Outlaw Country
- Progressive
- Psychobilly / Punkabilly
- Red Dirt
- Sertanejo
- Texas County
- Traditional Bluegrass
- Traditional Country
- Truck-Driving Country
- Urban Cowboy
- Western Swing
- Zydeco
Dance
Sub-genres:
- Club / Club Dance
- Progressive House / Trance
- Dream House
- Breakbeat / Breakstep
- Space House
- 4-Beat
- Acid Breaks
- Japanese House
- Bounce / Scouse House
- Baltimore Club
- Progressive Breaks
- Big Beat
- Breakbeat Hardcore
- Progressive Techno
- Broken Beat
- Florida Breaks
- Nu Skool Breaks
- Brostep
- Chillstep
- Deep House
- Dubstep
- Electro House
- Electroswing
- Exercise
- Future Garage
- Garage
- Glitch Hop
- Glitch Pop
- Grime
- Bouncy House
- Bouncy Techno
- Uk Hardcore
- Hi-NRG / Eurodance
- House
- Acid House
- Chicago House
- Diva House
- Dutch House
- Freestyle House
- French House
- Funky House
- Ghetto House
- Hardbag
- Hip House
- Italo House
- Latin House
- Minimal House
- Progressive House
- Rave Music
- Swing House
- Tech House
- Tribal House
- Tropical House
- UK Hard House
- US Garage
- Vocal House
- Jackin House
- Jungle / Drum'n'bass
- Liquid Dub
- Regstep
- Techno
- Acid Techno
- Detroit Techno
- Free Tekno
- Ghettotech
- Minimal
- Nortec
- Schranz
- Techno-Dnb
- Technopop
- Tecno Brega
- Toytown Techno
- Trance
- Acid Trance
- Acid-House
- Classic Trance
- Dark Psy
- Dream Trance
- Goa Trance
- Dark Psytrance
- Full on
- Psybreaks
- Psyprog
- Suomisaundi
- Hard Trance
- Prog. Trance
- Psy-Trance
- Minimal Techno
- Tech Trance
- Uplifting Trance
- Orchestral Uplifting
- Vocal Trance
- Trap
Disco
Sub-genres:
- Post-Disco
- Classic Disco
- Nu-Disco
- Eurodisco
- Italo Disco
- Hi-NRG
- Space Disco
- Disco House
- Boogie
- Dance-pop
Drum & Bass
Sub-genres:
- Liquid D&B
- Neurofunk
- Jump-Up
- Techstep
- Darkstep
- Drumfunk
- Drumstep
- Hardstep
- Intelligent Drum and Bass
- Oldschool Jungle
- Darkside Jungle
- Ragga Jungle
- Raggacore
- Sambass
- Darkcore
- Progressive Drum & Bass
Disney
No sub-genres defined
Easy Listening
Sub-genres:
- Background
- Bop
- Elevator
- Furniture
- Lounge
- Middle of the Road
- Swing
Electronic
Sub-genres:
- 2-Step
- 8bit
- Ambient
- Ambient Dub
- Ambient House
- Ambient Techno
- Dark Ambient
- Drone Music
- Illbient
- Isolationism
- Lowercase
- Asian Underground
- Bassline
- Chillwave
- Chiptune
- Bitpop
- Game Boy
- Nintendocore
- Video Game Music
- Yorkshire Bleeps and Bass
- Crunk
- Downtempo
- Acid Jazz
- Balearic Beat
- Chill Out
- Dub Music
- Dubtronica
- Ethnic Electronica
- Moombahton
- Nu Jazz
- Trip Hop
- Drum & Bass
- Darkcore
- Darkstep
- Hardstep
- Intelligent Drum and Bass
- Jump-Up
- Liquid Funk
- Neurofunk
- Oldschool Jungle
- Darkside Jungle
- Ragga Jungle
- Raggacore
- Sambass
- Techstep
- Electro
- Electro Backbeat
- Electro-Grime
- Electropop
- Electro-swing
- Electroacoustic
- Acousmatic Music
- Computer Music
- Electroacoustic Improvisation
- Field Recording
- Live Coding
- Live Electronics
- Soundscape Composition
- Tape Music
- Electronica
- Berlin School
- Electronic Art Music
- Electronic Dance Music
- Folktronica
- Freestyle Music
- Glitch
- Idm
- Laptronica
- Skweee
- Sound Art
- Synthcore
- Electronic Rock
- Alternative Dance
- Baggy
- Madchester
- Dance-Punk
- Dance-Rock
- Dark Wave
- Electroclash
- Electronicore
- Electropunk
- Ethereal Wave
- Indietronica
- New Rave
- Space Rock
- Synthpop
- Synthpunk
- Eurodance
- Bubblegum Dance
- Italo Dance
- Turbofolk
- Hardstyle
- Hi-Nrg
- Eurobeat
- Hard Nrg
- New Beat
- IDM/Experimental
- Industrial
- Vaporwave
- Hyponagogic
- Vektroid
- Mallsoft
- Vaportrap
- Vaporhop
- Protovapor
- UK Garage
- 4×4
- Grime
- Speed Garage
Enka
No sub-genres defined
French Pop
No sub-genres defined
Folk Music
Sub-genres:
- American Folk Revival
- Anti-Folk
- British Folk Revival
- Contemporary Folk
- Filk Music
- Freak Folk
- Indie Folk
- Industrial Folk
- Neofolk
- Progressive Folk
- Psychedelic Folk
- Sung Poetry
- Techno-Folk
German Folk
No sub-genres defined
German Pop
No sub-genres defined
Hardcore
Sub-genres:
- Hardcore
- Happy Hardcore
- UK Hardcore
- Hardstyle
- Gabber
- Speedcore
- Terrorcore
- Doomcore
- Digital Hardcore
- Breakcore
- Makina
- Jumpstyle
- Dubstyle
- Hard Dance
- Horrorcore
Fitness & Workout
No sub-genres defined
Hip-Hop/Rap
Sub-genres:
- Alternative Rap
- Avant-Garde
- Bounce
- Chap Hop
- Christian Hip Hop
- Conscious Hip Hop
- Country-Rap
- Grunk
- Crunkcore
- Cumbia Rap
- Dirty South
- East Coast
- Brick City Club
- Hardcore Hip Hop
- Mafioso Rap
- New Jersey Hip Hop
- Freestyle Rap
- G-Funk
- Gangsta Rap
- Golden Age
- Grime
- Hardcore Rap
- Hip-Hop
- Hip Pop
- Horrorcore
- Hyphy
- Industrial Hip Hop
- Instrumental Hip Hop
- Jazz Rap
- Latin Rap
- Low Bap
- Lyrical Hip Hop
- Merenrap
- Midwest Hip Hop
- Chicago Hip Hop
- Detroit Hip Hop
- St. Louis Hip Hop
- Twin Cities Hip Hop
- Motswako
- Nerdcore
- New Jack Swing
- New School Hip Hop
- Old School Rap
- Rap
- Trap
- Turntablism
- Underground Rap
- West Coast Rap
Holiday
Sub-genres:
- Chanukah
- Christmas
- Christmas: Children's
- Christmas: Classic
- Christmas: Classical
- Christmas: Comedy
- Christmas: Jazz
- Christmas: Modern
- Christmas: Pop
- Christmas: R&B
- Christmas: Religious
- Christmas: Rock
- Easter
- Halloween
- Holiday: Other
- Thanksgiving
Indie Pop
No sub-genres defined
Industrial
Sub-genres:
- Aggrotech
- Coldwave
- Cybergrind
- Dark Electro
- Death Industrial
- Electro-Industrial
- Electronic Body Music
- Futurepop
- Industrial Metal
- Neue Deutsche Härte
- Industrial Rock
- Noise
- Japanoise
- Power Electronics
- Power Noise
- Witch House
Inspirational – Christian & Gospel
Sub-genres:
- CCM
- Christian Metal
- Christian Pop
- Christian Rap
- Christian Rock
- Classic Christian
- Contemporary Gospel
- Gospel
- Christian & Gospel
- Praise & Worship
- Qawwali
- Southern Gospel
- Traditional Gospel
Instrumental
Sub-genres:
- March (Marching Band)
J-Pop
Sub-genres:
- J-Rock
- J-Synth
- J-Ska
- J-Punk
Jazz
Sub-genres:
- Acid Jazz
- Afro-Cuban Jazz
- Avant-Garde Jazz
- Bebop
- Big Band
- Blue Note
- British Dance Band (Jazz)
- Cape Jazz
- Chamber Jazz
- Contemporary Jazz
- Continental Jazz
- Cool Jazz
- Crossover Jazz
- Dark Jazz
- Dixieland
- Early Jazz
- Electro Swing (Jazz)
- Ethio-jazz
- Ethno-Jazz
- European Free Jazz
- Free Funk (Avant-Garde / Funk Jazz)
- Free Jazz
- Fusion
- Gypsy Jazz
- Hard Bop
- Indo Jazz
- Jazz Blues
- Jazz-Funk (see Free Funk)
- Jazz-Fusion
- Jazz Rap
- Jazz Rock
- Kansas City Jazz
- Latin Jazz
- M-Base Jazz
- Mainstream Jazz
- Modal Jazz
- Neo-Bop
- Neo-Swing
- Nu Jazz
- Orchestral Jazz
- Post-Bop
- Punk Jazz
- Ragtime
- Ska Jazz
- Skiffle
- Smooth Jazz
- Soul Jazz
- Swing Jazz
- Straight-Ahead Jazz
- Trad Jazz
- Third Stream
- Jazz-Funk
- West Coast Jazz
K-Pop
No sub-genres defined
Karaoke
No sub-genres defined
Kayokyoku
No sub-genres defined
Latin
Sub-genres:
- Alternativo & Rock Latino
- Argentine Tango
- Bachata
- Baithak Gana
- Baladas y Boleros
- Bolero
- Bossa Nova
- Brazilian
- Axé
- Brazilian Rock
- Brega
- Choro
- Forró
- Frevo
- Funk Carioca
- Lambada
- Maracatu
- Música Popular Brasileira
- Música Sertaneja
- Pagode
- Samba
- Samba Rock
- Tecnobrega
- Tropicalia
- Zouk-Lambada
- Chicha
- Criolla
- Contemporary Latin
- Cumbia
- Flamenco / Spanish Flamenco
- Huayno
- Joropo
- Latin Jazz
- Mambo (Cuba)
- Mariachi
- Merengue Típico
- Nuevo Flamenco
- Pop Latino
- Portuguese Fado
- Punta
- Punta Rock
- Ranchera
- Raíces
- Raison
- Reggaeton y Hip-Hop
- Regional Mexicano
- Salsa y Tropical
- Soca
- Son
- Tejano
- Timba
- Twoubadou
- Vallenato
- Zouk
Metal
Sub-genres:
- Heavy Metal
- Speed Metal
- Thrash Metal
- Power Metal
- Death Metal
- Black Metal
- Pagan Metal
- Viking Metal
- Folk Metal
- Symphonic Metal
- Gothic Metal
- Glam Metal
- Hair Metal
- Doom Metal
- Groove Metal
- Industrial Metal
- Modern Metal
- Neoclassical Metal
- New Wave Of British Heavy Metal
- Post Metal
- Progressive Metal
- Avantgarde Metal
- Sludge
- Djent
- Drone
- Kawaii Metal
- Pirate Metal
- Nu Metal
- Neue Deutsche Härte
- Math Metal
- Crossover
- Grindcore
- Hardcore
- Metalcore
- Deathcore
- Post Hardcore
- Mathcore
New Age
Sub-genres:
- Environmental
- Healing
- Meditation
- Nature
- Relaxation
- Travel
Opera
No sub-genres defined
Pop
Sub-genres:
- Adult Contemporary
- Arab Pop
- Baroque
- Britpop
- Bubblegum Pop
- Chamber Pop
- Chanson
- Christian Pop
- Classical Crossover
- Europop
- Austropop
- Balkan Pop
- French Pop
- Latin Pop
- Laïkó
- Nederpop
- Russian Pop
- Dance Pop
- Dream Pop
- Electro Pop
- Iranian Pop
- Jangle Pop
- Latin Ballad
- Levenslied
- Louisiana Swamp Pop
- Mexican Pop
- Motorpop
- New Romanticism
- Orchestral Pop
- Pop Rap
- Popera
- Pop/Rock
- Pop Punk
- Power Pop
- Psychedelic Pop
- Schlager
- Soft Rock
- Sophisti-Pop
- Space Age Pop
- Sunshine Pop
- Surf Pop
- Synthpop
- Teen Pop
- Traditional Pop Music
- Turkish Pop
- Vispop
- Wonky Pop
R&B/Soul
Sub-genres:
- (Carolina) Beach Music
- Contemporary R&B
- Doo Wop
- Funk
- Modern Soul
- Motown
- Neo-Soul
- Northern Soul
- Psychedelic Soul
- Quiet Storm
- Soul
- Soul Blues
- Southern Soul
Reggae
Sub-genres:
- 2-Tone
- Dub
- Roots Reggae
- Reggae Fusion
- Reggae en Español
- Spanish Reggae
- Reggae 110
- Reggae Bultrón
- Romantic Flow
- Lovers Rock
- Raggamuffin
- Ragga
- Dancehall
- Ska
- 2 Tone
- Rocksteady
Reggae Dancehall
No sub-genres defined
Rock
Sub-genres:
- Acid Rock
- Adult-Oriented Rock
- Afro Punk
- Adult Alternative
- Alternative Rock
- American Traditional Rock
- Anatolian Rock
- Arena Rock
- Art Rock
- Blues-Rock
- British Invasion
- Cock Rock
- Death Metal / Black Metal
- Doom Metal
- Glam Rock
- Gothic Metal
- Grind Core
- Hair Metal
- Hard Rock
- Math Metal
- Math Rock
- Metal
- Metal Core
- Noise Rock (genre – Japanoise)
- Jam Bands
- Post Punk
- Post Rock
- Prog-Rock/Art Rock
- Progressive Metal
- Psychedelic
- Rock & Roll
- Rockabilly
- Roots Rock
- Singer/Songwriter
- Southern Rock
- Spazzcore
- Stoner Metal
- Surf
- Technical Death Metal
- Tex-Mex
- Thrash Metal
- Time Lord Rock (Trock)
- Trip-hop
- Yacht Rock (soft rock)
Singer/Songwriter
Sub-genres:
- Alternative Folk
- Contemporary Folk
- Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
- Indie Folk
- Folk-Rock
- Love Song (Chanson)
- New Acoustic
- Traditional Folk
Soundtrack
Sub-genres:
- Foreign Cinema
- Movie Soundtrack
- Musicals
- Original Score
- Soundtrack
- TV Soundtrack
Spoken Word
No sub-genres defined
Tex-Mex / Tejano
Sub-genres:
- Chicano
- Classic
- Conjunto
- Conjunto Progressive
- New Mex
- Tex-Mex
Vocal
Sub-genres:
- A cappella
- Barbershop
- Cantique (sacred vocal)
- Doo-wop
- Gregorian Chant
- Standards
- Traditional Pop
- Vocal Jazz
- Vocal Pop
- Yodel
World
Sub-genres:
- Africa
- African Heavy Metal
- African Hip Hop
- Afro-Beat
- Afro-House
- Afro-Pop
- Apala (or akpala)
- Benga
- Bikutsi
- Bongo Flava
- Cape Jazz
- Chimurenga
- Coupé-Décalé
- Fuji Music
- Genge
- Gnawa (hypnotic trance)
- Highlife
- Hiplife
- Isicathamiya
- Jit
- Jùjú
- Kapuka
- Kizomba
- Kuduro
- Kwaito
- Kwela
- Lingala (Rumba Lingala / Congolese Rumba)
- Makossa
- Maloya
- Marrabenta
- Mbalax
- Mbaqanga
- Mbube
- Morna
- Museve
- Negro Spiritual
- Palm-Wine
- Raï
- Sakara
- Sega
- Seggae
- Semba
- Soukous
- Taarab
- Zouglou
- Asia
- Anison
- Baithak Gana
- C-Pop
- CityPop
- Cantopop
- Enka
- Hong Kong English Pop
- Fann At-Tanbura
- Fijiri
- J-Pop
- Japanese Pop
- K-Pop
- Khaliji
- Kayōkyoku
- Korean Pop
- Liwa
- Mandopop
- Onkyokei
- Taiwanese Pop
- T-Pop (Thai pop)
- Sawt
- Cajun
- Calypso
- Caribbean
- Chutney
- Chutney Soca
- Compas
- Mambo
- Merengue
- Méringue
- Carnatic (Karnataka Sanghetha)
- Celtic
- Celtic Folk
- Contemporary Celtic
- Coupé-décalé – Congo
- Dangdut
- Drinking Songs
- Drone
- Europe – Portugal: Fado
- Europe – Greece: Laiko, Entechno, Rebetika
- Europe – Germany / Austria / Sweden / UK: Schlager
- Klezmer
- Mbalax – Senegal
- Ode
- Piphat – Thailand
- Polka
- Soca
- South / Southeast Asia
- Baila
- Bhangra
- Bhojpuri
- Filmi
- Indian Pop
- Hindustani
- Indian Ghazal
- Lavani
- Luk Thung
- Luk Krung
- Manila Sound
- Morlam
- Pinoy Pop
- Pop Sunda
- Ragini
- Thai Pop
- Traditional Celtic
- Worldbeat
- Zydeco