沿著聲音，繼續發現。

從20世紀50年代的搖滾樂發展而來，融合布魯斯、節奏布魯斯與鄉村音樂。

電子音樂（英語：Electronic music），亦簡稱電聲、電音，是使用電子樂器以及電子音樂技術來製作的音樂；而創作或表演這類音樂的音樂家則稱為電子音樂家。一般而言，使用電子機械技術與使用電子技術製作的聲音是可以區別的。

誕生於19世紀末至20世紀初新奧爾良的非裔社區，即興演奏是核心特徵。

嘻哈音樂（英語：Hip-hop music；可簡稱Hip-hop，即嘻哈），也稱為饒舌音樂（rap music），該流派最早期名為迪斯科說唱（disco-rap），是一種跟著伴奏、帶著韻律吟誦（即饒舌）的音樂風格。因所用的伴奏多產生於音樂取樣的方式，而被稱作“嘻哈音樂”，兩者均誕生於廣義的嘻哈文化。

靈魂樂（英語：Soul music），又稱騷靈樂、騷靈音樂，是一種流行音樂流派，發源於20世紀50年代末至60年代初美國各地的非裔美國人社區。靈魂樂的重要特徵是其節奏朗朗上口，並輔以拍手和即興的肢體動作。

藍調，音譯為布魯斯（英語：Blues），是一個音樂流派和音樂形式，起源於19世紀末，非裔美國人在美國南方腹地及美國各地。這種流派的根源是從非洲傳統音樂而來，非裔美國人的歌曲作品，黑人聖歌及歐洲白人移民美國傳統的民間音樂，藍調融合了黑人靈歌、工作歌曲、現場大聲叫喊及回應、歡呼、吟唱和押韻成簡單的民謠。

美國20年代的鄉村錄音音樂由民間音樂、布魯斯與地域傳統交匯形成。

現代流行音樂在50年代形成，以易記旋律和易於接受的歌曲結構為核心。

雷鬼樂（英文：Reggae），又譯雷吉樂、瑞格樂、雷吉、雷鬼，是1960年代源自於牙買加的一種音樂類型，也是牙買加或牙買加僑民的流行樂。雷鬼的名稱源自牙買加某個街道名稱，意思是日常生活上一些瑣碎的事情。

涵蓋眾多社區代代相傳的音樂傳統，並非源於單一地區或年代。

涵蓋伊比利亞美洲及西班牙語、葡萄牙語音樂的集合，並非單一祖先流派。

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Andalusi classical music (Arabic: طرب أندلسي, romanized: ṭarab ʾandalusī; Spanish: música andalusí), also called Andalusi music or Arab-Andalusian music, is a genre of music originally developed in al-Andalus by the Muslim population of the region and the Moors. It then spread and influenced many different styles across the Maghreb (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia) mainly after the Expulsion of the Moriscos.

印度傳統音樂包含了南印度、北印度與巴基斯坦地區的三種傳統音樂的總稱，形成時間可遠溯自12世紀之前。雖然三地區傳統音樂風格有些許差異，但特點都是使用即興表演的音樂曲調結構，及循環的副歌節奏模式。

朝鮮宮廷音樂是朝鮮傳統音樂的一種，主要指朝鮮王朝的宮廷音樂。人們對朝鮮王朝以前的朝鮮半島宮廷音樂知之甚少。

Persian traditional music or Iranian traditional music, also known as Persian classical music or Iranian classical music, refers to the classical music of Iran (historically known as Persia). It consists of characteristics developed through the country's classical, medieval, and contemporary eras.

Kurdish classical music (Kurdish: میوزیکی کلاسیکی کوردی, romanized: Mîwzîkî klasîkî Kurdî, Kurdish pronunciation: [mjuːzɪkɪ klaːsɪkɪ koːrdɪ]; or مۆسیقای کلاسیکی کوردی, Mosîqay kilasîkî Kurdî) is the traditional art music of the Kurdish people, developed across various regions of the Middle East. It is rooted in oral traditions and typically features melodic modes, poetic lyrics, and traditional instruments.

Ottoman music (Turkish: Osmanlı müziği) or Turkish classical music (Turkish: Klasik Türk musikisi, or more recently Türk sanat müziği, 'Turkish art music') is the tradition of classical music originating in the Ottoman Empire. Developed in the palace, major Ottoman cities, and Sufi lodges, it traditionally features a solo singer with a small to medium-sized instrumental ensemble.

早期古典音樂一般意指在1600年之前不同時期的歐洲古典音樂風格，包括有：中世紀音樂和文藝復興音樂，有時亦可囊括巴洛克音樂（1600-1750）年在內，但並不包括古希臘時期的音樂（在這時期之前的音樂被稱之為古希臘音樂、古羅馬音樂）。 西方國家一群具有古樂器演奏技巧、音樂史、樂器藝術、配器方面專業知識的音樂家和樂團研究並嘗試還原古典音樂的音響效果。

文藝復興音樂約為公元1400年－1600年，在中世紀“新藝術”的基礎上，更加追求人性的解放與對人的內心情感的抒發與表達。這時的音樂家在人文主義思潮的推動下，對復調音樂進行了發展和變革，聲樂與器樂逐漸分離而獨立發展。

在古典音樂史中，共曉時期（英語：Common practice period）是指從調性體系的形成到瓦解的這段時期。一般來說，巴洛克音樂中後期、古典主義時期和浪漫主義時期，或者說從大約1650年到1900年的這段時期是典型的共曉時期。

Baroque music (UK: or US: ) refers to the period or dominant style of Western classical music composed from about 1600 to 1750. The Baroque style followed the Renaissance period, and was followed in turn by the Classical period after a short transition (the galant style).

In music, galant refers to the style which was fashionable in the upper-class societies of Western Europe from the 1720s to the 1770s. In the 19th and 20th centuries, musicologists gave the term a narrower meaning.

古典主義音樂指的是1750至1825年時期的歐洲主流音樂。海頓、莫扎特和貝多芬是古典主義音樂的傑出代表，由於他們都在維也納度過自己的創作成熟時期，因而也稱作“維也納古典樂派”。

浪漫時期的音樂是維也納古典樂派的延續和發展，是西方音樂史上的一種音樂風格或者一個時代。

二十世紀古典音樂，是指自1900年至2000年，繼承歐洲古典音樂而來的一個音樂紀元，這個世紀沒有一種統治性的風格，作曲家創造出各種各樣的音樂。現代主義、印象主義和後浪漫主義等音樂都可以追溯到世紀之交之前的幾十年，但它們之所以能被包括在內，是因為它們跨越了19世紀、比共曉時期風格的音樂更進一步。

現代主義音樂是一個音樂流派，它泛指19世紀末至20世紀初以來的音樂創作，現代主義音樂不拘泥於傳統音樂，它在節奏、旋律、和聲等方面有所突破。例如阿諾德·勳伯格在無調音樂和十二音技作品中摒棄了調性，而伊戈爾·斯特拉文斯基則摒棄了節拍。

印象主義音樂是19世紀主要在法國流行的一種音樂樣式，受象徵主義文學和印象主義繪畫的影響，這類作品並不描述現實的事件，而是建立在色彩、運動和暗示（Suggestion）之上。印象主義音樂帶有一種完全抽象的、超越現實的色彩，是音樂進入現代主義的開端。

新古典主義音樂是19世紀至20世紀古典音樂的一種流派。在美學上反對浪漫主義音樂和後浪漫主義音樂的標題性和主觀性以及誇張渲染的表現手法，強調創作採用中立客觀的立場和明晰的音樂語言。

極端現代主義是現代性理論的分支。傾向於以視覺美學來看待理性秩序。

後現代主義音樂是在後現代主義時期產生的遵奉嚴肅音樂傳統的音樂作品。這個概念也描述所有遵從後現代主義美學和哲學趨勢的音樂。

Experimental music is a general label for any music or music genre that pushes existing boundaries and genre definitions. Experimental compositional practice is defined broadly by exploratory sensibilities radically opposed to, and questioning of, institutionalized compositional, performing, and aesthetic conventions in music.

當代古典音樂（英語：Contemporary classical music），通常是指由1970年代中期至1990年代早期創作的新音樂（德語：Neue Musik），包含著現代主義音樂、後現代音樂、新浪漫主義音樂和折衷主義等風格。不過有時當代古典音樂可以泛指1945年之後的作品。

極簡音樂在1960年代時被提出作為實驗音樂中的一種音樂風格，這個派別大都展現以下的特色： 如果不具功能調性（functional tonality），則強調和諧的和弦。 樂句、或較小單位的figure、motif、cell會不斷重複。

原音樂（英語：unplugged music）及原音樂器是在20世紀電子音樂面世後，為了將傳統真實的、未經電子處理（或不是由電子信號產生音波）的樂器與之區別而衍生的返璞詞。英文中分別用了兩個詞來表示，一個是「acoustic」，原意為聲學但在這裡被引申為「由真實樂器天然地產生的（聲音）」；另一個「unplugged」則表示「不經電子處理的（樂器）」。

先鋒音樂（英語：Avant-garde music），又稱前衛音樂，泛指當代音樂範疇中前衛的音樂，專指出現於西方20世紀起古典音樂這個總體概念中的一個分支。先鋒音樂的顯著特徵是突破傳統文化的種種清規戒律，超越約定俗成的創作原則及欣賞習慣。

跨界音樂（Crossover Music）是一種新的音樂形式，其音樂作品或表演者吸引不同類型的聽眾，富變化性質且平易近人。例如，當一首歌曲出現在兩個或多個不同音樂風格或類型的排行榜上時，就是一種跨界音樂。

Danger music is an experimental form of avant-garde 20th- and 21st-century music and performance art. It is based on the concept that some pieces of music can or will harm either the listener or the performer, understanding that the piece in question may or may not be performed.

Drone music (also known as drone-based music, or simply drone) is a minimalist genre of music that emphasizes the use of sustained sounds, notes, or tone clusters called drones. It is typically characterized by lengthy compositions featuring relatively slight harmonic variations.

電子原音音樂（法語：musique acousmatique）又稱電子幻聲音樂、電子聲學音樂，是西方藝術音樂的一個流派。 它的根源延承自1948年法國音樂家皮埃爾·捨費爾（Pierre Schaeffer）發明的具象音樂（musique concrète）和1950年代初在德國科隆發展的電子音樂（elektronische Musik）。

工業音樂（英語：Industrial music）是一種實驗/電子音樂的音樂風格，以其越界或挑釁的聲音、主題而著稱。該名稱來源於1970年代中期，Industrial Records剛剛成立的時候。

器樂是相對於聲樂而言，完全使用樂器演奏而不用人聲或者人聲處於附屬地位的音樂。演奏的樂器可以包括所有種類的弦樂器、木管樂器、銅管樂器和打擊樂器，有的器樂曲也應用部分人聲作為效果，但部分作曲家有時也加入一些人聲，例如《貝多芬第九交響曲》的《歡樂頌》合唱部分，但總的來說交響曲屬於器樂而不屬於聲樂。

低保真音樂（英語：Lo-fi music）指的是音樂製作中故意使用不完美的音質錄制的音樂作品，會將錄制過程中的雜音、呼吸聲等一並錄制下來，多是出於藝術性考慮而刻意為之。低保真音樂在1990年代即被視為流行音樂的一種曲風，當時人們稱之為DIY音樂（DIY music）。

音樂即興，或即興演奏，是在演奏音樂同時亦即時參與創作。演奏者可以依據或沒有依據樂譜，在演奏的同時加入自己的創意，或透過聆聽其它演奏者即時作出回應。

具象音樂，也稱具體音樂（法語：Musique concrète），在1948年由皮埃爾·謝弗提出。他公演的第一部具象音樂作品是《鐵路上的練習曲》（Etude aux Chemins de Fer）。

噪音音樂（Noise music）是音樂的一種類型，指的是在音樂語境中大量運用噪音表現的音樂，屬於實驗音樂的一種。這種音樂意在挑戰傳統音樂實踐中產生的樂音與非樂音之界限。

Outsider music (from "outsider art") is music created by self-taught or naïve musicians. The term is usually applied to musicians who have little or no traditional musical experience, who exhibit childlike qualities in their music, or who have intellectual disabilities, mental illnesses or a nerve disorder.

Progressive music is music that attempts to expand existing stylistic boundaries associated with specific genres of music. The word comes from the basic concept of "progress", which refers to advancements through accumulation, and is often deployed in the context of distinct genres, with progressive rock being the most notable example.

迷幻音樂（英語：Psychedelic music），有時也簡稱為迷幻（psychedelia），是一種音樂流派，有著豐富的流行音樂風格。1960年代興起了一種叫作迷幻文化的次文化，人們沈迷於各類迷幻藥物，如麥角酸二乙基酰胺（LSD）、迷幻蘑菇、麥司卡林和二甲基色胺（DMT）等，以此引起幻覺，扭曲正常感官並感受不尋常的體驗。

地下音樂泛指所有不符合標準類型或未被分類，沒有被商品化，通常不會在主流媒體出現的音樂類型，特色是俱有高比例的原創性和實驗性。地下音樂會刻意不去迎合既有音樂類型、流行趨勢或大眾喜好，因此會被認為是特立獨行的，甚至是反文化的。

African blues is a genre of popular music, primarily from West Africa. The term may also reference a putative journey undertaken by traditional African music from its homeland to the United States and back.

Anatolian blues or Turkish blues music is a type of music that is a combination of Turkish folk music and blues. Yavuz Çetin, Asım Can Gündüz and Can Gox are the most known singers and musicians in Anatolian blues music.

藍調搖滾（英語：Blues rock）是融合了藍調與搖滾元素所形成的音樂流派。藍調搖滾主要是以電吉他、電貝斯與鼓及哈蒙德風琴等樂器作演出伴奏。

布基烏基（英語：Boogie-woogie）又譯為布吉伍吉或布吉音樂，是1920年代後期流行的音樂流派，是在1870年代非洲裔美國人的社區發展起來。它最後從鋼琴衍伸到鋼琴二重奏和三重奏，吉他、大樂隊、鄉村和西部音樂，以及福音音樂。

英國藍調（英語：British blues）是源自美國藍調的一種音樂形式，起源於1950年代後期，並且在1960年代達到主流人氣的高峰，藍調在當時開發了一種由電吉他主導支配著獨特而有影響力的音樂風格，使得有一些藝術家和樂團是藍調的支持者，包括滾石樂團、動物樂團、艾瑞克·克萊普頓、佛利伍麥克樂團和齊柏林飛船樂團。

Canadian blues is the blues and blues-related music (e.g., blues rock) performed by blues bands and performers in Canada. Canadian blues artists include singers, players of the main blues instruments: guitar (acoustic and electric), harmonica ("blues harp"), keyboards (piano and Hammond organ), bass and drums, songwriters and music producers.

隨著人口遷徙，南方布魯斯進入芝加哥，電吉他和樂隊塑造了都市聲音。

Classic female blues was an early form of blues music, dominated by women that was popular in the 1920s in the United States. An amalgam of traditional folk blues and urban theater music, the style is also known as vaudeville blues.

當代節奏布魯斯（英語：Contemporary Rhythm and Blues，又簡寫為當代R&B，有時也稱為當代節奏藍調）但通常簡稱節奏布魯斯或節奏藍調，是一種除了節奏布魯斯外也混合了靈魂、放克、流行、嘻哈和電子風格的音樂類型。當代節奏布魯斯的歌手常使用裝飾音，這些歌手包括邁克爾·傑克遜、勞·凱利、克雷格·大衛、惠妮·休斯頓、瑪麗亞·凱莉等等。

鄉村藍調（英語：Country blues），又稱為民間藍調，鄉下藍調，邊遠地區藍調或鄉土藍調，是一種以吉他為主軸而產生的藍調音樂形式，將藍調元素與鄉村音樂和民間音樂特徵混合運用在一起而成。藍調在美國南部誕生以後，迅速蔓延到全國各個地區，產生了許多地區的風格。

三角洲藍調（英語：Delta blues）是最早的藍調音樂風格之一。它起源於美國密西西比三角洲這個區域，北部從田納西州的孟菲斯到南部密西西比州的維克斯堡，西部 則從阿肯色州的海倫娜到東部的亞祖河。

Tishoumaren (ⵜⵉⵛⵓⵎⴰⵔⴻⵏ in Neo-Tifinagh script) or assouf, internationally known as desert blues, is a style of music from the Sahara region of northern and west Africa. Critics describe the music as a fusion of blues and rock music from the United States, with Tuareg, Malian or North African music.

Detroit blues is blues music played by musicians residing in and around Detroit, Michigan, particularly in the 1940s and 1950s. Detroit blues originated when Delta blues performers migrated north from the Mississippi Delta and Memphis, Tennessee, to work in industrial plants in Detroit in the 1920s and 1930s.

電藍調（英語：Electric blues）也稱為電子藍調，泛指任何對於樂器通過使用放大器來區別的藍調音樂。吉他是最早開始普遍使用放大器的樂器，並被1930年代後期的丁骨·沃爾克和1940年的約翰·李·胡克及馬迪·沃特斯使用 。

Gospel blues (or holy blues) is a form of blues-based gospel music that has been around since the inception of blues music. It combines evangelistic lyrics with blues instrumentation, often blues guitar accompaniment.

Hill country blues (also known as North Mississippi hill country blues or North Mississippi blues) is a regional style of country blues. It is characterized by a strong emphasis on rhythm and percussion, steady guitar riffs, few chord changes, unconventional song structures, and heavy emphasis on the "groove", which has been characterized as the "hypnotic boogie".

Hokum is a particular song type of American blues music—a song which uses extended analogies or euphemistic terms to make humorous, sexual innuendos. This trope goes back to early dirty blues recordings, enjoyed huge commercial success in the 1920s and 1930s, and is used from time to time in modern American blues and blues rock.

Jump blues is an uptempo style of blues with jazz and boogie woogie influence, usually played by small groups and featuring horn instruments. It was popular in the 1940s and was a precursor of rhythm and blues and rock and roll.

Louisiana blues is a genre of blues music that developed in the period after World War II in the state of Louisiana. It is generally divided into two major subgenres, with the jazz-influenced New Orleans blues based on the musical traditions of that city and the slower tempo swamp blues incorporating influences from zydeco and Cajun music from around Baton Rouge.

The Memphis blues is a style of blues music created from the 1910s to the 1930s by musicians in the Memphis area, such as Frank Stokes, Sleepy John Estes, Furry Lewis and Memphis Minnie. The style was popular in vaudeville and medicine shows and was associated with Beale Street, the main entertainment area in Memphis.

New Orleans blues is a subgenre of blues that developed in and around the city of New Orleans, influenced by jazz and Caribbean music. It is dominated by piano and saxophone, but also produced guitar bluesmen.

The history of blues in New Zealand dates from the 1960s. The earliest blues influences on New Zealand musicians were indirect – not from the United States but from white British blues musicians: first the R&B styles of Fleetwood Mac, Eric Clapton, The Animals and The Rolling Stones, and later the blues-tinged rock of groups such as Led Zeppelin.

Piedmont blues (also known as East Coast, or Southeastern blues) refers primarily to a guitar style, which is characterized by a fingerpicking approach in which a regular, alternating thumb bass string rhythmic pattern supports a syncopated melody using the treble strings generally picked with the fore-finger, occasionally others. The result is comparable in sound to ragtime or stride piano styles.

Punk blues (or blues punk) is a music genre that mixes elements of punk rock and blues. Punk blues musicians and bands usually incorporate elements of related styles, such as protopunk and blues rock.

節奏布魯斯（英語：Rhythm and blues，簡稱R&B或RnB）是一種美國非裔藝術家首先採用，並融合了爵士樂、福音音樂和藍調音樂的音樂形式。此音樂術語是由美國告示牌（Billboard）於1940年代末所提出。

嘟·喔普（英語：Doo-wop）是一種音樂類型，於1940年代發源於紐約、費城、芝加哥、巴爾的摩等美國大城市的非裔美國人社區，於1950年代和1960年代初期成為了主流風格。該類型是當時最主流、最流行化的節奏布魯斯風格，這一稱呼首次於1961年見諸於出版物。

Soul blues is a style of blues music developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s that combines elements of soul music and urban contemporary music.

Swamp blues is a type of Louisiana blues that developed in the Black communities of Southwest Louisiana in the 1950s. It incorporates influences from other genres, particularly zydeco and Cajun.

Talking blues is a music genre derived from folk and country music. It is characterized by rhythmic speech or near-speech where the melody is free, but the rhythm is strict.

德克薩斯州藍調 （英語：Texas blues）簡稱德州藍調是一種藍調音樂風格。德州藍調通常比其他藍調風格擁有更多爵士樂或搖擺樂的風格。

West Coast blues is a type of blues music influenced by jazz and jump blues, with strong piano-dominated sounds and jazzy guitar solos, which originated from Texas blues players who relocated to California in the 1940s. West Coast blues also features smooth, honey-toned vocals, frequently crossing into rhythm and blues territory.

Alternative country (also alt-country, insurgent country, Americana, or y'allternative) is a loosely defined subgenre of country music that includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream country music, mainstream country rock, and country pop. Most frequently, the term has been used to describe certain country music bands and artists that are also defined as or have incorporated influences from genres such as alternative rock, indie rock, punk rock, heartland rock, Southern rock, progressive country, outlaw country, neotraditional country, Texas country, Red Dirt, roots rock, indie folk, folk rock, rockabilly, bluegrass, and honky tonk.

Americana is a general term for roots or traditional music formed by the confluence of the shared and varied traditions that make up the musical ethos of the United States, with particular emphasis on music historically developed in the American South.

Progressive country is a term used variously to describe a movement, radio format or subgenre of country music which developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a reaction against the slick, pop-oriented Nashville sound. Progressive country artists drew from Bakersfield and classic honky-tonk country and rock and roll, as well as folk, bluegrass, blues and Southern rock.

Cowpunk (or country punk) is a subgenre of country music and punk rock that began in the United Kingdom and Southern California in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It combines punk rock or new wave with country, folk, and blues in its sound, lyrical subject matter, attitude, and style.

Gothic country (sometimes referred to as gothic Americana, Southern Gothic, the Denver sound, or dark country) is a genre of country music rooted in early jazz, gospel, Americana, gothic rock, and post-punk. Its lyrics focus on dark subject matters.

Roots rock is a genre of rock music that looks back to rock's origins in folk, blues, and country music. First emerging in the late 1960s, it is seen as a response to the perceived excesses of the then dominant psychedelic and the developing progressive rock.

Australian country music is a part of the music of Australia. There is a broad range of styles, from bluegrass, to yodeling to folk to the more popular.

A bush band is a group of musicians that play Australian bush ballads. A similar bush band tradition is also found in New Zealand.

The Bakersfield sound is a sub-genre of country music developed in the mid-to-late 1950s in and around Bakersfield, California. Bakersfield is defined by its influences of rock and roll and honky-tonk style country, and its heavy use of electric instrumentation and backbeats.

藍草音樂（英語：Bluegrass music）是1940年代在美國阿巴拉契亞地區發展起來的一種美國根源音樂流派。該流派得名於由比爾·門羅領導的樂隊“比爾·門羅與藍草男孩”。

Traditional bluegrass, as the name implies, emphasizes the traditional elements of bluegrass music, and stands in contrast to progressive bluegrass. Traditional bluegrass musicians play folk songs, tunes with simple traditional chord progressions, and on acoustic instruments of a type that were played by bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys band in the late 1940s.

Blue yodeling (meaning 'melancholy yodeling') is a musical style that essentially consists of a combination of elements of blues and old-time music, enriched with characteristic yodelings. Initially sometimes referred to as "yodeling blues", it reached its greatest popularity during the 1920s and 1930s in the United States, Canada and Australia.

Bro-country is a form of country pop originating in the 2010s, and is influenced by 21st-century hip hop, hard rock, and electronica. Bro-country songs are often musically upbeat with lyrics about attractive young women, the consumption of alcohol, partying, blue jeans, boots, and pickup trucks.

Cajun music (French: Musique cadienne) is a traditional genre of music from Louisiana. An emblematic music of Louisiana played by the Cajuns, it is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada.

Cajun fiddle music is a part of the American fiddle music canon. It is derived from the music of southwest Louisiana and southeast Texas, as well as sharing repertoire from the Quebec and Cape Breton Island traditions.

Canadian country music originated in the early 20th century, with roots in the diverse musical practices of the Appalachian region of Eastern North America. Appalachian folk music was largely Scottish and Irish, with an important influence also being the African American country blues.

Christian country music (sometimes marketed as country gospel, gospel country, positive country or inspirational country) is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as (in terms of the varying music styles) to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music. Christian country music is a form of Christian music, and a subgenre of both Gospel music and Country music.

Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country and western music hits from past decades.

Country and Irish, also known as Culchie and Western, is a musical subgenre in Ireland formed by mixing North American country-style music with Irish influences. It is especially popular in the rural Midlands and North-West of the country, but less so in urban areas or in the South-West where more traditional Irish music is favoured.

當代民謠音樂（Contemporary folk music）是指在二十世紀初出現，和傳統民謠音樂有關的音樂流派。從二十世紀中期，開始從傳統民謠音樂演變出新的當代民謠流行音樂。

鄉村流行樂（英語：Country pop）源自鄉村音樂和流行樂的一個子類別，雖然起初被歸類在鄉村音樂裡，但因為在1950年代後期開始類似鄉村音樂努力的延續，最初稱為納什維爾之聲。到了1970年代中期，許多鄉村音樂歌手正從鄉村流行的聲音過渡，努力導向一些唱片進入《告示牌雜誌》主流排行的前40名，以及在鄉村音樂排行榜高居榜首的成功後，現在的鄉村流行樂比較像是成人抒情音樂。

鄉村說唱是一種融合了鄉村音樂和嘻哈風格的說唱的音樂流派。

鄉村搖滾（英語：Country rock）是流行音樂其中的一個音樂流派，由搖滾樂和鄉村音樂融合而成。這個音樂流派是從1960年代後期和1970年代初期，一些開始錄製鄉村音樂的搖滾音樂家所發展出來。

Cowboy pop is a music genre coined in 1984 by music journalist J. D. Considine in his review of Scenic Views by Rubber Rodeo. Usage of the term has varied.

Dansband (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈdânsˌband] ; "dance band"), or danseband in Norwegian and Danish, is a Swedish term for a band that plays dansbandsmusik (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈdânsˌbandsmɵˌsiːk] ; "dance band music"). Dansbandsmusik is often danced to in pairs.

Tropical rock (also known as trop rock or Gulf and Western) is a genre of popular music that incorporates elements and influences of rock, reggae, country, folk, calypso, zydeco, and pop music, with themes and musical compositions inspired by an island style. Although today tropical rock is usually associated with southern Florida and the Gulf Coast of the United States, tropical rock has its roots in calypso, rock, and country by artists such as Jerry Jeff Walker.

The term honky-tonk (also called honkatonk, honkey-tonk, honky tonk, or tonk) refers either to a bar that provides country music for the entertainment of its patrons, or to the particular genre of music which is played at such establishments itself. It can also refer to the type of piano (a tack piano) used to play such music.

拉伯克 （英語：Lubbock /ˈlʌbək/ LUB-ək）是美國德克薩斯州西北部的一個城市、拉伯克縣縣治。面積297.6平方公里，根據2015年人口普查, 人口約有249,042人， 是美國第85大城市、德州第10大城。

The Nashville sound is a subgenre of American country music that originated in the 1950s in Nashville, Tennessee. It replaced the dominance of the rough honky tonk music with "smooth strings and choruses", "sophisticated background vocals" and "smooth tempos" associated with traditional pop.

Neotraditional country (also known as new traditional country, or hardcore country) is a country music style and subgenre that developed in the 1980s and emphasizes the traditional country instrumental background (i.e. fiddle and pedal steel guitar) and traditional country vocals found in subgenres popularized in the 1940s-60s.

Old-time music is a genre of North American folk music. It developed along with various North American folk dances, such as square dancing, contra dancing and buck dancing.

Outlaw country is a subgenre of American country music created by a small group of artists active in the 1970s and early 1980s, known collectively as the outlaw movement, who fought for, and won, their creative freedom outside of the Nashville establishment that dictated the sound of most country music of the era. Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, David Allan Coe, Johnny Paycheck and Jerry Jeff Walker were among the movement's most commercially successful members.

Regional Mexican music, also known as Música Mexicana, is an umbrella term encompassing the regional subgenres of Mexico's folk music and its derivatives from the Southwestern United States. It is characterized by its stylistic diversity, with each subgenre representing and originating from a specific region of Mexico.

洛卡比里（Rockabilly）稱為山區鄉村搖滾或鄉下鄉村搖滾或鄉村搖滾樂，是最早的搖滾樂風格之一，可追溯到20世紀50年代初在美國，尤其是南方。作為一個音樂流派它融合的聲音有著北美西部音樂風格，如鄉村音樂與節奏藍調，導致那些後來被認為是“經典”搖滾。

Psychobilly (also known as punkabilly) is a rock music fusion genre that fuses elements of rockabilly and punk rock. It has been defined as "loud frantic rockabilly music", it has also been said that it "takes the traditional countrified rock style known as rockabilly, ramp[ing] up its speed to a sweaty pace, and combin[ing] it with punk rock and imagery lifted from horror films and late-night sci-fi schlock,...

Gothabilly (sometimes hellbilly) is music genre influenced by rockabilly and the goth subculture. The name is a portmanteau word that combines gothic and rockabilly, first used by the Cramps in the late 1970s to describe their somber blend of rockabilly and punk rock.

Scrumpy and Western is music from England's West Country that fuses comical folk-style songs, often full of double entendre, with affectionate parodies of more mainstream musical genres, all delivered in the local accent/dialect. The name, taken from the title of the 1967 Scrumpy & Western EP by Adge Cutler and the Wurzels, refers to scrumpy, strongly alcoholic cider produced in the West Country; it is a play on the American genre of country and western music.

南方搖滾(英語：Southern rock)是美國搖滾音樂的一個音樂流派，從鄉村音樂和藍調在美國南部地區發展而來，焦點一般都集中在電吉他和人聲上。雖然南方搖滾一詞的起源是未知的，但“許多人都認為搖滾樂的貢獻者在搖滾樂發展史上已經被極小化了”。

Southern soul or country soul is a type of soul and country music that emerged from the Southern United States. The music originated from a combination of styles, including blues (both 12 bar and jump), country, early R&B, and a strong gospel influence that emanated from the sounds of Southern black churches.

Sertanejo music (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [seʁ.taˈne.ʒu]) is a term used to refer to a musical style of Brazil. For some, it is the folk music of São Paulo, which emerged during the Brazilian colonial period, and popularized in the 1920s, while others argue that it is a variation or urbanization of Caipira music, which is integrated into Caipira culture.

Truck-driving country or trucker country is a subgenre of country and western music. It is characterized by lyrical content about trucks (i.e.

西部音樂是一種鄉村音樂，由在美國西部和加拿大西部定居和工作的人創作。西部音樂贊美北美西部開闊的牧場、洛磯山脈和大草原上的牛仔生活方式。

The New Mexico music genre (Spanish: música nuevo mexicana / neomexicana) is a genre of music that originated in the US state of New Mexico. It derives from Pueblo music in the 13th century, and with the folk music of Hispanos during the 16th to 19th centuries in Santa Fe de Nuevo México.

Red dirt is a genre of country music that gets its name from the color of soil found in Oklahoma. Many red dirt acts got their start in bars surrounding Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, a city considered to be the center of red dirt music.

Tejano music (Spanish: música tejana), also known as Tex-Mex music, is a popular music style fusing American and Mexican influences. Its evolution began in northern Mexico (a variation of regional Mexican music known as norteño).

Texas country music (more popularly known just as Texas country or Texas music) is a subgenre of country music from Texas. Texas country is a style of Western music and is often associated with other distinct neighboring styles, including red dirt from Oklahoma, the New Mexico music of New Mexico, and Tejano in Texas, all of which have influenced one another over the years, and are popular throughout Texas, the Midwest, the Southwest, and other parts of the Western United States.

Western swing, also known as country jazz, is a subgenre of traditional country music. The movement was an outgrowth of country music and jazz.

Zydeco ( ZY-dih-koh, -⁠dee-; French: zarico) is a music genre that was created in rural Southwest Louisiana by French-speaking African Americans of Creole heritage. It incorporates blues and rhythm and blues with music indigenous to the Louisiana Creoles, such as la la and juré.

氛圍音樂（Ambient music）是在傳統音樂結構或韻律之上更著重於色調和氛圍的一種音樂類型，又譯為氣氛音樂或環境音樂。氛圍音樂擁有一種“環境的”、「視覺的」， 或者「不被人察覺的」特質，其與流行、商業化的音樂比起來大多更加冗長。

回響音樂（英語：Dub music）是一種於20世紀60年代從雷鬼發展出來的電子音樂風格 雖然經過長年發展它已經超出了雷鬼音樂的範疇，但依然被普遍地認為是其子流派之一。 從現有唱片採樣，明顯地剪輯和重塑所採樣的片段，並重新混音是回響音樂的重要風格特徵， ，常用的手法包括：消除原有的人聲、突出律動的部分（從原曲中提取鼓和貝斯元素的行為有時被稱作“riddim”）、偶爾加入原曲或其他曲目的人聲或器樂片段並運用大量混響與回聲效果器。

Dark ambient (originally known as ambient industrial) is a subgenre of ambient and post-industrial music, that originally emerged in the mid-1980s. It is characterized by ominous, dark drones, discordant overtones and a gloomy, monumental or catacomb-inspired atmosphere.

Dungeon synth is a genre of electronic music derived from black metal and dark ambient. The style emerged in the early 1990s, predominantly among members of the early Norwegian black metal scene.

Dreampunk is a microgenre of electronic music characterized by its focus on cinematic ambience and field recordings, combined with various traits and techniques from electronic genres such as techno, jungle, electro, and dubstep.

Illbient is a genre of electronic music and an art movement that originated among hip hop-influenced experimental musicians from New York City in the early 1990s. The word "illbient" combines the hip hop slang term "ill" with "ambient"; DJ Olive and DJ Spooky, pioneers of the genre, have claimed to have coined the term.

新世紀音樂（英語：New Age music），又譯作新紀元音樂，是一種在1970年代出現的音樂形式，最早用於幫助冥思及潔浄心靈，但許多後期的創作者已不再抱有這種出發點。另一種說法是：由於其豐富多彩、富於變換，不同於以前任何一種音樂；它並非單指一個類別，而是一個範疇，一切不同以往，象徵時代更替詮釋精神內涵的改良音樂都可歸於此內，所以被命名為New Age，即新世紀音樂。

Space music, also called spacemusic or space ambient, is a subgenre of ambient music and is described as "tranquil, hypnotic and moving". It is derived from new-age music and is associated with lounge music, easy listening, and elevator music.

Bass music is any of several genres of electronic dance music and hip hop music arising from the 1980s on, focusing on a prominent bass drum and/or bassline sound. As one source notes, there are "many different types of bass music to fall into, each putting a different spin on one of music's loudest elements".

迴響貝斯（英語：Dubstep），在1990年代誕生，源起英國倫敦南部的電子音樂，融合了牙買加搭樂和車庫二步等旁系風格。音樂重點大多被形容成“緊密的製作與鼓的節奏兩拍成一組，最早迴電台播放這類型的音樂。

蒙巴頓（英語：Moombahton, /ˈmuːmbətɒn/, MOOM-bə-ton）是浩室音樂和雷鬼音樂的融合流派 ，由美國DJ和製作人戴夫‧納達（Dave Nada）於2009年創造。

Post-dubstep is an umbrella term applied to a range of musical styles that have been influenced by the sparse, syncopated rhythms and heavy sub-bass of the UK dubstep scene. The breadth of styles associated with the term post-dubstep precluded it from being a specific musical genre in the early 2010s.

Reggaestep (portmanteau of reggae and dubstep) is a fusion genre of reggae music and dubstep that gained popularity online in the early 2010s, particularly on SoundCloud. Reggaestep typically has similar drum samples as those used in reggae; however, the timing of these drums corresponds with the typical syncopation of drums in dubstep.

Riddim is a subgenre of dubstep known for its heavy use of repetitive and minimalist sub-bass and triplet percussion arrangements. It shares the same name as the Jamaican genre that influenced both it and dubstep, which originally derived from dub, reggae, and dancehall.

Footwork, also called juke, or Chicago juke, is a genre of electronic dance music derived from ghetto house with elements of hip hop, first appearing in Chicago in the late 1990s. The music style evolved from the earlier, rapid rhythms of ghetto house, a change pioneered by RP Boo, DJ Rashad and DJ Clent.

未來貝斯（英語：Future bass），或未來貝司、未來低音，是一類電子舞曲流派或技術的總稱。主要流行於英國、美國、日本、中國和澳大利亞等地。

電子浩室（英語：Electro house）是浩室音樂的一個類型。 擁有浩室音樂基本的特色，由鼓聲器所組成拍子，伴隨著明顯的低音聲線和大鼓（Kick Drum），此外電子浩室的最大特徵在於是在每一個拍點都有顯著的鼓打貝斯。

New beat is a Belgian electronic dance music genre that fuses elements of new wave, hi-NRG, EBM and hip hop (e.g. scratching).

EDM trap music, Trap EDM, or simply Trap, is a fusion genre of hip-hop, rave, and electronic dance music (EDM), that originated in the early 2010s on peaking popularity of big room house and hip hop trap genres. It blends elements of hip hop trap, which is an offshoot of Southern hip-hop, with elements of EDM like build-ups, drops, dense production with rave music synthesizers, and breakdowns.

UK bass, also called bass music, is a genre of electronic dance music that emerged in the United Kingdom during the mid-2000s under the influence of diverse genres such as house, grime, dubstep, future garage, R&B, and UK funky. The term "UK bass" came into use as artists began ambiguously blending the sounds of these defined genres while maintaining an emphasis on percussive, bass-led rhythm.

Wave is a genre of bass music and a visual art style that emerged in the early 2010s in online communities. It is characterized by atmospheric melodies and harmonies, melodic and heavy bass such as reese, modern trap drums, chopped vocal samples processed with reverb and delay, and arpeggiators.

Breakbeat is a broad type of electronic music that uses drum breaks, often sampled from early recordings of funk, jazz, and R&B. Breakbeats have been used in styles such as Florida breaks, hip-hop, jungle, drum and bass, big beat, breakbeat hardcore, and UK garage styles (including 2-step, breakstep and dubstep).

Baltimore club, also called B'more club, B'more house or simply B'more, is a music genre that fuses breakbeat and house. It was created in Baltimore in the early 1990s by Frank Ski, Scottie B, Shawn Caesar, DJ Technics, DJ Class, DJ Patrick, Kenny B, among others.

澤西俱樂部（英語：Jersey club）又稱磚城俱樂部（英語：Brick City club），是一種電子舞曲流派，起源於20世紀90年代後期的新澤西州紐瓦克，以舞蹈為重點。澤西俱樂部起源於巴爾的摩俱樂部、bounce、crunk和紐瓦克早期的家庭場景，是一種斷奏、低音重的舞曲風格，以霹靂、大約130-140 bpm的快速節奏、大聲叫喊、經常以呼叫和響應的方式以及經常從嘻哈或流行音樂中截取大量樣本為特徵。

Big beat is an electronic music genre that usually uses heavy breakbeats and synthesizer-generated loops and patterns – common to acid house/techno. The term has been used by the British music industry to describe music by artists such as The Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim.

Breakbeat hardcore (also referred to as hardcore rave, oldskool hardcore or simply hardcore) is a music genre that spawned from the UK rave scene during the early 1990s. It combines four-on-the-floor rhythms with breakbeats usually sampled from hip-hop.

Darkcore (also referred to as darkside hardcore) is a music subgenre of breakbeat hardcore in the UK rave scene, that emerged from late 1992. It is recognised as being one of the direct precursors of the genre now known as drum and bass.

Broken beat (sometimes referred to as "bruk") is an electronic dance music genre that emerged in the late 1990s and is characterized by syncopated beats and frenetic, choppy rhythms, often alongside female vocals and elements inspired by 1970s jazz-funk. It has been heavily influenced by styles such as house, drum and bass, hip hop, techno, acid jazz, and R&B. The eclectic style generally avoided rigid four-on-the-floor rhythms and could make use of samplers, analogue synths, and live instrumentation.

Florida breaks, which may also be referred to as The Orlando Sound, Orlando breaks, or The Breaks, is a genre of breakbeat dance music that originated in the central region of Florida, United States. Florida Breaks draws on hip-hop, Miami bass and electro.

Nu skool breaks or nu breaks is a subgenre of breakbeat originating during the period between 1998 and 2002. The style is usually characterized by more abstract, more technical sounds, sometimes incorporated from other genres of electronic dance music, including UK garage, electro, and drum and bass.

弛放音樂（Chill-out music）是流行音樂的流派之一，其特徵是緩慢的節奏和放鬆情緒。近幾十年，「弛放音樂」的定義在不斷變化，一般現代定義的輕音樂（easy listening）都可以指弛放音樂。

緩拍音樂（又名緩拍、慢搖）（英語：Downtempo，直譯：「慢節奏」或英語：Downbeat，直譯：「慢拍」）是一種類似於氛圍音樂的電子樂，但更加強調節奏，不像痴哈那樣具有自然氣息。風格範例包含“緩慢而沈寂的節拍，花哨的合成器效果，以及聽起來像是透過84年道奇飛鏢收音機里傳出的旋律”。

迷幻出神（英語：Psychedelic trance，其英文簡稱為Psy trance或Psy），是出神音樂的一個子流派，其特點是節奏的編排並加以較快速度的即興重復段，從而創作出層層疊加的旋律。該音樂流派在情緒、節奏和風格方面都呈現出多樣性。

Psydub (not to be confused with dub) is a fusion genre of electronic music that has roots in psychedelic trance, ambient and dub music. Incorporated dub elements are melodic basslines, deep reggae roots and producing techniques like dynamically adding extensive echo, reverb, panoramic delay, and occasional dubbing of vocal or instrumental snippets from the original version or other works.

痴哈（英語：Trip hop；中文戲稱“神遊舞曲”、“吹泡音樂”）是一種緩拍電子音樂流派，起源於20世紀80年代末的英國布里斯托。Trip hop是trip（痴幻狀態）和hip-hop（嘻哈）的詞語結合，最先是被英國音樂媒體和記者用以形容一種更具實驗性的、深受靈魂樂、放克和爵士影響的碎拍（breakbeat）音樂，被形容為“20世紀90年代後半期歐洲音樂的又一選擇”、“融合了嘻哈音樂和電子音樂，而兩者最終都消融其中”。

迪斯科（英語：Disco，香港譯的士高，台灣譯迪斯可），是20世紀60年代末從美國都市夜生活中興起的一種舞曲類型和亞文化，尤其在非裔美國人、意大利裔美國人、同性戀社群和拉丁裔群體中流行起來，並在20世紀70年代風行世界，其中有衍生出歐洲舞曲的子流派歐陸舞曲。它的音樂特徵是四板節拍、切分低音聲部 / 貝斯線、弦樂部分、銅管樂器和號、電鋼琴、合成器和電節奏吉他，同時也混合了放克、爵士樂、搖滾樂以及拉丁美洲音樂節奏特色。

In music, the terms Afro/cosmic disco, the cosmic sound, free-style sound, and combinations thereof (Afro, cosmic Afro, Afro-cosmic, Afro-freestyle, etc., as well as Afro-funky and later Afro house) are used somewhat interchangeably to describe various forms of synthesizer-heavy and/or African-influenced dance music and methods of DJing that were originally developed and promoted by a small number of DJs in certain discothèques of Northern Italy from the late 1970s through the mid-1980s. The terms slow-motion disco and Elettronica Meccanica are also associated with the genre.

Hi-NRG (pronounced "high energy") is a genre of uptempo disco or electronic dance music that originated during the late 1970s and early 1980s. As a music genre, typified by its fast tempo, staccato hi-hat rhythms (and the four-on-the-floor pattern), reverberated "intense" vocals and "pulsating" octave basslines, it was particularly influential on the disco scene.

歐陸節拍（英語：Eurobeat）是一種音樂類型，可以指兩種起源於歐洲的舞曲音樂風格：一種是受意大利歐陸迪斯科影響的英國舞曲流行樂，另一種是以高能量音樂為主導的意大利迪斯科舞曲。這兩種形式均在20世紀80年代開始發展。

歐陸舞曲（英語：Eurodance，有時簡稱為歐陸，Euro；有時也稱為歐洲能量舞曲，英語：Euro-NRG、歐陸電子樂，英語：Euro-electronica）是在20世紀80年代後期到90年代中期流行於歐洲、大洋洲及南美洲的電子舞曲。雖然有許多歐陸舞曲在北美洲造成轟動，一般而言，歐陸舞曲在北美洲比較不流行。

Italo dance (also written Italodance) is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the mid-1990s in Italy as a regional development of eurodance; its sound subsequently evolved into a distinct yet closely related form. The genre had its peak of popularity from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s, chiefly in Italy and San Marino, but it also enjoyed great success in the rest of Europe and in the Americas.

意大利迪斯科或伊泰洛迪斯科（英語：Italo disco，有時用連字符寫成Italo-disco）是一種音樂類型，起源於20世紀70年代末的意大利，主要產生於20世紀80年代。意大利迪斯科是由當時流行的意大利國內外地下舞曲、流行音樂和電子音樂（高能量音樂、歐陸迪斯科）演變而來，發展成為一種多元化的流派。

歐陸迪斯科（英語：Eurodisco，有時也寫為Euro disco或Euro-disco）是一種電子音樂流派，在20世紀70年代中期由迪斯科演變而來，將流行和搖滾樂元素融入類似迪斯科的連續舞蹈氛圍中。該音樂流派也融入純電子化、機械化和未來主義的元素。

新迪斯科（英語：Nu-disco）是一種21世紀舞曲音樂，它與對20世紀70年代晚期的迪斯科、重合成器的20世紀80年代歐洲舞曲樣式和20世紀90年代早期的電子舞曲再次興起的興趣相關。這種類別的音樂在21世紀00年代早期盛行，並在21世紀10年代經歷了一定程度的復興。

後迪斯科（英語：Post-disco）是一個術語和流派，用來描述1979年至1986年左右流行音樂史上的一段餘波，它始於美國對迪斯科音樂的強烈反對，導致1979年7月12日芝加哥發生民間騷亂和騷亂，即著名的“迪斯科毀滅之夜”，並於20世紀80年代後隨著新浪潮音樂的主流化而結束。在其衰落階段，迪斯科表現出越來越電子化的特徵，很快成為新浪潮音樂、舊學派嘻哈、歐陸迪斯科的墊腳石，並被稱為高能量地下俱樂部音樂所取代，這是它的直接延續。

Boogie (sometimes called post-disco and electro-funk) is a rhythm and blues genre of electronic dance music with close ties to the post-disco style, that first emerged in the United States during the late 1970s to mid-1980s. The sound of boogie is defined by bridging acoustic and electronic musical instruments with emphasis on vocals and miscellaneous effects.

城市流行（英語：City pop；日語：シティーポップ，羅馬化：shitīpoppu），是屬於日本流行音樂（J-pop）的分支，起源於1970年代後期的日本。它是日本國內受西方文化影響衍伸出來的音樂風格，以貝斯、電吉他搭配鮮明的節奏、輕鬆愉悅的旋律為人所知。

Pop kreatif (English: creative pop) is an Indonesian offshoot and subgenre of Indo pop that emerged in the late 20th century as a fusion of Indonesian music and contemporary global influences such as funk, jazz, disco, new wave and soft rock. Rooted in urban culture, the genre is often characterized by its smooth melodies, upbeat rhythms, and nostalgic themes.

鼓打貝斯（英語：drum and bass，縮寫 d&b、DnB、dnb、deenbee、drum n bass、drum & bass等），是一種電子舞曲風格，有時也被稱為叢林舞曲。鼓打貝斯在1990年代早期出現，音樂風格以快速的節奏與碎拍的鼓點（一般而言介於每分鐘160-180拍之間）、輔以厚重複雜的低音聲線（bassline）著稱。

Hardstep is a subgenre of drum and bass which emerged in the mid-1990s. It is characterized by a gritty production style that consists of an inner-city feel.

Liquid drum and bass, liquid DnB, melodic drum & bass, liquid funk, or sometimes just liquid is a subgenre of drum and bass. While it uses similar basslines and bar layouts to other styles, it contains fewer bar-oriented samples and more instrumental layers (both synthesized and natural), harmonies, melodies and ambiance, producing a sentimental atmosphere directed at home listeners as well as nightclub and rave audiences.

Neurofunk (also known informally as neuro) is a subgenre of drum and bass which emerged from England in the mid-to-late 1990s as a stylistic diversion from techstep.

Sambass, drum 'n' bossa or drum 'n' sambass (a portmanteau of "samba" and "bass") is a regional subgenre of drum and bass music mostly native to Brazil, which combines drum and bass rhythms with influences from Latin American music. Popular artists in the genre include DJ Marky, DJ Patife, XRS Land, Drumagick, Marcelinho da Lua, Kaleidoscopio and DJ Roots.

Techstep is a dark subgenre of drum and bass that was created in the mid-1990s.

Dub poetry is a form of performance poetry of Jamaican origin, which evolved out of dub music in Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1970s, as well as in London, England, and Toronto, Canada, cities which have large populations of Caribbean immigrants. The term "Dub Poetry" was coined by Dub artist Linton Kwesi Johnson in 1976, and further popularized by artist Oku Onoura, which consists of spoken word over reggae rhythms, originally found on the backing or "version" side of a twelve- or seven-inch vinyl record.

電子舞曲（英語：Electronic dance music，直譯：「電子舞蹈音樂」，常簡稱為EDM），有時也稱為舞曲或俱樂部音樂（Club music），是一種廣泛的打擊樂電子音樂流派，最初為夜店、銳舞和音樂節製作。它通常由唱片騎師（DJ）製作並連續播放，他們通過從一個錄音過渡到另一個錄音，創建無縫的曲目選擇，稱為混音。

Christian electronic dance music, also known as CEDM, Christian EDM, Christian dance music, CDM, or Christian electronic music, is a genre of electronic dance music and Christian music. Its musical styles closely mirror non-Christian EDM; however, the CEDM culture's lack of drug use and emphasis on positive lyrics (often focused on Christianity-based principles) distinguish it from non-religious counterparts.

Electronic rock (also known as synth rock and electro rock) is a music genre that involves a combination of rock music and electronic music, featuring instruments typically found within both genres. It originates from the late 1960s when rock bands began incorporating electronic instrumentation into their music.

Dance-rock is a dance-infused genre of rock music. It is a post-disco genre connected with pop rock and new wave with fewer rhythm and blues influences.

另類舞曲（英語：Alternative dance）或獨立舞曲（Indie dance），在美國也被稱為地下舞曲（Underground dance），是一種將各種搖滾風格與電子舞曲相混合的音樂風格。曾經主要流行於英國，但通過20世紀80年代的新秩序樂隊（New Order）和20世紀90年代的超凡樂團樂隊的音樂創作，另類舞曲已被美國乃至全世界所接受。

Baggy is a British alternative dance genre popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and generally associated with the Northern UK's Madchester scene. The style saw alternative rock bands draw influence from psychedelia as well as dance music.

New rave (also known as nü rave, nu rave or neu rave) is a microgenre of indie rock and alternative dance coined by Klaxons founder Jamie Reynolds to describe a British alternative music scene that emerged between 2005 and late 2008. Characterized by fast-paced electronica-influenced indie music that drew influences from 1980s Madchester and rave scenes.

Dance-punk is a subgenre of post-punk that emerged in the late 1970s, and is closely associated with the disco, post-disco and new wave movements. The genre, which began originally as disco-punk or punk funk, is characterized by the incorporation of the angularity and syncopation of funk and the upbeat, danceable rhythms of disco into post-punk, art punk and more general punk rock.

電子流行樂（英語：Electropop）是一種融合了電子和流行風格元素的流行音樂類型。它被描述為合成器流行樂的一種變體，側重於硬電子聲音。

流行舞曲（英語：Dance-pop，直譯：「舞蹈流行」）是一種流行音樂流派，起源於20世紀70年代末至20世紀80年代初。它通常是針對夜店準備的快節奏音樂，目的是便於跳舞，但也適用於當代流行電台。

Freestyle music (also known as freestyle, Latin freestyle or Latin hip-hop, and sometimes Latin rap) is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in New York City, primarily among Puerto Rican Americans and Italian Americans. An important precursor to freestyle is 1982's "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force.

Disco polo is a genre of popular dance music, created in Poland in the 1980s. It was initially known as sidewalk music (Polish: muzyka chodnikowa) or backyard music (Polish: muzyka podwórkowa).

Hyperpop is an electronic music movement and loosely defined subgenre that originated in the early 2010s in the United Kingdom. It is characterised by an exaggerated or maximalist take on 21st century popular music tropes and typically integrates pop and avant-garde sensibilities while drawing on elements commonly found in electronic, rock, hip-hop, and dance music.

Sophisti-pop is a pop music subgenre that developed during the mid-1980s out of the British new wave era. It originated with acts who blended elements of jazz, soul, and pop with lavish production.

合成器流行音樂（英語：Synth-pop，全名為Synthesizer pop），也稱為科技流行（Techno-pop），是電子音樂與流行樂結合的音樂類型，在20世紀70年代末開始流行的音樂流派，以電子合成器為主導樂器。20世紀60年代和70年代初，合成器開始運用在前衛搖滾、電子音樂、藝術搖滾、迪斯科音樂類型中，尤其是眾多德國酸菜搖滾樂隊中的發電站樂隊，這也預示著它的出現。

Electroclash (also known as synthcore, retro-electro, tech-pop, nouveau disco) is a genre of popular music that fuses 1980s electro, new wave and synth-pop with 1990s techno, retro-style electropop and electronic dance music. It emerged in the late 1990s and was pioneered by and associated with acts such as I-F, DJ Hell, Miss Kittin and The Hacker, and Fischerspooner.

Wonky pop was a loose grouping of musical acts that played what the BBC called "quirky, catchy and credible pop", rooted in the eccentric side of 1980s pop music, which was briefly popular in the late 2000s. Artists associated with the genre include Mika, Alphabeat and Frankmusik.

德國酸菜搖滾（英語：Krautrock，德語：'Kosmische Musik，也叫Cosmic music，直譯：宇宙音樂）是一種泛指的實驗搖滾音樂類型，在20世紀60年代末期的德國發展開來。“酸菜搖滾”這種稱呼一開始是一些英文音樂記者給一些德國樂隊起的打趣的名字，這些樂隊的曲風混雜了迷幻搖滾、前衛、電子音樂、放克、簡約音樂、爵士樂即興創作和世界音樂的曲風，和英美兩國搖滾樂傳統的藍調、搖滾風極為不同，並強化了電子音樂、氛圍音樂的流行、派生出了後龐克、另類搖滾和新世紀音樂這三種類型。

新浪潮（英語：New Wave）是搖滾樂的一種音樂分支風格，與朋克搖滾一同在1970年代中晚期出現。起初，新浪潮被認為是朋克搖滾的同義詞。

冷浪潮（英語：Cold wave music）是一種定義寬泛的音樂流派，出現20世紀70年代末的歐洲，其特點是超然的抒情音調、使用早期電子音樂樂器以及極簡主義的方法和風格。它起源於受德國電子樂隊發電站影響的後朋克樂隊，他們使用價格實惠的便攜式合成器，例如科音MS-20。

黑暗浪潮（Dark wave或darkwave，或稱為暗浪潮）是一種音樂類型，起源於 1970 年代晚期的新浪潮和後朋克運動。暗浪潮作品主要運用小調音調，內省的歌詞，一般關於自己的感知、內心感受及想法，被認為帶黑暗、浪漫和淒涼的感覺，同時帶點悲傷的底色。

新德意志死亡藝術（德語：Neue Deutsche Todeskunst，英語：New German Death Art）是20世紀90年代早期發源於德國的一種音樂風格。它被認為是暗潮音樂運動在德語搖滾中的具體表現，儘管在此運動之前，已經出現了若干類似風格的德國樂隊，諸如 Xmal Deutschland、Geisterfahrer 和 Malaria!。

Ethereal wave, also called ethereal darkwave, ethereal goth or simply ethereal, is a subgenre of dark wave music that is variously described as "gothic", "romantic", and "otherworldly". It developed in the early 1980s in the United Kingdom as an outgrowth of gothic rock, and was mainly represented by 4AD bands such as Cocteau Twins, This Mortal Coil, and early guitar-driven Dead Can Dance.

Nu gaze (also typeset as nu-gaze and sometimes known as second-wave shoegaze) was an international shoegaze revival movement that took place during the 2000s. The movement was influenced by the original shoegaze movement but embraced a more diverse array of influences, particularly from electronic music.

Minimal wave is a broad classification of music that comprises obscure, atypical examples of genres such as new wave, stripped-down electronic or synthesizer music, synth-pop, post-punk, and coldwave. Most of the music tends to focus on electronic, pre-MIDI instrumentation and themes of sincere, rather than ironic, detachment.

Neue Deutsche Welle (NDW, pronounced [ˈnɔʏə ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈvɛlə], "new German wave") is a genre of West German rock music originally derived from post-punk and new wave with electronic influences. The term was coined by Dutch radio DJ Frits Ritmeester (Frits Spits) on the nationwide radio station Hilversum 3, which was very popular among German listeners.

New Romantic was an underground subculture movement that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The movement emerged from the nightclub scene in London and Birmingham at venues such as Billy's and The Blitz.

後搖滾（英語：Post-rock）在分類上尚有爭議，有些人將其看作搖滾樂的一種。後搖的一個特點是，所用樂器一般與搖滾樂相同，但節奏、和聲、旋律、音色及和弦進行都有別於傳統搖滾。

太空搖滾（Space rock）是一種音樂風格，特點是鬆散且冗長的歌曲結構，通常以器樂織體為主，創造出催眠般的、夢幻的聲音。太空搖滾可能會包含有扭曲且回響感十足的吉他、簡單的鼓點、悠閒的歌聲、合成器，以及以外太空和科幻為主題的歌詞。

輾核（Grindcore）是一種極端類型的音樂，從1980年代初至中期開始出現。他從一些激進的音樂類型得到啟發，如極端金屬、工業音樂、噪音和較為偏激的硬蕊龐克。

電子蕊（英語：Electronicore）是一個混合後硬核和/或金屬核與電子音樂的音樂類型。

電子樂（英語：Electronica），是指一大類以電子音樂為基礎的音樂風格，旨在供人聆聽而非嚴格用於跳舞，如科技舞曲、浩室、氛圍音樂、叢林音樂等，也是20世紀90年代初在英國興起的一種音樂場景。在美國，該術語主要用於泛指電子音樂。

Folktronica is a genre of indie electronic music incorporating elements of folk music and electronica, often featuring uses of acoustic instruments and incorporating delicate, textural sound design. The Ashgate Research Companion to Popular Musicology describes folktronica as "a catch-all [term] for all manner of artists who have combined mechanical dance beats with elements of acoustic rock or folk".

Live electronic music (also known as live electronics) is a form of music that can include traditional electronic sound-generating devices, modified electric musical instruments, hacked sound generating technologies, and computers. Initially the practice developed in reaction to sound-based composition for fixed media such as musique concrète, electronic music and early computer music.

新爵士（英語：Nu Jazz，也拼作Nü jazz；另稱為Jazztronica，直譯：爵士電子樂或Future jazz，直譯：未來爵士樂）是屬於爵士音樂和電子音樂旁支的音樂流派，它在原有的基礎上加上放克、靈魂樂、電子舞曲和自由即興演奏等元素。 新爵士通常比它的近親酸爵士更進一步地踏入電子音樂領域。

Kosmische Musik ("cosmic music") is a music genre of 1970s German electronic music which makes extensive use of synthesizers and incorporates themes related to space or otherworldliness; it is also used as a German analogue to the English term "space rock". The term was coined in 1971 by Edgar Froese and later used by record producer Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser as a marketing term for bands such as Ash Ra Tempel, Tangerine Dream, and Klaus Schulze.

Ethnic electronica (also known as ethnotronica, ethno electronica or ethno techno) is a broad category of electronic music, where artists combine elements of various styles of electronic music, world music and new age music. The music is primarily rooted in local music traditions and regional cultures, and can often engage in elements of popular music.

Asian underground is a term associated with various British Asian, South Asian Canadian, South Asian American and Dutch South Asian musicians (mostly Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan) who blend elements of Western underground dance music and the traditional Asian music of their home countries in South Asia. The sound has roots in the South Asian Diaspora, and many notable musicians within the genre are immigrants or children of immigrants.

Afrobeats, not to be confused with Afrobeat or Afroswing, is an umbrella term to describe popular music from West Africa and the diaspora that initially developed in Nigeria, Ghana, and the UK in the 2000s and 2010s. Afrobeats is less of a style per se, and more of a descriptor for the fusion of sounds flowing out of Nigeria and Ghana.

Azonto is a dance and music genre from Ghana. It is connected to the traditional Ga dance Kpanlogo, associated with the coastal towns in the country such as Chorkor, James Town, Teshie, Nungua and Tema, in the Greater Accra Region.

Coupé-décalé (French pronunciation: [kupe dekale]) is a type of popular dance music originating in Côte d'Ivoire. Drawing heavily from zouglou and ndombolo with other African influences, coupé-décalé is a very percussive style, featuring African samples, deep bass, and repetitive minimalist arrangements.

Kuduro (or kuduru) is a type of music and dance born in Angola. It is characterized as uptempo, energetic, and danceable.

Mahragan or Mahraganat (Arabic: مهرجانات, pronounced [mɑhɾɑɡɑˈnɑːt]; transl. "festivals, carnivals"), also Egyptian electro, Egyptian street music or shaabi-electro, is a popular genre of Egyptian folk music. Mahraganat is a combination of working class popular Egyptian music (shaabi) played at weddings, EDM and hip-hop, with heavy autotune use.

Tsonga electro is a dance movement and musical style born from a 21st-century reboot of local folk traditions in South African townships, Tsonga Disco and Kwaito House. The movement has been spearheaded by DJ Khwaya and the producer Nozinja in recent years, who has turned it into an iconic Afro-futurist strain of electronic dance music.

Budots (; boo-DOTS) is an electronic dance music (EDM) genre that originated in Davao City, Philippines, and is considered as street style techno. It eventually spread in Bisaya-speaking regions.

Raptor house (also known as Changa tuki) is a lifestyle, dance and music genre derived from electronic music that originated in Caracas, Venezuela in early-1990s. It was a strong trend and present in parties until the late-2000s.

Dancehall pop is a sub-genre of the Jamaican genre dancehall that originated in the early 2000s. Developing from the sounds of reggae, dancehall pop is characteristically different in its fusion with western pop music and digital music production.

萌系歌曲 (英語：Denpa song)(日語：萌えソング)是一類表現“萌”要素的歌曲，常常與電波歌曲(日語：電波ソング)混用。此類歌曲的要素包括了意義不明的歌詞、故意的走調，以及高於正常音區的旋律。

Guaracha, also known as zapateo or aleteo, is an electronic music genre from Medellín, Colombia. The genre has no connection to the traditional guaracha of Cuba.

Funk carioca (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfɐ̃k(i) kɐɾiˈɔkɐ, - kaɾ-]), also known as baile funk, Brazilian funk, or simply funk, is a Brazilian hip hop-influenced music genre from Rio de Janeiro, taking influences from musical styles such as Miami bass and freestyle. In Brazil, "baile funk" refers not to the music, but to the actual parties or discotheques in which the music is played (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbajʎi], from baile, meaning "ball").

Funk melody (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈfɐ̃k(i) ˈmɛlodʒi]) is a fusion genre of funk carioca and Latin freestyle.

Funk ostentação (pronounced [ˈfɐ̃k(i) ostẽtaˈsɐ̃w]; Portuguese for 'ostentation funk') is a Brazilian music style created in São Paulo in 2008. Strongly influenced by American hip-hop, the central theme addressed in the songs is conspicuous consumption, and many funk ostentação artists sing about cars, motorcycles, drink, women, and ambitions to leave the favela and achieve life goals.

Funk proibidão (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈfɐ̃k(i) pɾo.ibiˈdɐ̃w]), or simply Proibidão, which literally translates to "strongly prohibited" or "highly forbidden", is a subgenre of funk carioca music originating from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro where it began in the early 1990s as a parallel phenomenon to the growth of drug gangs in the many slums of the city. The drug gangs sponsored DJs and baile funks in the favelas they controlled to spread respect and love for their gang as well as hate to the other gangs.

Rasteirinha (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁasteˈɾĩɲɐ]) or Ragga funk is a subgenre of funk carioca that takes large influence from samba and axé, and adopts Caribbean grooves derived from reggaeton and dancehall. Rasteirinha was born in the early 2010s in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro and quickly popularized by some of its early hits, like MC Delano's "Na Ponta Ela Fica" and MC Romântico's "As Novinha Tão Sensacional".

Merenhouse, Merenrap or Electronic merengue, Mambo/Mambo de Calle is a style of Dominican Merengue music derived by blending it with dancehall, hip hop and house, particularly latin house. The mix of Latin, house and dancehall music started in New York City in the late 1980s.

Nortec or nor-tec (from the combination of "norteño" and "techno") is a genre of electronic dance music developed in Tijuana (a border city in Baja California, Mexico) that first gained popularity in 2001. Nortec music is characterized by hard dance beats and samples from traditional forms of Mexican music such as Banda sinaloense and Norteño - unmistakably Mexican horns are often used.

Rabòday (pronounced [ɣabɔdaj]) is a rhythm of traditional dance music played to the drum and is arranged to electronic music.

Rara tech is an electronic music subgenre that fuses the Afro-Haitian genre rara with house music. Haitian-style electronic dance music (EDM) in Haiti is often referred to as "HEDM" (Haitian electronic dance music).

Russ music (Norwegian: russemusikk) is a subgenre of electronic dance music and a music scene which originated from Norway during the mid-2000s. Drawing inspiration from EDM, hip hop and techno.

Shamstep is a Levantine genre of electronic dance music that combines the traditional forms of Dabke music with electronic instruments. 'Sham' is the Arabic name for the region of Greater Syria, Syria-Palestine or the Levant.

Tecnocumbia is a style of Cumbia where there is a fusion between electronic sounds generated by electronic musical instruments through electronic drums, the electric guitar, synthesisers, and samplers. "Tecnocumbia" was a word developed in Mexico to describe this type of music.

Tribal guarachero, also known as tribal, is a music genre that fuses electronic dance music with cumbia or certain rhythms from regional Mexican music genres. Tribal guarachero is sometimes referred to as "3ball".

Worldbeat is a music genre that blends pop music or rock music with world music or traditional music. Worldbeat is similar to other cross-pollination labels of contemporary and roots genres, and which suggest a rhythmic, harmonic or textural contrast and synthesis between its modern and ethnic elements.

Manila sound (Filipino: Tunog ng Maynila) is a music genre in the Philippines that began in the mid-1970s in Metro Manila.

黑樂譜是一種音樂流派，由使用MIDI文件創建包含大量音符（通常成千上萬，數百萬，數十億甚至數萬億）的歌曲或混音的樂曲組成。製作黑樂譜的人們被稱為“blackers”。

Deconstructed club, also known as post-club or deconstructed music, is an experimental style of electronic dance music characterized by a post-modernist approach and an abrasive or dystopian tone. It stands opposed to the tropes of mainstream club styles, often dispensing with four-on-the-floor beats and stable rhythm while mixing eclectic or abrasive sources.

Acousmatic music (from Greek ἄκουσμα akousma, "a thing heard") is a form of electroacoustic music that is specifically composed for presentation using speakers, as opposed to a live performance. It stems from a compositional tradition that dates back to the origins of musique concrète in the late 1940s.

聲景是指人類感知的聲音環境。該術語最初由加拿大作曲家默里·謝弗在1960年代末提出，並被邁克爾·索斯沃斯（Michael Southworth）大力推廣, 主要應用於城市規劃、建築設計、音樂作曲等領域。

故障音樂（英語：Glitch）是一種在1990年代成型的電子音樂風格。 它隨 “錯誤美學”而誕生，以蓄意使用故障的音頻媒介或其他聲音加工物為主要的創作手法。

Granular synthesis is a sound synthesis method that operates on the microsound time scale. It is based on the same principle as sampling.

Japanoise (ジャパノイズ, Japanoizu), a portmanteau of "Japanese" and "noise", is the distinctively intense and experimental style of noise music that emerged in Japan from the late 1970s onward. Nick Cain of The Wire identifies the "primacy of Japanese Noise artists like Merzbow, Hijokaidan and Incapacitants" as one of the major developments in noise music since 1990.

Harsh noise is a subgenre of noise music that emerged in the early 1980s, originating from the Kansai no wave movement and later Japanoise, primarily through acts such as Merzbow, Hijokaidan, Hanatarash, C.C.C.C. and Incapacitants, and was further developed by the European power electronics scene and American noise musicians such as the Haters, Daniel Menche, and Richard Ramirez.

Power electronics (also known as heavy electronics) is a subgenre of noise and industrial music, characterized by static, screeching waves of feedback, analogue synthesizers, sub-bass pulses and high frequency squealing sounds.

Power noise (also known as rhythmic noise, rhythm 'n' noise and distorted beat music) is a subgenre of noise and post-industrial music, that originated predominantly in Europe during the 1990s. It draws primary influence from various styles of electronic dance music.

Plunderphonics is a music genre in which tracks are constructed by sampling recognizable musical works. The term was coined by composer John Oswald in 1985 in his essay "Plunderphonics, or Audio Piracy as a Compositional Prerogative", and eventually explicitly defined in the liner notes of his Grayfolded album.

Sampledelia (also called sampledelica) is sample-based music that uses samplers or similar technology to expand upon the recording methods of 1960s psychedelia. Sampledelia features "disorienting, perception-warping" manipulations of audio samples or found sounds via techniques such as chopping, looping or stretching.

Reductionism is a form of improvised music that developed towards the end of the 20th century, centered in Berlin, London, Tokyo, and Vienna. The key characteristics of the music include microtonality, extended techniques, very soft and quiet dynamics, silence, and unconventional sounds and timbres.

Lowercase is an extreme form of ambient minimalism in which very quiet sounds are amplified to extreme levels. Minimal artist Steve Roden popularized the movement with an album entitled Forms of Paper, in which he made recordings of himself handling paper in various ways.

The Onkyo music movement or Onkyokei (音響系, Onkyōkei) (translation: "reverberation of sound") is a form of free improvisation, emerging from Japan in the late 1990s. Onkyō can be translated as "sound, noise, echo".

放克（英語：Funk），也譯作魂克或瘋克，是一種美國的音樂類型，起源於1960年代中期至晚期，非洲裔美國人音樂家將靈魂樂、靈魂爵士樂和節奏藍調融合成一種有節奏的、適合跳舞的音樂新形式。放克「不再強調旋律與和聲，而強調電貝斯與鼓的強烈節奏律動」。

硬核（英語：Hardcore），又稱硬核鐵克諾/泰克諾或硬核科技舞曲（英語：Hardcore techno），簡稱硬核， 是一種電子舞曲。硬核最初起源於20世紀90年代的布魯塞爾、荷蘭和德國。

Hard NRG, nu-NRG, filthy hard house, or more recently just filth, is an electronic dance music genre similar in structure (with regard to sequencing and programming) to UK hard house form, taking influences from German hard trance. The main difference is in the musical/thematic content of each style.

硬派音樂（英語：Hardstyle，簡稱硬派）是電子舞曲的一種風格，由硬出神、硬核科技舞曲和加伯音樂演變而來。典型的Hardstyle歌曲具有又深沈又重的鼓聲、強烈的淡出或重低音回響，配上合成的旋律。

Jumpstyle is a subgenre of electronic dance music that emerged in Western Europe in the late 1990s, particularly in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is associated with a distinctive dance style commonly referred to as jumpen.

Lento violento, sometimes shortened to simply lento, is a style of electronic dance music that developed in Italy. Its name means slow (and) violent.

Mákina is a subgenre of hardcore techno, originating in Spain.

Bouncy techno is a hardcore dance music rave style that developed in the early 1990s from Scotland and Northern England. Described as an accessible gabber-like form, it was popularised by Scottish DJ and music producer Scott Brown under numerous aliases and Ultra-Sonic who were formed in Ayrshire.

Breakcore is a style of electronic dance music that emerged from jungle, hardcore, and drum & bass in the mid-to-late 1990s. It is characterized by very complex and intricate breakbeats and a wide palette of sampling sources played at high tempos, though there is much debate in the breakcore subculture as to what breakcore itself is.

Digital hardcore is a fusion genre that combines hardcore punk with electronic dance music genres such as breakbeat, techno, and drum and bass while also drawing on heavy metal, industrial and noise music. It typically features fast tempos and aggressive sound samples.

法核（英語：Frenchcore）是硬核鐵克諾的一個分支。這種風格與硬核的其他形式不同，節奏較快，速度通常是190-250 BPM，並具有響亮而失真的低音聲部。

Gabber ( GAB-ər; Dutch: [ˈɣɑbər] ) is a style of electronic dance music and a subgenre of hardcore, as well as the surrounding subculture. The music is characterised by fast beats, distorted and heavy kickdrums, with dark themes and samples.

Mainstream hardcore, mainstyle or nu style gabber is a subgenre of hardcore techno. The essence of mainstream hardcore sound is a distorted bass drum sound, overdriven to the point where it becomes clipped into a distorted square wave and makes a recognizably melodic tone.

快樂硬核（英語：Happy hardcore），又稱四節拍（4-beat）或快樂核（happycore），是硬核舞曲或“硬舞”（hard dance）的一個分支流派。它起源於英國的碎拍硬核銳舞場景，以及20世紀90年代初比利時、德國和荷蘭的硬核科技舞曲場景。

J核（英語：J-core），又稱日本硬核，是硬核舞曲的一種形式，起源於1990年代末的日本團體與DJ。J核使用了來自電子遊戲和動畫的聲音取樣、多彩的可愛圖像和專輯封面，並借用了電波系與御宅族文化的元素。

速核 （英語：Speedcore），又稱速度硬核，是硬核舞曲的一種形式，具有極高的速度，曲調通常較憤怒。速核誕生於1990年代前期，名稱來源於“快速的硬核（Hardcore）”。

Hauntology is a music genre, movement or a loosely defined stylistic feature that evokes cultural memory and aesthetics of the past. It developed in the 2000s primarily among British electronic musicians, and typically draws on British cultural sources from the 1930s to the 1960s, including library music, film and TV soundtracks, psychedelia, and public information films; often through the use of sampling.

Chillwave（英語：Chillwave，直譯：「寒波、寒潮、冷波、放鬆波」，“Chill”是一個英語俚語，意思是平靜下來或放鬆），是2000年代末美國出現的一種電子音樂微流派，最初被認為是glo-fi和催眠流行樂的同義詞。節奏一般慢到中等，音效柔和且帶低傳真效果。

Hypnagogic pop (or simply h-pop) is a loosely defined style of pop and psychedelic music that evokes cultural memory and nostalgia for the popular entertainment of the past (principally the 1980s and early 1990s). It emerged in the 2000s through a wave of American Millennial home recording artists in the lo-fi and post-noise scene, who adopted retro aesthetics from their childhood, such as radio and soft rock, new wave, video game music, synth-pop, R&B, film soundtracks, new-age and early Internet aesthetics.

合成器浪潮（英語：Synthwave），又稱復古浪潮（Retrowave）或未來合成器浪潮（Futuresynth），是一種電子音樂的分支，其音樂主要基於1980年代動作片、科幻片和恐怖片的電影配樂。其他影響源於該時代的藝術和電子遊戲。

Sovietwave (also styled Soviet wave or Soviet-wave) is a subgenre of synthwave music and accompanying Internet aesthetic which originates from the former Soviet Union, primarily Russia. It is characterized by an emphasis on the technology and culture of the Soviet Union, such as the Soviet space program and retrofuturistic Soviet era architecture and art, and is an expression of nostalgia for the Soviet Union.

蒸氣波（英語：Vaporwave）是一種電子音樂和視覺藝術類型，出現於2010年初的互聯網社區，隨後逐漸從網絡模因發展成為了藝術運動。這類作品側重於20世紀80年代、90年代的美國、日本流行文化元素，包括城市生活、購物中心、商業廣告、電子遊戲、科技和早期互聯網等，也受到賽博朋克科幻的影響。

Hardvapour is an Internet-based microgenre of music that emerged in late 2015 as a tongue-in-cheek response to vaporwave, departing from the calm, muzak-sampling capitalist utopia concept of the latter in favor of a gabber- and punk-influenced sound. Canadian music producer Wolfenstein OS X album End of World Rave (2015) and the Antifur record label are credited with having first defined the hardvapour sound.

Mallsoft （也稱為 mallwave ）是一種以復古商業中心為主題的蒸汽波子流派。

Afroswing, also known as Afrobashment, or less commonly Afrobbean or Afro-trap (not to be confused with the French genre), is a genre of music that developed in the UK during the mid-2010s, derivative of dancehall and Afrobeats, with influences from trap, British hip-hop, R&B, and grime. Commercially, the genre has been very successful, with many Afroswing artists making it into the British charts.

另類嘻哈 (又被稱作另類說唱) 是一種嘻哈音樂形式，對其定義眾說紛紜。 Allmusic給出的定義如下: 說唱音樂有其固有形式，例如匪幫說唱、邁阿密貝斯、硬核說唱以及聚會說唱，而另類嘻哈則不遵從這些傳統形式。

Hipster hop (also known as hipster rap) is hip hop music perceived to be influenced by the hipster subculture in the early to mid-2000s. Artists such as The Cool Kids and Kid Cudi were hipster hop, though they did not embrace this label.

雲霧說唱（英語：Cloud rap，又稱trillwave或based music）是嘻哈音樂的一個流派。其通常以“模糊”、低保真為特徵。

狂克（英文：Crunk，也有譯作曠課、曠克）是一種嘻哈樂的支風格，起源於1990年代初期並流行於2000年代中期。狂克通常用快板，是南部嘻哈中較為適合舞廳的風格。

Crunkcore (also known as crunk punk, screamo crunk, and scrunk) is a musical fusion microgenre characterized by the combination of musical elements from crunk, post-hardcore (particularly pop screamo), heavy metal, pop, electronic and dance music. The genre often features screamed vocals, hip hop beats, and sexually provocative lyrics.

Snap music (also known as snap, ringtone rap or snap rap) is a subgenre of hip hop music derived from crunk that originated in southern United States in the 2000s, in Bankhead, West Atlanta, United States. It achieved mainstream popularity throughout the mid-late 2000s, but declined shortly thereafter.

電聲音樂（英語：Electro）或電子放克（英語：Electro-funk）是一種電子舞曲類型，興起於1980年代初期。它的標誌性特徵是對羅蘭TR-808鼓機的高度使用，並直接汲取了早期嘻哈和放克音樂的影響。

情緒說唱（英語：Emo rap）是嘻哈和情感硬核融合的音樂形式，起源於2010年代中期的SoundCloud rap場景。該流派將嘻哈音樂的特性（例如節拍和說唱）與情感硬核中常見的抒情主題和人聲融合在一起，還受到比如獨立搖滾，流行朋克和新金屬等搖滾類型，以及陷阱音樂，雲霧饒舌和另類嘻哈音樂中的嘻哈元素的影響。

Hip-hop production is the creation of hip-hop in a recording studio. While the term encompasses all aspects of hip-hop music creation, including recording the rapping of an MC, a turntablist or DJ providing a beat, using samples and "scratching" using record players and the creation of a rhythmic backing track, and using a drum machine or sequencer, it is most commonly used to refer to recording the instrumental, non-lyrical and non-vocal aspects of hip-hop.

Jerk is a music subgenre blending hip-hop and internet rap that emerged in New York City during the early 2020s. It draws inspiration from the original 2000s wave of jerk rap and street dance culture.

低保真嘻哈（也稱為Lofi hip hop、chillhop、清哈、低保真學習音樂 ）是一種結合了嘻哈音樂和Chill-out音樂元素的慢節奏音樂 。 它於2010年代在YouTube上流行起來。

Miami bass (also known as booty music or booty bass) is a subgenre of hip hop music that became popular in the 1980s and 1990s. The use of drums from the Roland TR-808, sustained kick drum, heavy bass, raised dance tempos, and frequently sexually explicit lyrical content differentiate it from other hip hop subgenres.

Mumble rap，又稱SoundCloud rap，是一種定義鬆散的嘻哈形式，中文的通俗念法為嘟噥饒舌，模糊說唱。在2010年被廣泛上傳到了影音串流平台SoundCloud上。

陷阱音樂（又名渣鋪，英語：Trap music）是一種初形成於1990年代的音樂類型，該類型起源於美國南部的南部嘻哈音樂。該音樂類型以具有侵略性的歌詞和聲音著稱，並大量包含808踢鼓、腳踏鈸、低音調的唱腔、有層次的合成器、和「電音式」的弦樂器。

2010年代初在芝加哥興起，製作受到Trap影響，歌詞承接幫派說唱傳統。

Brooklyn drill is a regional subgenre of drill music, which is a subgenre of hip-hop music. It centered in Brooklyn, that began as derivative of the drill music scene in Chicago and later became derivative of UK drill with its 808 percussion and sliding notes by producers from the UK drill scene.

Drill在英國發展的地域分支，也是這一風格向全球傳播的一部分。

Latin trap is a subgenre of Latin hip hop music that originated in Puerto Rico. A direct descendant of southern hip hop and trap, and influenced by reggaeton, R&B and urbano music.

Phonk（/fɒŋk/），又音譯作「馮克」，一受1990年代孟菲斯說唱直接影響的陷阱嘻哈子流派，其風格特點結合了舊曼菲斯說唱磁帶，以及1990年代的取樣嘻哈人聲等元素，其中樂蘭TR-808鼓機的牛鈴取樣聲猶為突出，同時也應用了憂郁、失真的切碎並擰緊技術。 該流派起源自1990年代的休士頓與曼菲斯等美國南部地區，其早期先驅有DJ Screw、X-Raided、DJ Spanish Fly和邪惡黑幫樂團等，而「Phonk」一詞則於2010年代初由饒舌歌手太空幽靈普特所創並普及。

Plugg is a subgenre of trap music that emerged in the mid-2010s via online distribution on the SoundCloud platform. It was popularized by melodic Southern hip hop artists, and is characterized by deep 808 basslines, sparkly melodies, and melodic vocals.

UK rap, also known as British hip-hop or UK hip-hop or British rap, is a music genre and culture that covers a variety of styles of hip-hop made in the United Kingdom. The development of UK rap was shaped by a distinct set of regional influences, slang, and grassroots movements that differentiated it from American hip-hop.

浩室音樂（英語：House music，直譯：「房子音樂」）是一種電子音樂風格。最早的浩室音樂源自於美國20世紀80年代初期到中期。

酸浩室（英語：Acid house，簡稱呼酸；有時也稱為迷幻浩室，英語：Psychedelic house），是浩室音樂的子類別，是由美國芝加哥的唱片騎師（DJ）在20世紀80年代所發展出來的。其風格主要是有低音聲部以及由羅蘭TB-303合成器產生的壓制聲。

Afro house (also known as Afro-house or Afrohouse) is a sub-genre of house music mainly developed in South Africa. The genre emerged in the 1990s.

Afro tech (also Afro-tech or AfroTech) is a sub-genre of afro house which originates and is predominantly made in South Africa. It emerged in the 2010s.

Amapiano is a genre of music from South Africa that became popular in the early 2020s. It is a hybrid of kwaito, deep house, gqom, jazz, soul, and lounge music characterised by synths and wide, percussive basslines.

Kidandali is a stylistic music genre featuring the use of native sounds and samples from Uganda. Kidandali is a word from the Ganda language which in translation can mean "local party" or "celebration".

Ambient house is a downtempo subgenre of house music that first emerged in the late 1980s, combining elements of acid house and ambient music. The genre developed in chill-out rooms and specialist clubs as part of the UK's dance music scene.

Balearic beat, also known as Balearic house, Balearic, Ibiza house or Ibizan chillout, is an eclectic blend of DJ-led dance music that emerged in the mid-1980s. It later became the name of a more specific style of electronic dance/house music that was popular into the mid-1990s.

舞室場景（ballroom scene），也稱為舞室社區（ballroom community）、舞室文化（ballroom culture）或簡稱舞室（ballroom），是一種起源於紐約市的非裔美國人和拉丁裔的地下LGBTQ+亞文化。從 20 世紀末開始，黑人和拉丁裔變裝皇后組織了自己的選美比賽，反對現有變裝皇后選美巡回賽中所面對的種族主義：雖然有各個種族的參賽者，但這些巡回賽的評委卻大多是白人。

The music of Brazil encompasses various regional musical styles influenced by European, American, African and Amerindian forms. Brazilian music developed some unique and original styles such as forró, repente, coco de roda, axé, sertanejo, samba, bossa nova, MPB, gaucho music, pagode, tropicália, choro, maracatu, embolada (coco de repente), frevo, brega, modinha and Brazilian versions of foreign musical styles, such as rock, pop music, soul, hip-hop, disco music, country music, ambient, industrial and psychedelic music, rap, classical music, fado, and gospel.

Bloghouse (also known as bloghaus) is a loosely defined scene and microgenre of house and electronic dance music that rose to prominence during the early 2000s. Initially emerging on the Internet, similarly to other early blog-related music scenes such as blog rock and blog rap.

芝加哥浩室（英語：Chicago house）指的是20世紀80年代中後期在芝加哥產生的浩室音樂。該術語通常用於指代來自該地區的原創浩室音樂唱片騎師（DJ）和音樂製作人，例如羅恩·哈迪和樂隊組合Phuture。

深度浩室（英語：Deep house）是浩室音樂的子流派，起源於20世紀80年代，起初融合了芝加哥浩室和80年代放克爵士的元素，也觸及到了靈魂音樂。拉里·赫德在1984年發佈的曲目《Mystery of Love》被認為是這一曲風的起源。

法國浩室 （英語：French house；也稱為French touch，直譯：法國觸碰、Filter house，直譯：濾波器浩室，和Tekfunk，直譯：科技放克），是浩室音樂的一種風格，該音樂風格由法國音樂家在20世紀90年代創作發展而來。法國浩室為歐陸迪斯科的一種衍生形式，也是20世紀90年代末至21世紀00年代歐洲電子舞曲流行的音樂載體。

Diva house, also known as handbag house, is a subgenre of house music that emerged in the early 1990s and became popular in gay clubs during the second half of that decade. The Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture defines handbag house as featuring "prominent female vocals, breakdowns, and a proliferation of piano 'stabs'." Contemporary examples typically employ four on the floor rhythms and synthesized instrumental accents.

Hardbag is a genre of electronic dance music popular in the mid-1990s. Having evolved out of the handbag house scene in 1993–1994, the genre enjoyed massive, albeit brief, popularity, with several hardbag releases achieving positions in the upper echelons of the UK chart.

Big room house or simply big room is a fusion subgenre of house music (notably progressive house and electro house) that gained popularity in the early 2010s. Although the term "big room" started appearing in news articles circa 2007, the current state of this subgenre emerged around 2010—12 and was popularized by songs such as "Epic" and "Cannonball".

Future rave is a genre of EDM coined by disk jockey/producers David Guetta and Morten Breum. The sound is noted as a combination of techno and progressive house.

Electro swing, or swing house, is an electronic dance music genre that combines the influence of vintage or modern swing and jazz mixed with house and hip hop. Successful examples of the genre create a modern and dance-floor focused sound that is more readily accessible to the modern ear, but that also retains the energetic excitement of live brass and early swing recordings.

時髦浩室（英語：Funky house）是浩室音樂的一個子流派，它使用迪斯科和放克樣本、受放克啓發的貝斯線或強烈的靈魂樂影響，並從20世紀70年代和80年代的放克音樂唱片中的鼓點汲取靈感。它經常會加入迪斯科弦樂，但並非始終如一。

未來浩室（英語：Future house）是21世紀10年代在英國誕生的一種浩室音樂流派，融合了深度浩室 、英國車庫 以及其它一些電子舞曲流派中的元素和技術。 “未來浩室”一詞的創造者是一位法國DJTchami ，他於2013年發佈在SoundCloud的重混作品《Go Deep》是第一首被歸類於此流派的作品。

車庫浩室（英語：Garage house，最初稱為“garage”）當地樂壇術語包括紐約浩室（New York house）和新澤西之聲（New Jersey sound），是一種與芝加哥浩室音樂同時發展起來的舞曲風格。該音樂類型在20世紀80年代的美國和20世紀90年代的英國流行，並在那裡發展成為英國車庫音樂和速度車庫音樂。

Ghetto house or booty house is a subgenre of house music which started being recognized as a distinct style from around 1992 onwards. It features minimal 808 and 909 drum machine-driven tracks and sometimes sexually explicit lyrics.

Ghettotech (also known as Detroit club) is a genre of electronic music originating from Detroit. It combines elements of Chicago's ghetto house with electro, Detroit techno, and Miami bass.

Gqom (Zulu: [ᶢǃʱòm]), igqomu ([iᶢǃʱòmu]), gqom tech, sgubhu, 3-step or G.Q.O.M is a South African electronic dance music genre and subgenre of house music, that emerged in the early 2010s from Durban, pioneered and innovated by music producers Naked Boyz, Rudeboyz, Sbucardo, Griffit Vigo, Nasty Boyz, DJ Lag, Menzi Shabane, Distruction Boyz and Citizen Boy. Unlike other South African electronic music, traditional gqom is typified by minimal, raw and repetitive sound with heavy bass but without the four-on-the-floor rhythm pattern.

Hip house, also known as rap house or house rap, is a musical genre that mixes elements of house music and hip-hop, which originated in both London and Chicago in the mid-to-late 1980s.

Italo house (often simply referred to as "Italian" or "Italian house" in the UK) is a form of house music originating in Italy. Typically popular in Italy, Britain, and United States since the late 1980s, it fuses house music and Italo disco.

Jacking, Jackin’, or the jack is a freestyle dance move in which the dancer ripples their torso back and forth in an undulating motion. It emerged within the context of Chicago house music in the 1980s.

Kwaito is a music genre that emerged in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, between the late 1980s and 1990s. It is a sound that features the use of South African sounds and samples.

Latin house is an electronic dance music genre that combines house and Latin American music, such as that of Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, and African origin.

前衛浩室或漸進浩室（英語：Progressive House），是浩室音樂的一個分支，起源於1990年代早期的英國。Progressive House比較注重旋律和樂曲編排，拍點強弱較不明顯，節奏大致在120到134bpm左右。

Microhouse, buftech or sometimes just minimal, is a subgenre of house music strongly influenced by minimalism and 1990s techno.

The New Jersey sound or Jersey sound is a genre of house music originating in Newark, New Jersey, during the early 1980s. It is a type of deep and garage house with an emphasis on soulful vocals influenced by Newark's gospel legacy.

Outsider house (originally spawned as outsider dance, also known as raw house) is a subgenre of house music, combining elements of deep house, techno, noise, and ambient, with artists embracing lo-fi techniques rather than the polished cleanliness of mainstream deep house and other EDM genres. The term "outsider dance" was coined in 2012 by the London-based DJ Ben UFO and emphasized by music journalist Scott Wilson, referring to different producers and record labels "operating at the fringes of the fringes" such as Laurel Halo, Anthony Naples.

Stadium house is a genre of dance music which was most successful in the early 1990s. Acts such as the KLF and Utah Saints combined house music with other elements more typical in rock music, such as bombastic live shows and even guitarists, to add additional impact to their music and appearance, in order to fill large venues and drive audience participation, or convey a live atmosphere in their recordings.

浩室與Techno的交匯，兼顧舞池律動與克制的電子音色細節。

Tribal house is a subgenre of house music combined with world music rhythms. It is broadly characterized by elements of indigenous musical percussions (typically conga drums or its synthesized derivative).

熱帶浩室（英語：Tropical house，又名Trop house），是深度浩室的一個子流派 ，也結合了舞廳和巴利阿里節拍等的元素。 這一流派的音樂人常常會參與到明日世界等在夏季舉辦的音樂節中。

UK hard house or simply hard house is a style of electronic dance music that emerged in the early 1990s and is synonymous with its association to the Trade club and the associated DJs there that created the style. It often features a speedy tempo (around 150 BPM but hard house ranges from around 135 BPM to around 165 BPM), offbeat bass stabs, hoovers and horns.

Hardbass或Hard Bass（俄語：хардбасс，/ˈxɑːrdbɑːs/）是1990年代晚期起源於俄羅斯電子音樂的曲風。 HardBass的靈感來源於UK hard house、Techno、Scouse House、Powerstomp和Hardstyle，擁有快節奏（通常為150-175bpm），獨特的低音（即俗稱“低音貝司”），失真的聲音和少許的饒舌。

Electro-industrial is a subgenre of post-industrial music that emerged in the early 1980s. It was originally pioneered by acts such as Front 242, Cabaret Voltaire, Front Line Assembly, Klinik, Numb, as well as groups from Canada, the United States and the Benelux.

Electronic body music (EBM) is a genre of electronic music that combines elements of industrial music and synth-punk with elements of dance music. It developed in the early 1980s in Western Europe, as an outgrowth of both the punk and the industrial music cultures.

Futurepop is an electronic music genre that has been characterized as a blend of synth-pop, EBM and dance beats, based on trance and techno. It developed in Western Europe as an outgrowth of both the EBM and electro-industrial music cultures and it began to emerge in the late 1990s with artists such as VNV Nation, Covenant, and Apoptygma Berzerk.

Industrial hip hop is a fusion genre of industrial music and hip hop. Originally emerging in the mid-1980s, the genre incorporates the production elements of industrial music with that of traditional hip-hop instrumentation.

工業金屬（英語：Industrial metal）是工業音樂中的工業搖滾所衍生出的曲風，是重金屬的其中一個分支的金屬派風。 此樂風最主要的樂器搭配和團員配置不外乎就是主唱、電吉他、貝斯、爵士鼓，當然也會搭配一些電子的元素所以會有些MIDI音效的搭配如：音序器、取樣器或合成器……等。

新德意志硬式（德語：Neue Deutsche Härte，德語：[ˈnɔʏə ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈhɛʁtə]；直譯： “新德國硬度”，有時縮寫為NDH），又名新德意志酷派搖滾浪潮或舞曲金屬（dance-metal），是一個於1990年代在德國境內開始發展的一個硬式搖滾和重金屬音樂的趨勢。該種類型的音樂結合了以低沈且清晰的主唱嗓音，背景編曲經常以電吉他扭曲的長音加上鼓以及鍵盤的運用，同時亦使用各種音源的合成、混音和電子鼓。

工業搖滾（Industrial rock）是融合工業音樂與龐克搖滾的一種音樂類型。工業搖滾後來衍生出工業金屬，但這兩者常互相混淆。

Martial industrial is an offshoot of industrial music characterized by noise, dark ambient atmospheres, neofolk melodies, dark wave tunes and neoclassical orchestrations as well as the incorporation of audio from military marches, historical speeches and political, apolitical or metapolitical lyrics. Unlike other post-industrial genres, martial industrial is typically interested more in a particular worldview or philosophy than pure experimentalism.

Witch house (also known as drag, screwgaze and haunted house) is a microgenre of electronic music that is musically characterized by high-pitched keyboard effects, heavily layered basslines and trap-style drum loops. Aesthetically, it employs occult- and gothic-inspired themes.

智能舞曲（英語：Intelligent dance music，縮寫：IDM）是一種起源於20世紀90年代初的電子音樂風格，以其獨特的實驗性著稱，而不受特定的流派限制。這種音樂可被溯源至酸浩室、氛圍科技舞曲、底特律科技舞曲、碎拍等電子舞曲風格。

An algorave (from an algorithm and rave) is an event where people dance to music generated from algorithms, often using live coding techniques. Alex McLean of Slub and Nick Collins coined the word "algorave" in 2011, and the first event under such a name was organised in London, England.

Drill 'n' bass is a subgenre of drum and bass which developed in the mid-1990s as IDM artists began experimenting with elements of jungle and breakbeat music. Artists utilized powerful audio software to program frenzied, irregular beats that often discouraged dancing.

叢林音樂（英語：Jungle music），是一種融合了包括碎拍硬核、雷鬼音樂、回響音樂、舞場雷鬼等其他類型的電子音樂。它是被統稱為「叢林音樂」的一個亞種。

Alternative R&B (also referred to as alt-R&B, indie R&B, and originally known as PBR&B, hipster R&B, emo R&B, or R-Neg-B) is a term used by music journalists to describe a stylistic alternative to contemporary R&B that began in the mid 2000s and came to prominence with musical artists such as Frank Ocean, Khalid, SZA, Summer Walker, Jhené Aiko, Brent Faiyaz, Zayn Malik, Tyler, the Creator, Steve Lacy, Childish Gambino, Miguel, Drake, The Weeknd, Kehlani, Tinashe, Bryson Tiller, PartyNextDoor, Tory Lanez, 6lack, and others. It is considered to be "more progressive and diverse" than its mainstream counterpart.

80至90年代逐漸形成的靈魂樂復興，將經典靈魂樂與R&B、爵士及嘻哈融合。

新傑克搖擺（英語：New Jack Swing，簡稱NJS），又稱新貴搖擺，是一種R&B和嘻哈音樂融合的曲風，流行於1980年代後期至1990年代初期。這種曲風融合了嘻哈中的鼓機蕩拍（swingbeats）伴奏和當代R&B的唱腔。

科技舞曲（英語：Techno），又稱為高科技舞曲、鐵克諾或泰克諾音樂，是一種電子舞曲音樂類型，發源於20世紀80年代中期到晚期的美國密西根州底特律。音樂速度（BPM）在每分鐘120—150拍，拍號為拍，通常以重復的四板節拍為特徵。

Acid techno, sometimes known as "acid", is a genre of techno that was derived from acid house and developed in Europe in the late 1980s to early 1990s. It saw younger artists apply the "squelching" synthesizer sound of Chicago acid house to harder-edged techno material.

Ambient techno is a subgenre of techno that incorporates the atmospheric textures of ambient music with the rhythmic elements and production of techno. It was pioneered by 1990s electronic artists such as Aphex Twin, Carl Craig, The Orb, The Future Sound of London, the Black Dog, Pete Namlook and Biosphere.

The Birmingham sound is a subgenre of techno that emerged in Birmingham, England in the early 1990s. It is most commonly associated with the city's House of God club night, the Downwards Records label, and the local DJs and producers Regis, Surgeon and Female.

Bleep techno (or simply bleep) is a regional subgenre of techno which developed in the late 1980s in Northern England, particularly Yorkshire. Named after its minimalistic synthesizer sounds, bleep techno combined influence from American techno and house with electro elements and heavy sub-bass inspired by reggae sound system culture.

Detroit techno is a type of techno music that generally includes the first techno productions by Detroit-based artists during the 1980s and early 1990s. Prominent Detroit techno artists include Juan Atkins, Eddie Fowlkes, Derrick May, Jeff Mills, Kevin Saunderson, Blake Baxter, Drexciya, Mike Banks, James Pennington and Robert Hood.

Dub techno is a subgenre of electronic music that originated in the early 1990s, blending the repetitive, minimal structures of techno with the echo-laden, spacey production techniques of dub music. It is notable for its deep, atmospheric soundscapes, chorded layers of elaborate basslines, slowly developing musical phrases featuring heavy delay and reverb effects.

Free tekno, also known as tekno, freetekno and hardtek, is the music predominantly played at free parties in Europe. The spelling tekno is deliberately used to differentiate the musical style from techno.

Industrial techno is a subgenre of techno and industrial dance music that originated in the 1990s. Characteristically, it incorporates influences from the bleak, noisy sound and aesthetics of early industrial music acts, particularly Cabaret Voltaire and Throbbing Gristle.

Minimal techno is a subgenre of techno music. It is characterized by a stripped-down aesthetic that exploits the use of repetition and understated development.

Schaffel (the German spelling to match the English pronunciation of "shuffle") is a fusion style of techno and rock in which minimal techno's straight-up drum kick is shuffled to offbeat emphasis. Often triplet eighths are used to create swinging rhythms.

Toytown techno (also known as kiddy rave or cartoon rave) is an underground subgenre of techno that emerged in the early 1990s, characterized by merging techno, jungle, or breakbeat hardcore with samples from children's television series or public information films. Popular songs within the subgenre include Alpha Team's "Speed", Mark Summers' "Summers Magic", Smart E's "Sesame's Treet", the Prodigy's "Charly", Shaft's "Roobarb and Custard", and Urban Hype's "A Trip to Trumpton", which featured samples from Speed Racer, The Magic Roundabout, Sesame Street, Charley Says, Roobarb, and Trumpton, respectively.

出神音樂（英語：Trance music，直譯：「恍惚音樂」）是一種電子舞曲的風格，中文口中也稱出神、傳思、勸世以及迷幻舞曲等，但大眾口中多數都直稱Trance。出神音樂起源於20世紀80年代末期英國的銳舞派對當中，並於20世紀90年代早期在德國興起，與此同時並融入德國法蘭克福的電子肢體音樂而後傳播到歐洲的其他區域及北美地區，同時期在印度的果阿邦，也聚集了一批該流派追隨者。

Acid trance is a genre of trance music that emerged in the late 1980s, focusing on using the acid sound. The trademark sound of "acid" is produced with a Roland TB-303 by playing a sequenced melody while altering the instrument's filter cutoff frequency, resonance, envelope modulation, and accent controls.

Balearic trance, also known as Ibiza trance, is a trance music subgenre which evolved from Balearic beat. The earliest known Balearic trance compositions date back to a few years after the emergence of Balearic beat in the 1990s.

夢幻出神（英語：Dream trance）是出神音樂的一個早期分支，在1995年至1998年間（恰逢出神音樂首次進入主流）在國際舞曲舞台上達到巔峰。“夢幻”（Dream）術語一詞對浩室音樂產生了巨大影響，因此該子流派有時也被稱為夢幻浩室（Dream house）或夢幻舞曲（Dream dance）。

A list of trance music subgenres and derivations. Several crossover with other major forms of electronic music.

Goa trance is an electronic dance music style that originated in the early 1990s in the Indian state of Goa. Goa trance often has drone-like basslines, similar to the techno minimalism of 21st century psychedelic trance (psytrance).

Nitzhonot (Hebrew: נצחונות, "victories") is a derivate of Goa trance that emerged during the mid-late 1990s in Israel.

Hard trance is a subgenre of trance music that originated in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands in the early 1990s as the Breakbeat hardcore production community began to diversify into new and different styles of electronic music, all influenced by hard house, new beat, happy hardcore and jungle music. The popularity of hard trance peaked during the late 1990s and has since faded in favor of newer forms of trance.

Suomisaundi (English: "Finnish sound"), also known as suomisoundi, suomistyge or spugedelic trance, is a style of psychedelic trance that originated in Finland around the mid-1990s. "Suomisaundi" literally means "Finnish sound" in Finnish, and its biggest proponents are said to be Tim Thick and his label Thixx'n'Dixx.

Tech trance, is a subgenre within electronic dance music that draws upon the techno and trance genres as the name suggests.

Uplifting trance (often synonymous with epic trance, energetic trance, anthem trance, emotional trance, or euphoric trance) is a broad subgenre of trance music. The name, which emerged in the wake of progressive trance in 1996, is derived from the feeling which listeners claim to get (often described as a "rush").

英國車庫（英語：UK Garage，縮寫為UKG）是一種電子舞曲音樂流派，起源於20世紀90年代初期至中期的英國。該流派明顯受到車庫浩室音樂和叢林音樂製作方法的啓發，但也融合了流行舞曲和節奏布魯斯的元素。

二步車庫舞曲（英語：2-step garage，簡稱2-step），或簡稱為二步車庫，是一種電子音樂流派，也是英國車庫音樂的一個子流派。音樂的主要特徵之一是—該術語被創造出來是為了描述“所有不符合車庫音樂傳統四板節拍節奏的抖動、不規規律節奏的通用規則”—這種節奏缺乏在許多其他具有規則四板節拍的電子音樂風格中發現的底鼓模式。

Bassline (sometimes referred to as bassline house or 4x4 or niche) is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South Yorkshire in the early 2000s. Stylistically it comprises a four-to-the-floor beat with a tempo of around 135–142 beats per minute and a heavy bass, similar to speed garage, with chopped up R&B and Pop vocal samples and a pop music aesthetic.

Breakstep, or breakbeat garage, is a genre of music that evolved from the UK garage scene and influenced the emergence of dubstep.

Future garage is a genre of electronic music that incorporates a variety of influences from UK garage and softer elements from 2-step garage, leading to an off-kilter rhythmic style. Characteristic sounds are pitched vocal chops, warm filtered reese basses, dark atmospheres (including synth pads, field recordings and other atmospheric sounds) and vinyl crackle.

污垢音樂或煤塵音樂（英語：Grime music，有時又稱：車庫饒舌）是從21世紀00年代初在東倫敦出現的一種音樂類型。它由早期的英國電子音樂風格發展起來，包括英國車庫和叢林舞曲，同時也受到牙買加舞廳、拉格和嘻哈音樂的影響。

Grindie (also known as grime-indie or grime indie) is a fusion genre that emerged in the 2000s which merges indie rock or alternative rock with grime music. The term "grindie" was originally coined by music journalist John Doran in 2004 and later adopted by producer Statik who developed the style through the compilation album Grindie Vol.

Speed garage (occasionally known as plus-8) is a genre of electronic dance music, associated with the UK garage scene, of which it is regarded as one of its subgenres.

英國時髦（英語：UK funky，有時被稱為UKF或Funky）是一種電子舞曲，起源於英國，深受時髦浩室、英國車庫的影響。通常，英國時髦將節拍、低音循環和合成器與非洲和拉丁打擊樂與當代節奏布魯斯風格的人聲相結合。

Funkstep (also known as dubbage) is a style of UK funky, incorporating elements of dubstep and sometimes drum and bass.

Wonky is a subgenre of electronic dance music known primarily for its off-kilter or "unstable" beats, as well as its eclectic, colorful blend of genres including hip-hop, electro-funk, 8-bit, jazz fusion, glitch, and crunk. Artists associated with the style include Joker, Rustie, Hudson Mohawke, Zomby, and Flying Lotus.

遊戲音樂是一種使用於電視遊戲及電腦遊戲的音樂，分為主題曲、背景音樂、原聲音樂或遊戲音效等。 日本在電子遊戲音樂方面有著豐富的歷史和傳統，一直以來都是許多多產和有成就的作曲家的故鄉。

芯片音樂（英語：Chiptune），也被稱為8比特音樂（8-bit music），是一種電子音樂形式，形成於1980年代。它利用老式電腦，視頻遊戲機和街機等的音樂芯片，或者使用仿真器製作。

Bitpop, also known as Chiptune Fusion, is a type of electronic music and subgenre of chiptune music, where at least part of the music is made using the sound chips of 8-bit (or 16-bit) computers and video game consoles.

Skweee is a musical style, with origin in Sweden and Finland. Skweee combines simple synth/chiptune leads and basslines with funk, R&B or soul-like rhythms, overall rendering a stripped-down funky sound.

Nintendocore is a broadly defined style of music that most commonly fuses chiptune and video game music with hardcore punk and/or heavy metal. The genre is sometimes considered a direct subgenre of post-hardcore and a fusion genre between metalcore and chiptune.

The American folk music revival began during the 1940s and peaked in popularity in the mid-1960s. Early folk music performers include Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Pete Seeger, Richard Dyer-Bennet, Oscar Brand, Jean Ritchie, John Jacob Niles, Susan Reed, Mississippi John Hurt, Josh White, and Cisco Houston.

The British folk revival incorporates a number of movements for the collection, preservation and performance of folk music in the United Kingdom and related territories and countries, which had origins as early as the 18th century. It is particularly associated with two movements, usually referred to as the first and second revivals, respectively in the late 19th to early 20th centuries and the mid-20th century.

凱爾特音樂（英文：Celtic music）是一個被藝術家、唱片公司、音像店和音樂雜誌用來描述一種寬泛的音樂類型的名詞，這些音樂類型均自西歐凱爾特人的民間音樂傳統發展而成。就概念本身而言，沒有任何真正的音樂主體可以被精確地描述為凱爾特音樂，但這個名稱依然被確定下來，既指口頭傳播的民俗音樂，也包含被錄制下來的流行音樂。

Chalga (Bulgarian: чалга), often referred to as pop-folk or ethno-pop, is a genre of Bulgarian pop music. Chalga is a folk-inspired dance music genre, with a blend of traditional Bulgarian music along with influences from Greek, Serbian, Turkish, Romani and Arabic music.

A corrido (Spanish pronunciation: [koˈriðo]) is a narrative metrical tale and poetry that forms a ballad. The songs often feature topics such as oppression, history, daily life for criminals, the vaquero lifestyle, and other socially relevant themes.

The term Creole music (French: musique créole) is used to refer to two distinct musical traditions: art songs adapted from 19th-century vernacular music; or the vernacular traditions of Louisiana Creole people which have persisted as 20th- and 21st-century la la and zydeco in addition to influencing Cajun music.

Filk music is a musical culture, genre, and community tied to science fiction, fantasy, and horror fandom and a type of fan labor. The genre has existed since the early 1950s and been played primarily since the mid-1970s.

新民謠（Neofolk）是一種由民謠音樂衍生而來的實驗音樂，最初發端於後工業音樂的音樂圈內。 新民謠可以僅包含民謠音樂的元素，亦可以包含傳統民謠音樂配之以鋼琴、弦樂以及工業音樂和實驗音樂的元素。

流行民謠（Folk Pop）是一種融合當代民謠與流行音樂元素的音樂風格，起源於20世紀50年代。其特點在於結合傳統民謠的敘事性、文化主題與流行音樂的旋律性及商業化製作，形成兼具親和力與藝術性的聲音。

民謠搖滾，又稱為民間搖滾（英語：Folk rock）是一種把民謠音樂與搖滾音樂相結合形成的音樂流派。這個名稱最初在狹義上是指1960年代中期在美國和英國產生的此種音樂類型。

British folk rock is a form of folk rock which developed in the United Kingdom from the mid 1960s, and was at its most significant in the 1970s. Though the merging of folk and rock music came from several sources, it is widely regarded that the success of "The House of the Rising Sun" by British band the Animals in 1964 was a catalyst, prompting Bob Dylan to "go electric", in which, like the Animals, he brought folk and rock music together, from which other musicians followed.

Celtic rock is a genre of folk rock, as well as a form of Celtic fusion which incorporates Celtic music, instrumentation and themes into a rock music context. It has been prolific since the early 1970s and can be seen as a key foundation of the development of successful mainstream Celtic bands and popular musical performers, as well as creating important derivatives through further fusions.

獨立民謠（英語：Indie folk，亦稱為另類民謠）是一種於1990年代興起的另類音樂類型，起源於受到民謠音樂影響的獨立搖滾圈音樂家。

Medieval folk rock, medieval rock or medieval folk is a musical subgenre that emerged in the early 1970s in England and Germany which combined elements of early music with rock music. It grew out of the British folk rock and progressive folk movements of the late 1960s.

Progressive folk is a style of contemporary folk that adds new layers of musical and lyrical complexity, often incorporating various ethnic influences.

Psychedelic folk (also known as acid folk) is a loosely defined form of psychedelic music that originated in the 1960s. It retains the largely acoustic instrumentation of folk, but adds musical elements common to psychedelia.

Freak folk is a subgenre of psychedelic folk associated with the 2000s New Weird America movement and used to describe the work of artists such as Joanna Newsom, Devendra Banhart, Animal Collective, and Adem. The term "freak folk" had been in informal use for decades before solidifying into a genre in the mid-2000s.

New Weird America is a music scene that emerged in the early 2000s. The term was coined by writer David Keenan in the August 2003 issue of British music magazine The Wire as a play on Greil Marcus's phrase "Old Weird America" from his book Invisible Republic which referred to music ranging from Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music to Bob Dylan.

民謠金屬 是重金屬音樂的其中一個分支。它的演奏特色主要是加入了民謠用到的樂器，如小提琴、中提琴、豎琴等。

Celtic metal is a subgenre of folk metal that emerged in Ireland during the early 1990s. It fuses the intensity of heavy metal with traditional Celtic music, incorporating instruments such as the tin whistle, bodhrán, and uilleann pipes.

Medieval metal is a subgenre of folk metal that blends heavy metal music with medieval folk music. Medieval metal is mostly restricted to Germany where it is known as Mittelalter-Metal or Mittelalter-Rock.

異教金屬（Pagan metal），是一類重金屬音樂的總稱，此類金屬混合了極端金屬和“特定文化或地區的非基督教傳統”，通過主題概念、粗野的旋律、民族樂器或古老的語言表現出來，經常涉及民謠金屬和黑金屬。挪威樂隊In the Woods...是首批被看做異教金屬的樂隊之一。

Pirate metal is a style of heavy metal music characterized by its incorporation of pirate mythology within the music and sometimes in stage performances. Lyrics often use piratical jargon and various musical genres, such as thrash metal, speed metal, and folk metal, may be combined with traditional-sounding songs like sea shanties.

維京金屬是黑金屬音樂的另一個分支流派。此種樂風是以黑金屬為架構，一樣使用失真吉他、雙踏、黑腔、鍵盤等等的演奏方式，不過編曲上比黑金屬要注重旋律，曲風也比較沒有那麼凶狠、肅殺、反而多了一些較為抒情的感覺。

Folk punk (originally known as rogue folk) is a fusion of folk music and punk rock, particularly characterized by a folk-inspired sound blended with punk-inspired lyrics. It was popularized in the early 1980s by the Pogues in England, and by Violent Femmes in the United States.

Anti-folk (sometimes spelled antifolk) is a genre of folk music that emerged in the 1980s in New York City. It was founded by singer-songwriter Lach, as a response to the prevailing folk music scene.

Celtic punk is punk rock mixed with traditional Celtic music. Celtic punk bands often play traditional Celtic folk songs, contemporary/political folk songs, and original compositions.

Gypsy punk is a hybrid musical genre that combines traditional Romani and Eastern European folk music with punk rock, and is considered a subgenre of the wider label of folk punk. One of the first rock groups to incorporate elements of punk and Roma music was Boiled in Lead, which was founded in 1983 and is still active today.

Scottish Gaelic punk (also known as Gaelic punk) is a subgenre of punk rock in which bands sing some or all of their music in Scottish Gaelic. The Gaelic punk scene is, in part, an affirmation of the value of minority languages and cultures.

Industrial folk music, industrial folk song, industrial work song or working song is a subgenre of folk or traditional music that developed from the 18th century, particularly in Britain and North America, with songs dealing with the lives and experiences of industrial workers. The origins of industrial folk song are in the British Industrial Revolution of the eighteenth century as workers tended to take the forms of music with which they were familiar, including ballads and agricultural work songs, and adapt them to their new experiences and circumstances.

墨西哥街頭樂隊 (西班牙語：Mariachi) 是一種墨西哥式的樂隊，通常由至少3個小提琴手、2個小號手、1個墨西哥吉他手、1個vihuela琴手與1個guitarrón琴手組成，但在一些餐廳的走唱團體可能只有三到四人；樂隊成員通常身著華麗的墨西哥服飾「Charro」，頭戴寬邊的墨西哥帽。樂隊通常在婚禮、節慶等正式場合上表演。

Ranchera (pronounced [ranˈtʃeɾa]) or canción ranchera is a genre of traditional music of Mexico. It dates to before the years of the Mexican Revolution.

抗爭歌曲（英語：protest song），或稱抗議歌曲，是指與社會運動有關的歌曲，音樂風格不固定。抗爭歌是民眾對社會問題關注時利用音樂表達意見作出的歌曲，涵蓋話題廣泛，從平權到反戰，從反文化到環保更甚至在體育運動的國際賽事上均有抗爭歌曲的身影。

創作歌手（英語：Singer-songwriter），另外又稱創作型歌手或唱作人，指的是同時作詞作曲及演唱自己創作的歌手。創作歌手有時使用吉他或鋼琴或其他樂器為整首曲目提供伴奏，創作曲目或改編曲目主要的作用是用來承載具有主題性的題材，主題可以提及愛情及生活。

新民歌運動（西班牙語：Nueva canción，直譯為“新的歌謠”）是1970年代—1980年代在伊比利亞美洲和伊比利亞半島興起的一個民間運動與音樂類型，以民間音樂，受到民族音樂啟發而創作的音樂，與社會關懷及生活相關的音樂為主。它在葡萄牙、西班牙與使用西語系和葡語系的伊比利美洲，形成了一個獨特的世代。

噪音爵士樂（英語：skiffle）又稱民謠爵士樂，是一種流行音樂，受到爵士樂、藍調、民間音樂、美國民間音樂的影響，通常是一個小樂團，早期表演者經常使用自制或臨時拼湊的樂器，比較著重於即興演出。噪音爵士樂這個詞起源於美國20世紀初期，在50年代英國開始流行，主要音樂家有Lonnie Donegan，The Vipers Skiffle Group，Ken Colyer和Chas McDevitt等。

Sung poetry is a broad and imprecise music genre widespread in European countries, such as Poland and the Baltic States, especially Poland and Lithuania, to describe songs consisting of a poem (most often a ballad) and music written especially for that text. The compositions usually feature a delicate melody and scarce musical background, often comprising a guitar or piano.

In the folk tradition, there are many traditional blues verses that have been sung over and over by many artists. Blues singers, who include many country and folk artists as well as those commonly identified with blues singers, use these traditional lyrics to fill out their blues performances.

80年代末至90年代初興盛於美國東海岸，強調採樣底鼓與軍鼓的鮮明節拍。

彈跳音樂（英語：Bounce Music），是電子音樂中一種舞曲風格。該舞曲風格主要參雜了Dubstep等曲風，也是電音中流行的一種。

Chopped and screwed (also called screwed and chopped or slowed and throwed) is a genre of hip-hop music and technique of remixing and sampling music that involves slowing down the tempo and DJing. It was pioneered by DJ Screw, and became a staple in the Houston hip hop scene in the 1990s.

Chopper rap, also simply known as chopper, is a subgenre of hip hop music that originated in the Midwestern United States and features fast-paced rhyming or rapping. Those that rap in the style are known as choppers, and rapping in the style is sometimes referred to as chopping.

Christian hip-hop (originally gospel rap, also known as Christian rap, gospel hip-hop or holy hip-hop) is a cross-genre of contemporary Christian music and hip-hop. It emerged from urban contemporary music and Christian media in the United States during the 1980s.

Classic hip-hop is a music radio format focusing primarily on hip-hop from the 1980s, 1990s, and the early to mid-2000s. Although stations with such a format date back as far as 2004, the format was first popularized in October 2014, after Radio One dropped a poorly performing news radio format from its Houston station KROI in favor of classic hip-hop.

Comedy hip-hop or comedy rap is a subgenre of hip-hop music designed to be amusing or comedic, compared to artists who incorporate humor into their more serious, purist hip-hop styles. Many examples of comedy hip-hop are parodic.

Digicore (originally known as draincore) is an Internet microgenre of hip-hop and electronic music that developed alongside hyperpop in the late 2010s to early 2020s. The genre is typically made up of artists that share stylistic similarities to Drain Gang and 100 gecs, rather than the "bubblegum bass" musicians signed to the label PC Music.

東岸嘻哈（英語：East Coast hip-hop）是嘻哈音樂的區域性分支，緣起於20世紀70年代的美國紐約市。東岸嘻哈被認為是嘻哈樂的最早及最初形式。

即興饒舌，又稱花式饒舌、自由說唱，經常用來形容臨場即興的說唱方式，其歌詞很少預先寫好，全靠表演者即興發揮，有時會配合伴奏和強烈節拍將內容唱出，因此中文翻譯成「即興饒舌」；但在早期發展中，freestyle的表演者有時會預先寫好歌詞，以展現較複雜的說唱技，所以有「花式饒舌」的名字。目前兩個譯名在華文樂壇中均有使用。

Frat rap is a subgenre of hip hop music that emerged in the late 2000s. It is sonically easygoing with a straightforward rhyming style and singsong cadence accompanied by a lyrical focal point on coming of age hedonism, which can include campus lifestyle, debaucherous parties, recreational drugs, and women.

G-funk, short for gangsta funk, is a sub-genre of gangsta rap that emerged from the West Coast scene in the early 1990s. The genre is heavily influenced by the synthesizer-heavy 1970s funk sound of Parliament-Funkadelic (aka P-Funk), often incorporated through samples or re-recordings.

Hardcore hip-hop (also known as hardcore rap) is a subgenre of hip-hop that developed through the East Coast hip-hop scene in the 1980s. Pioneered by such artists as Run-DMC, Schoolly D, Boogie Down Productions and Public Enemy, it is generally characterized by anger, aggression and confrontation.

Dirty rap (also known as porno rap, porn rap, dirty hip hop, sex rap, booty rap, ratchet rap or pornocore) is a subgenre of hip hop music that contains lyrical content revolving mainly around sexually explicit subjects. The lyrics are often overtly explicit and graphic, sometimes to the point of being comical or offensive.

幫派饒舌（英語：Gangsta rap）是嘻哈音樂的一個子分類，起源於1980年代的美國洛杉磯。許多幫派饒舌歌手出身自瘸幫、血幫等街頭幫派，歌曲內容多與種族主義、犯罪、貧窮、警察暴力有關。

Horrorcore (also known as shock rap, psycho rap, horror hip hop, horror rap, death hip hop, death rap, or murder rap) is a subgenre of hip hop music based on horror-themed and often darkly transgressive lyrical content and imagery. Its origins derived from certain hardcore hip hop and gangsta rap artists, such as the Geto Boys, who began to incorporate supernatural, the occult, and psychological horror themes into their lyrics.

孟菲斯說唱，也稱孟菲斯嘻哈或孟菲斯恐怖核，是嘻哈音樂的一個地區性子流派，起源於1980年代中期至後期的田納西州孟菲斯。

The term hyphy ( HY-fee) is an Oakland, California, slang meaning "hyperactive". More specifically, it is an adjective describing the hip-hop music and the culture associated with the Oakland area.

Jerk(又稱Jerkin、the Jerk)是大約起源於2009年美國L.A的一群青少年，除了是新興的街舞風格外，也是一種正面積極的生活態度——反對暴力欺負、金錢勒索、吸毒酗酒等與次文化中給人的負面形象。另外Jerkers身上的「Skinny」Style，除了與「Baggy Daddy」大而寬鬆的上衣與垮褲等穿著做區隔外，穿著合身、重視細節搭配，以顛覆盲從潮流時，易失去的時尚與質感。

Internet rap (also known as online rap or originally blog rap) is a style of hip-hop that emerged in the late 2000s, initially spreading through the online blogosphere, and early social media platforms like Myspace and later Tumblr, as well as mixtape-sharing site DatPiff. Internet rap encompasses various online styles and aesthetics deeply intertwined with internet culture, memes, and digital communities.

Jewish hip hop is a genre of hip hop music with thematic, stylistic, or cultural ties to Judaism and its musical traditions.

Latin hip-hop (also known as Latin rap) is a subgenre of hip-hop music that is recorded by Spanish-speaking artists in North America, South America, and Spain.

Chicano rap is a subgenre of hip-hop music that emerged from a community of Mexican-American communites in the United States. The genre itself, combines elements of traditional hip-hop/rap with Chicano culture and the Chicano Movement.

Nerdcore is a genre of hip hop music and nerd music characterized by subject matter considered of interest to nerds and geeks. Self-described nerdcore rapper MC Frontalot has the earliest known recorded use of the term (to describe this genre) in the 2000 song "Nerdcore Hiphop".

Chap hop is a fusion genre of music originating from England that mixes the hip-hop genre with elements from the Chappist or steampunk subcultures and stereotypical English obsessions such as cricket, tea, and the weather.

Political hip hop (also known as political rap and conscious hip-hop) is a subgenre of hip hop music that emerged in the 1980s as a form of political expression and activism. It typically addresses sociopolitical issues through lyrics, aiming to inspire action, promote social change, or convey specific political viewpoints.

Progressive rap (or progressive hip-hop) is a broad subgenre of hip-hop that aims to progress the genre thematically with socially transformative ideas and musically with stylistic experimentation. Developing through the works of innovative US hip-hop acts during the 1980s and 1990s, it has also been known at various points as conscious, underground, and alternative hip-hop.

Slab (sometimes in all capital letters) is an acronym for "slow, loud, and bangin'" that describes a custom car, music and surrounding culture that's associated with African American hip-hop culture that emerged in the Houston area. Slab music emerged in the 1990s as a form of music that incorporated chopped and screwed music altered in a mass commercial (or radio) friendly way rather than the underground mixtapes released at the time.

南部嘻哈（Southern hip hop）或稱南部說唱（Southern rap），是美國嘻哈樂的一個流派，興起於20世紀80年代晚期包括新奧爾良、休斯敦、納什維爾、亞特蘭大、孟菲斯、夏洛特及邁阿密等美國南部城市的夜店之中。該音樂流派是對自80年代以來從紐約市到加州席捲全美的嘻哈風潮的回應，可視作是繼東海岸嘻哈和西海岸嘻哈之後，美國第三大主流嘻哈流派。

Sigilkore is an Internet microgenre of hip-hop that emerged in the late 2010s, originally pioneered by American rapper and producer Luci4. The style is characterized by layered DJ mixing and digital effects such as bitcrushing and pitch shifting with lyrics relating to magic, deities, demons and occult rituals.

Rage (also known as rage music, rage beats or rage rap) is a subgenre of trap music that originated in the United States in the late 2010s. The early rage sound was characterized by short, looping, stereo-widened, future bass-influenced synthesizer lead hooks and basic, energetic trap rhythms.

Working on Dying is an American producer collective based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was formed in 2012 by American record producer Richard Ortiz, known professionally as F1lthy, and his younger brother, Jordan Ortiz, who is known professionally as Oogie Mane.

Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds and creating new music, sound effects, mixes, and other creative sounds and beats, typically by using two or more turntables and a cross fader-equipped DJ mixer. The mixer is plugged into a PA system (for live events) or broadcasting equipment (if the DJ is performing on radio, TV or Internet radio) so that a wider audience can hear the turntablist's music.

地下嘻哈（英語：underground hip hop 或 indie hip-hop）或地下說唱（英語：underground rap）指未簽約商業公司、不以盈利為目的、饒舌風格的地下音樂，屬於嘻哈文化。 地下嘻哈慣用政治、生活等內容當作歌詞的主題。

西海岸嘻哈（英語：West Coast hip-hop）是嘻哈音樂的一種區域分支，囊括了所有發跡於美國西部地區的藝人或音樂作品，與之相對應的東海岸嘻哈則以紐約市為主。西海岸嘻哈的分支——匪幫說唱在20世紀90年代早期統治了電台播放以及音樂銷售市場。

90年代初將R&B及靈魂樂演唱置於嘻哈製作與節拍之上。

Hipdut or hip-dut is an Indonesian fusion genre that combines elements of hip hop and dangdut. It is commonly associated with rap or sung vocals over dangdut, koplo, electronic, or trap-influenced arrangements.

爵士饒舌（英語：Jazz rap，也稱爵士嘻哈或爵士說唱，英語：Jazz hip hop、jazz hop）是嘻哈音樂和爵士樂的融合產物，萌生於20世紀80年代後期和20世紀90年代初期。AllMusic形容這種音樂風格“將美國黑人音樂的傳統風格與當前時興的風格融合起來，在復興了前者的同時，擴展了後者的邊界。

Pop rap (also known as pop hip-hop, pop hop, hip pop, melodic hip-hop, or melodic rap) is a genre of music fusing the rhythm-based lyricism of hip-hop with pop's preference for melodic vocals, catchy hooks, and occasional rap-singing on pop-like productions and structure, as well as samples of various popular songs. This genre gained mainstream popularity during the 1990s, though the influences and roots of pop rap can trace back to late-1980s hip-hop artists such as Run-DMC, LL Cool J, and Beastie Boys.

Psychedelic rap (also known as psychedelic hip-hop) is a microgenre that fuses hip-hop with psychedelia. The genre's sound was influenced by psychedelic rock and soul, funk and jazz, utilizing breaks and samples that create a hallucinogenic effect.

Punk rap is a fusion genre that merges punk rock and hip-hop. The genre has been described as also drawing influences from trap music, heavy metal and lo-fi.

Raggamuffin music (or simply ragga) is a subgenre of dancehall and reggae music. The instrumentals primarily consist of electronic music with heavy use of sampling.

A rap opera or hip-hop opera (also known as a hip hopera, hip-hopera, hiphopera, or rapera), is a musical work in hip-hop style with operatic form. The terms have been used to describe both dramatic works and concept albums, and hip hopera has also been used for works drawing more heavily on contemporary R&B than other hip hop such as rap.

Rap rock is a fusion genre that developed from the early to mid-1980s, when hip hop DJs incorporated rock records into their routines and rappers began incorporating original and sampled rock instrumentation into hip hop music. Rap rock is considered to be rock music in which lyrics are rapped, rather than sung.

饒舌金屬(英文：Rap Metal / Rapcore)是一種嘻哈饒舌混搭搖滾的曲風，其後被歸類於新金屬。

硬核朋克（英語：Hardcore Punk，通常簡稱為硬核）是朋克搖滾的一個分支，起源於1970年代的英國和北美。硬核朋克比最初的朋克更重，更噪，更快，旋律更加簡單更加混亂。

酸爵士（英語：Acid jazz，又譯迷幻爵士，英語：Psychedelic jazz；律動爵士樂或旋味爵士樂，英語：Groove jazz；爵士音樂俱樂部，英語：Club jazz）（見#名稱段落），源於英國英格蘭南部，是爵士樂的一種分支音樂類型，結合了部分靈魂樂、放克音樂（Funk）和的士高成分，尤其是循環拍子和調式和聲方面。 它在1980年-1990年間開始發展，由最初類似爵士放克風格，轉型至類似電子舞曲和波普音樂的混合。

Afro-Cuban jazz is the earliest form of Latin jazz. It mixes Afro-Cuban clave-based rhythms with jazz harmonies and techniques of improvisation.

融合爵士樂（英語：Jazz fusion，也通常被稱為爵士搖滾，英語：Jazz rock、爵士搖滾融合樂，英語：Jazz-rock fusion；或簡稱融合，英語：Fusion）是混合了兩種以上風格的爵士樂，最常見的就是與搖滾樂混合的搖滾爵士樂。 20世紀60年代中期，由於搖滾樂等新興起音樂潮流崛起，使得爵士樂逐漸沒落。

Avant-garde jazz (also known as avant-jazz, experimental jazz, or "new thing") is a style of music and improvisation that combines avant-garde art music and composition with jazz. It originated in the early 1950s and developed through the late 1960s.

咆勃爵士樂（英文：Bebop或Bop），又譯波普、比波普、或博普，源於美國，是一種興起於1940年代初中期的爵士樂演奏形式，相較於大樂團時期的爵士樂，咆勃爵士樂在垂直的和聲上採用許多延伸音，水平的旋律構築除與和聲的延伸音相應外，也運用許多鄰接音與半音來即興。節奏方面常運用許多重音錯置手法造成特殊的律動。

大樂團或大樂隊（英語：Big band）又稱為爵士管弦樂團 / 樂隊（Jazz orchestra），是演奏爵士樂的樂團，流行於美國1930年代初到1950年代末的搖擺年代。大樂團的編制通常有10到25位樂手，包括演奏薩克斯風、小喇叭、伸縮喇叭、鐵琴的樂手，還有歌手以及負責節奏樂器的樂手。

巴薩諾瓦（葡萄牙語：Bossa Nova，葡萄牙語發音：[ˈbɔsɐ ˈnɔvɐ] ）是一種融合巴西森巴舞曲和美國酷派爵士的一種“新派爵士樂”，承襲choro和samba-canção的部分特色而又自成一格，乍聽簡潔輕快。巴薩諾瓦結構複雜；樂器的音階或和絃轉換的行進方式變幻莫測，往往乍聽下以為可以掌握旋律的起落和節奏，和絃一轉換後即捕捉不及。

Brazilian jazz can refer to both a genre, largely influenced by bossa nova and samba, that exists in many nations and the jazz music of Brazil itself.

British dance band is a genre of popular jazz and dance music that developed in British dance halls and hotel ballrooms during the 1920s and 1930s, often called a Golden Age of British music, prior to the Second World War. British dance bands of this era typically played melodic, good-time music that had jazz and big band influences but also maintained a peculiarly British sense of rhythm and style which came from the music hall tradition.

Cape jazz is a genre of jazz that is performed in the very southern part of Africa, the name being a reference to Cape Town, South Africa. Some writers say that Cape jazz began to emerge in 1959 with the formation of The Jazz Epistles, many of whom were from Cape Town, including Abdullah Ibrahim, then known as Dollar Brand.

Chamber jazz is a genre of jazz involving small, acoustic-based ensembles where group interplay is important. It is influenced aesthetically by the small ensembles of chamber music in musical neoclassicism and is often influenced by classical forms of Western music, non-Western music and culture, and various folk genres such as Celtic music, Central European, or Latin American music.

Continental jazz was a genre of music that included early jazz dance bands of Europe in the swing medium, to the exclusion of Great Britain. The genre was generally practiced until the conclusion of World War II. By the time bebop came to popularity, the style became more or less obsolete.

冷爵士樂（英文：Cool jazz）是1940年代咆勃爵士樂而發展出來的一種爵士樂形式。冷爵士樂在美國西岸地區興起，強調整體音樂結構，不會進行過多即興發揮，特點是表現出憂鬱及壓抑的情感。

迪克西蘭（英語：Dixieland），又稱熱爵士樂（英語：hot jazz）或傳統爵士樂（英語：Traditional jazz），是一種相對早期的爵士樂類型，源於美國路易斯安那州新奧爾良，由一些白人爵士音樂人從新奧爾良爵士演變而來。它結合了用銅管樂樂隊演奏的進行曲、法國方舞（Quadrille）、拉格泰姆（Ragtime）、藍調。

Ethno jazz, also known as world jazz, is a subgenre of jazz and world music, developed internationally in the 1950s and '60s and broadly characterized by a combination of traditional jazz and non-Western musical elements. Though occasionally equaled to or considered the successor of world music, an independent meaning of ethno jazz emerged around 1990 through the commercial success of ethnic music via globalization, which especially observed a Western focus on Asian musical interpretations.

European free jazz is a part of the global free jazz scene with its own development and characteristics. It is hard to establish who are the founders of European free jazz because of the different developments in different European countries.

Free-funk is a combination of avant-garde jazz with funk music that developed in the 1970s. Leaders of the genre include Ornette Coleman and his Prime Time group, Ronald Shannon Jackson and his group Decoding Society, Jamaaladeen Tacuma and his group Spectacle and James "Blood" Ulmer.

Free improvisation (also known as free-form music) is a form of improvised music centered on a commitment to non-idiomatic musical expression. It developed through free jazz, serialism and indeterminacy, and is characterized by a general rejection of formal music theory and tonality, instead following the intuition of its performers and the exploration of dynamic, timbre and texture.

自由爵士（英語：free jazz）是爵士音樂的一種音樂形式，最早見於1950年代至1960年代，是最具爭議性的音樂形式之一。當時自由爵士樂手們極盡所能去改變、延展、解離爵士樂的音樂傳統，變更固定的和弦變化方式或節拍速度。

吉普賽爵士（或稱搖擺吉普賽爵士）是一種爵士樂演奏風格，多數人認為由金格·萊恩哈特於1930年期間開創了這種樂風。吉普賽爵士的發跡與法國息息相關，許多人也稱其為"Jazz Manouche"（譯為吉普賽爵士），即便在英文裡也是這樣稱呼。

硬博普樂（英文：Hard bop）是一種爵士音樂流派。它是咆勃爵士樂的延伸。

The twelve-bar blues (or blues changes) is one of the most prominent chord progressions in popular music. The blues progression has a distinctive form in lyrics, phrase, chord structure, and duration.

放克爵士樂（英語：Jazz funk），是20世紀60年代受放克影響而發展出來的一種爵士樂風格，特色是強列的反拍，即興演奏比重較放克音樂要多，與同時期的融合爵士樂相似使用大量電子樂器、合成器。

Kansas City jazz is a style of jazz that developed in Kansas City, Missouri during the 1920s and 1930s, which marked the transition from the structured big band style to the much more improvisational style of bebop. The hard-swinging, bluesy transition style is bracketed by Count Basie, who in 1929 signed with Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra, and Kansas City native Charlie Parker, who promoted the bebop style in America.

Latin jazz is a genre of jazz with Latin American rhythms. The two main categories are Afro-Cuban jazz, rhythmically based on Cuban popular dance music, with a rhythm section employing ostinato patterns or a clave, and Afro-Brazilian jazz, which includes samba and bossa nova.

A jam band is a musical group whose concerts and live albums substantially feature improvisational "jamming". Typically, jam bands will play variations of pre-existing songs, extending them to improvise over chord patterns or rhythmic grooves.

The term "M-Base" is a term coined in the 1980s by American musician Steve Coleman to describe a new theory about creative expression. "M-Base-concept" is short for "macro-basic array of structured extemporization", and critics have used this term to categorize this scene's music as a style of jazz.

Mainstream jazz is a term coined in the 1950s by music journalist Stanley Dance, who considered anything within the popular jazz of the Swing Era "mainstream", and did not include the bebop style.

調式爵士（英文：Modal jazz）是爵士樂的一種，在和聲架構方面採用調式而非進行式和弦。調式爵士樂發源於20世紀50年代末和60年代，最典型的代表是邁爾士·戴維斯的專輯《Milstones》（1958）、專輯《Kind of Blue》（1959）和1960至1964年約翰·柯川的古典四人組。

Neo-bop (also called neotraditionalist jazz) refers to a style of jazz that gained popularity in the 1980s among musicians who found greater aesthetic affinity for acoustic, swinging, melodic forms of jazz than for the avant-garde jazz and jazz fusion that had gained prominence in the 1960s and 1970s. Neo-bop is distinct from previous bebop and hard bop music due to the influence of trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, who popularized the genre as an artistic and academic endeavor opposed to the countercultural developments of the Beat Generation and subsequently.

The swing revival, also called retro swing and neo-swing, was a renewed interest in swing music and Lindy Hop and swing dance, beginning in the early 1980s and reaching a peak in the late 1990s. The music was generally rooted in the big bands of the swing era of the 1930s and 1940s, but it was also greatly influenced by rockabilly, boogie-woogie, the jump blues of artists such as Louis Prima and Louis Jordan; and the theatrics of Cab Calloway.

Orchestral jazz or symphonic jazz is a form of jazz that developed in New York City in the 1920s. Early innovators of the genre, such as Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington, include some of the most highly regarded musicians, composers, and arrangers in all of jazz history.

Post-bop is a jazz term with several possible definitions and usages. It has been variously defined as a musical period, a musical genre, a musical style, and a body of music, sometimes in different chronological periods, depending on the writer.

Punk jazz is a genre of music that combines elements of jazz, especially improvisation, with the instrumentation and performance style of punk rock. The term was first used to describe James Chance and the Contortions' 1979 album Buy.

Samba-jazz or jazz samba is an instrumental subgenre of samba that emerged in the bossa nova ambit in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Brazil. The style consolidated the approach of Brazilian samba with American jazz, especially bebop and hard bop, jazzy styles quite experienced by Brazilian musicians in scope of gafieiras and nightclubs especially in Rio de Janeiro.

渋谷系（しぶやけい、シブヤ系）是以東京都澀谷（澀谷區宇田川町一帶）為發信地，1990年代流行的日本流行音樂（J-POP）的類型、運動。也指1990年代中期至後期興盛的時尚風格。

Ska jazz is a music genre derived by fusing the melodic content of jazz with the rhythmic and harmonic content of early Jamaican Music introduced by the "Fathers of Ska" in the late 1950s. The ska-jazz movement began during the 1990s in New York and London, where pioneering avant-garde jazz and reggae musicians pushed the boundaries of reggae music.

柔順爵士（英語：Smooth jazz）是一種面向商業市場的跨界爵士樂。雖然它常被人們稱作一種“音樂流派”，但在爵士樂界中這一說法存在爭議。

Soul jazz or funky jazz is a subgenre of jazz that incorporates strong influences from hard bop, blues, soul, gospel and rhythm and blues. Soul jazz is often characterized by organ trios featuring the Hammond organs and small combos including saxophones, brass instruments, electric guitars, double basses, bass guitars, drums, pianos, vocals and electric organs.

Straight-ahead jazz is a genre of jazz that developed in the 1960s, with roots in the prior two decades. It omits the rock music and free jazz influences that began to appear in jazz during this period, instead preferring acoustic instruments, conventional piano comping, walking bass patterns, and swing- and bop-based drum rhythms.

Stride jazz piano, often shortened to stride, is a jazz piano style that arose from ragtime players. Prominent stride pianists include James P. Johnson, Willie "the Lion" Smith, Fats Waller, Luckey Roberts, and Mary Lou Williams.

搖擺樂（英語：Swing music）是1930年代早期發源於美國的一種音樂類型，至1935年已形成獨特的風格。搖擺樂依靠由低音提琴和鼓組成的節奏組來支撐旋律組（旋律組包含小喇叭、伸縮喇叭等銅管樂器、薩克斯風、單簧管等木管樂器，有時也會加入小提琴、吉他等弦樂器。

Trad jazz, short for "traditional jazz", is a form of jazz in the United States and Britain that flourished from the 1930s to 1960s, based on the earlier New Orleans Dixieland jazz style. Prominent English trad jazz musicians such as Chris Barber, Freddy Randall, Acker Bilk, Kenny Ball, Ken Colyer and Monty Sunshine performed a populist repertoire that also included jazz versions of pop songs and nursery rhymes.

Third stream is a music genre that is a fusion of jazz and classical music. The term was coined in 1957 by composer Gunther Schuller in a lecture at Brandeis University.

Vocal jazz or jazz singing is a genre within jazz music where the voice is used as an instrument. Vocal jazz began in the early twentieth century.

West Coast jazz refers to styles of jazz that developed in the American West Coast cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco during the 1950s. West Coast jazz is often seen as a subgenre of cool jazz, which consisted of a calmer style than bebop or hard bop.

成人當代音樂（Adult Contemporary；簡稱AC）是一種音樂風格，從20世紀60年代的聲樂和20世紀70年代的軟式搖滾音樂，到以著重於謠曲風格音樂為主流的當今，受到輕音樂、靈魂樂、節奏藍調和搖滾樂等不同影響。成人當代音樂更像是是輕音樂和軟搖滾樂的延續，它流行於20世紀60年代和20世紀70年代，其中有一些反映流行/搖滾樂的變革的調整因素。

Adult hits (sometimes also called variety hits) is a radio format drawing from popular music from the early 1990s to the present.

Alternative pop (also known as alt-pop) is pop music with broad commercial appeal that is made by figures outside the mainstream, or which is considered more original, challenging, or eclectic than traditional pop music. The Independent described alt-pop as "a home-made, personalized imitation of the mainstream that speaks far closer to actual teenage experience", and which is commonly characterized by a dark or downbeat emotional tone with lyrics about insecurity, regret, drugs, and anxiety.

Arabic pop music or Arab pop music is a subgenre of pop music and Arabic music. Arabic pop is mainly produced and originated in Cairo, Egypt; with Beirut, Lebanon, as a secondary center.

藝術流行（英語：Art pop，或拼成art-pop或artpop）是一種定義鬆散的流行音樂風格，受普普藝術融合高低文化的影響，強調對個人表達的記號、風格和表達的操縱。藝術流行藝人們多受到後現代思想、藝術理論以及其他藝術形式的啟發，如時裝、美術、電影和前衛文學。

前衛流行（英語：avant-pop）是流行音樂的一種，其具實驗性、新穎，與以往的風格截然不同，同時又能直接讓聽眾感受得到。該術語意味著前衛感與流行音樂中現有元素的結合，服務於新穎、獨特的藝術構想。

巴洛克流行（英語：Baroque pop）、巴洛克搖滾或英格蘭巴洛克是一個流行搖滾的子類型，於1960年代誕生於美國和英國，融合了流行搖滾、古典音樂、管弦樂流行和巴洛克音樂。該流派在1960年代晚期達到巔峰，常規性地創作這種音樂的樂隊有：比吉斯、披頭士樂隊、海灘男孩、滾石樂隊、普洛柯哈倫等。

Beach music, also known as Carolina beach music and beach pop, is a regional genre of music in the United States which developed from rock/R&B and pop music of the 1950s and 1960s. Beach music is most closely associated with the style of dance known as the shag, or the Carolina shag, which is also the official state dance of both North Carolina and South Carolina.

Brill Building (also known as Brill Building pop or the Brill Building sound) is a subgenre of pop music that took its name from the Brill Building in New York City, where numerous teams of professional songwriters penned material for girl groups and teen idols during the early 1960s. The term has also become a metonym for the period in which those songwriting teams flourished.

英倫搖滾（英語：Britpop）是1990年代中期興起於英國的另類搖滾文化運動，強調英國本土文化。音樂上，英倫搖滾通常為明亮、悅耳的另類搖滾，深受1960至1970年代英國吉他流行音樂的影響。

泡泡糖音樂（英語：Bubblegum music，又稱泡泡糖流行，英語：Bubblegum pop）是主要面向兒童和青少年的搖滾、流行音樂的音樂流派，形成於20世紀60年代晚期的美國。泡泡糖音樂的節奏輕快、朗朗上口，阿奇樂隊（The Archies）的代表作《Sugar, Sugar》就是其中一例，同時也引領卡通搖滾（Cartoon rock）潮流的代表例子，卡通搖滾是週六早間卡通系列中短暫流行的一種潮流，大量採用泡泡糖風格的流行搖滾歌曲。

中文流行音樂（英語：Chinese popular music），又名漢語流行音樂、華語流行音樂，亦可簡稱為「C-pop」，泛指所有來自中國大陸及香港、澳門、臺灣的歌手演唱的中文音樂，有時也包括新加坡、馬來西亞、泰國等中文使用人數較多的國家和地區的歌手演唱的中文音樂。中文流行音樂是一個涵蓋性術語，除了中文流行音樂，也包括中文節奏藍調、民謠、搖滾樂、嘻哈音樂和氛圍音樂等類型。

粵語流行音樂（英語：Cantopop），又名廣東歌，是指歌詞以粵語為主的流行音樂，其中來自香港的作品為主要部分，並主導了其發展。

臺語流行音樂（英語：Taiwanese Hokkien popular music、Taiwanese pop、Hokkien pop，直譯：「台灣閩南語流行音樂、台灣流行音樂、閩南語流行音樂」，簡稱Tai-pop或T-pop），又名臺語歌曲（英語：Taiwanese Hokkien song，直譯：「台灣閩南語歌曲」）或台灣民謠（Taiwanese folk），是指出產於臺灣並使用臺灣話演唱的流行音樂類型。最早起源於日治時期，戒嚴時代曾因官方的國語政策被壓制，至1987年解嚴後開始復甦，並衍伸出多種表演型態。

華語流行音樂（英語：Mandarin popular music，簡稱：Mandopop），指現代標準漢語的流行音樂，為中文流行音樂的子類別之一，也是以華語為載體的流行音樂中第一個成形的子類別。起源於二十世紀的上海，目前主要流行於台灣、中華人民共和國（中國大陸、香港、澳門）、馬來西亞和新加坡等說漢語的地區。

Canción ("song") is a popular genre of Latin American music, particularly in Cuba, where many of the compositions originate. Its roots lie in Spanish popular song forms, including tiranas, polos and boleros; also in Italian light operetta, French romanza, and the slow waltz.

Literally 'song' in Italian, a canzone (Italian: [kanˈtsoːne]; pl.: canzoni; cognate with English to chant) is an Italian or Provençal song or ballad. It is also used to describe a type of lyric which resembles a madrigal.

Chamber pop (also called baroque pop and sometimes conflated with orchestral pop or symphonic pop) is a music genre that combines rock music with the intricate use of strings, horns, piano, and vocal harmonies, and other components drawn from the orchestral and lounge pop of the 1960s, with an emphasis on melody and texture. During chamber pop's initial emergence in the 1960s, producers such as Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Burt Bacharach, Lee Hazlewood.

香頌（法語：chanson，法語發音：[ʃɑ̃sɔ̃]），意為歌曲，源自於拉丁文cantio，源於中世紀的法國，是法國世俗歌曲的泛稱，專業的香頌歌手稱為香特爾chanteur（男）或香特絲chanteuse（女）。 今天在法國，香頌往往指的是像雅克·佈雷爾、艾迪特·皮雅芙等著名歌手的作品，區別於其他法國流行音樂，按照法語的節奏，而不是英語的節奏，因此被認為特別“法國”。

當代基督教音樂（英語：Contemporary Christian music，縮寫：CCM；又稱當代福音音樂、現代基督教音樂、現代福音音樂、流行基督教音樂和流行福音音樂，中性名字為勵志音樂），是現代流行音樂的一種類型，歌詞重點在於抒發個人對於基督教信仰的情感。它的形成是由於受1960年代耶穌運動影響的人們開始以比當時教堂流行的讚美詩、福音和南方福音音樂還更現代的音樂風格表達自己。

Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the 1960s to the mid-2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 1980s and the nostalgia behind it is a major driver to the format.

當代流行音樂類型電台（同時還被稱為CHR、當代流行音樂類型、流行表、當前流行音樂類型、流行音樂類型、40強或者流行電台）是一種在美國、巴西、英國、愛爾蘭、加拿大、紐西蘭、澳洲、菲律賓、新加坡和南非最常見的電台格式，主要是以40強音樂榜單來播放當前和非當前的流行音樂。該電台涉及許多子種類，特別專注於搖滾、流行和城市音樂。

Cringe pop is a broad "genre" of pop music, which is written intentionally to be cringeworthy. It encompasses songs and music videos that are essentially awkward in nature.

Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms popular music and pop music are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles.

Easy listening (including mood music) is a popular music genre and radio format that was most popular during the 1950s to the 1970s. It is related to middle of the road (MOR) music and encompasses instrumental recordings of standards, hit songs, non-rock vocals and instrumental covers of selected popular rock songs.

Beautiful music (sometimes abbreviated as BM, B/EZ or BM/EZ for "beautiful music/easy listening") is a mostly instrumental music format that was prominent in North American radio from the late 1950s through the 1980s. Easy listening, elevator music, light music, mood music, and Muzak are other terms that overlap with this format and the style of music that it featured.

Elevator music (also known as Muzak, piped music, or lift music) is a type of background music played in elevators, in rooms where many people come together for reasons other than listening to music, and during telephone calls when placed on hold. Before the emergence of the Internet, such music was often "piped" to businesses and homes through telephone lines, private networks or targeted radio broadcasting (as in the BBC's Music While You Work, where powerful speakers were set up in factories to make the broadcast audible).

Exotica is a musical genre that was popular during the 1950s to mid-1960s with Americans who came of age during World War II. The term was coined by Simon "Si" Waronker of Liberty Records, after the 1957 Martin Denny album Exotica. The Exotica style was largely instrumental and combined American jazz and pop music with influences from Indigenous music of Oceania, Southeast Asia, Hawaii, the Amazon basin, the Andes, the Caribbean and tribal Africa.

Lounge music is a type of easy listening music popular in the 1950s and 1960s. This music is meant to evoke in the listeners an emotion, or the feeling of being in a place with a tranquil theme such as a jungle, an island paradise or outer space.

Middle of the road (also known by its acronym MOR) is a commercial radio format. Music associated with this term is strongly melodic and uses techniques of vocal harmony and light orchestral arrangements.

歐陸流行樂（英語：Europop，也拼作Euro pop）是一種流行音樂風格，起源於20世紀60年代中後期的歐洲，並在20世紀70年代末發展成為如今的形式。歐陸流行樂在20世紀80年代和90年代歡迎程度名列前茅，並在21世紀初得以復興並受到一定程度的欣賞。

Austropop is pop music from Austria, which came into use in the late 1960s, but had its heyday in the 1970s and early and up until the mid-1980s. Austropop comprises several musical styles, from traditional pop music to rock, and it also sometimes includes traditional folk elements such as yodeling.

French pop music is pop music sung in the French language. It is usually performed by singers from France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, or any of the other Francophone areas of the world.

Laïko (Greek: λαϊκό) is a Greek folk-pop music genre. Laiko is a prominent Greek music genre composed in the Greek language, rooted in the traditional folklore and musical heritage of the Greek people which bridges the gap between traditional folk and urban music.

Nederpop (Dutch: [ˈneː.dərˌpɔp] ) or Dutch pop music is pop music made by Dutch bands and artists. The name is a portmanteau on the country's name in Dutch (Nederland) and pop.

Palingsound (; lit.Tooltip literal translation 'European eel sound') is the unique musical sound attributed to a subgenre of Dutch pop music called palingpop ('Eel Pop'). 'Palingsound' is also frequently used as a synonym for the genre palingpop as a whole.

Neomelodic music, or musica neomelodica, sometimes just neomelodico is a musical style originating from the Italian city of Naples. Some performers in the Neomelodic scene have been criticised for glorifying crime in their songs.

Nordic popular music, also referred to as Scandinavian popular music, includes pop and rock music of the Nordic countries. The musical scene is known for its biggest bands like ABBA, Roxette, A-ha, Michael Learns to Rock, Ace of Base, and Aqua.

Russian pop music is Russian language pop music produced in Russia, CIS countries, Baltic states, Central Asia and other foreign countries in which the songs are primarily performed in Russian language, languages of the countries of the CIS, and in the other languages of the world. This is the successor to popular "variety" Soviet music with its pop idols such as Alla Pugacheva or Valery Leontiev.

獨立流行（Indie pop）是一種融合了喧鬧流行和DIY ethic的音樂類型和次文化。該曲風的形式和基調與主流的流行音樂不同。

Twee pop is a subgenre of indie pop that originally emerged in the United Kingdom during the mid-to late 1980s. The style has been described as "excessively or affectedly quaint, pretty, or sentimental" and initially rose to prominence through the NME's C86 cassette compilation, with AllMusic describing twee as "simplicity and innocence" as well as "boy-girl harmonies, lovelorn lyrics, infectious melodies, and simple, unaffected performances".

Indian pop music, also known as Indi-pop or I-pop, refers to pop music produced in India that is independent from film soundtracks for Indian cinema. Indian pop is closely linked to Indian cinema (Bollywood, Tollywood, Pollywood and Kollywood), Pakistani pop music, and the Asian Underground scene of the United Kingdom.

Iranian pop music or Persian pop music (Persian: موسیقی پاپ ایرانی) refers to pop music originated in Iran, with songs mainly in Persian and other regional Persian dialects of the country and region.

日本流行音樂（英語：Japanese popular music，通稱J-pop，風格化為全部大寫）在廣義上指昭和時代後受西方流行音樂影響而出現的日本歌謠曲，狹義上則指1980年代末期誕生的「J-POP」。此名稱由1988年開播的音樂專門電台J-WAVE命名，是當時為定義日本出產的流行音樂而創造出來的和製英語用詞，其後在日本被廣泛地用來指受西方影響的現代音樂流派，主要包括大眾流行、節奏布魯斯、靈魂樂、搖滾樂、舞曲、嘻哈、流行電音等。

動畫歌曲是動畫作品的主題曲、片尾曲、插入曲、角色歌曲的總稱。整個字詞的概念因人而異，並沒有明確界定。

叮噹流行或噪響流行、喧鬧流行（英語：jangle pop），是一種流行搖滾和學院搖滾的子類型，強調“叮噹”的吉他聲與1960年代風格的流行旋律。這個術語通常用於20世紀70年代末和80年代初從後龐克場景中湧現的樂隊，這些樂隊經常受到飛鳥樂隊等1960年代樂隊的影響。

韓國流行音樂（英語：Korean popular music），通稱K-pop，是指源自韓國的流行音樂類型，韓國流行音樂是全世界重要的流行音樂市場和共同語言，展現出強大的全球影響力。 韓國流行音樂特徵是青少年偶像團體表演的音樂作品，強調視覺吸引力和表演，而聽覺上作為一種流行音樂類型，韓國流行音樂的特點是旋律性和文化混合性。

Korean hip-hop, also known as K-hip-hop or K-rap, is a subgenre of the South Korean hip-hop scene. It is widely considered to have originated in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and has since become increasingly popular, both in South Korea and abroad.

韓國搖滾（韓語：한국의 록）起源於美國搖滾，由參加朝鮮戰爭的美軍士兵帶入韓國，美軍在韓國設有多個基地，當地音樂人通過基地演出接觸美國音樂，逐漸形成了早期的搖滾風格。因此，許多被稱為“Vocal Bands”或“Group Sounds”的韓國搖滾樂隊於1960年代開始其音樂生涯。

T'ong guitar (or tong guitar) was a form of Korean music developed in the early 1970s. It was heavily influenced by American pop music, and artists in the genre were considered Korean versions of American folk singers, such as Joan Baez and Bob Dylan.

韓國演歌或韓國歌謠（韓語：트로트、트롯트或뽕짝；英語：Trot，直譯：「小跑、快步、快步走；音譯：特羅特」），是韓國的傳統流行音樂，被稱為是韓國最早期的流行音樂。 韓國演歌據說源於狐步舞（Foxtrot）的音樂，所以它的韓語名稱亦取自狐步舞的英語的最後幾個音節，而這種舞踏有簡單輕快的樂曲。

Latin ballad (Spanish: balada romántica) is a sentimental ballad derived from bolero that originated in the early 1960s in Los Angeles, California and Southern California. Some of the best known artists of the Latin ballad are Julio Iglesias, Mocedades, José Luis Rodriguez, Luis Miguel, Camilo Sesto, Emmanuel, Nino Bravo, Roberto Carlos, Ricardo Montaner, Raphael, Mijares and José José among others.

拉丁流行音樂（英語：Latin pop，西班牙語：Pop latino，葡萄牙語：Pop latino）是一種流行音樂流派，拉丁流行音樂主要由西班牙語演唱（也包含葡萄牙語等拉丁語言），融合了美國風格的音樂製作。

Mexican pop is a music genre produced in Mexico, particularly intended for teenagers and young adults. Mexico is the country that exports the most entertainment in Spanish language.

New pop is a British-centric pop music movement consisting of ambitious, DIY-minded artists who achieved commercial success in the early 1980s, aided by platforms like MTV. Rooted in the post-punk movement of the late 1970s, the movement encompassed a wide variety of styles and artists, including acts such as Orange Juice, the Human League, and ABC. The term "rockist", a pejorative aimed at those who rejected this type of music, became associated with new pop. "New Music" is a similar but slightly more expansive umbrella term referring to pop music and a cultural phenomenon in the US tied to the Second British Invasion.

Oldies is a term for musical genres such as pop music, rock and roll, doo-wop, surf music from the second half of the 20th century, specifically from around the mid-1950s to the late 1960s, as well as for a radio format playing this music. Since 2000, 1970s music has been increasingly included in this genre.

歌劇流行音樂（源自英文「Pop Opera」，簡稱「Popera」）是流行音樂的一種流派，意指歌手以歌劇形式唱流行音樂。主要流行於歐洲、北美洲。

Orchestral pop is pop music that has been arranged and performed by a symphonic orchestra. It is sometimes used interchangeably with the terms symphonic pop and chamber pop.

The music of the Philippines (Filipino: Musika ng Pilipinas) includes the musical performance arts in the Philippines and the music of Filipinos composed in various local and international genres and styles. Philippine musical compositions are often a mixture of Indigenous styles, and various Asian styles, as well as Spanish/Latin American and American influences through foreign rule from those countries.

Pinoy pop (also known as Philippine pop; an abbreviated form of "Pinoy popular music" or "Philippine popular music"; or P-pop) refers to popular music in the Philippines originating from the OPM genre. With its beginnings in the late 1970s, Pinoy pop is a growing genre in the 2020s.

流行搖滾（英語：Pop rock）是流行樂與搖滾樂的混合音樂，特色是使用平易近人的流行風格、明亮歌詞以及吉他為基礎的歌曲。流行搖滾有著許多不同的定義，從「樂觀的搖滾音樂」到「流行樂的一個分支」。

Pop metal (sometimes conflated with or used interchangeably with glam metal) is an umbrella term for commercial heavy metal and hard rock styles that feature prominent pop music elements such as catchy hooks and anthemic choruses. It became popular in the 1980s among acts such as Bon Jovi, Europe, Def Leppard, Poison, Mötley Crüe, and Ratt.

流行龐克（英語：Pop punk）為現時流行的一種搖滾音樂風格。

Emo pop (alternatively typeset with a hyphen, also known as emo pop-punk and pop-emo) is a fusion genre combining emo with pop-punk, pop music, or both. Emo pop features a musical style with more concise composition and hook-filled choruses.

強力流行又稱為力量流行（英語：Power pop）是搖滾一種子風格，受到20世紀60年代英美兩國的搖滾音樂影響。其特點包括強旋律、清亮的演唱和突出的吉他帶動。

軟式搖滾（英語：Soft rock）有時也稱為輕搖滾（Light rock）、柔和搖滾（Mellow rock）以及抒情搖滾，是一種音樂流派，20世紀70年代以搖滾的技巧，有時吉他使用民謠搖滾的元素，表現出一種較柔和，低調平滑的流行樂聲，80年代後被統稱為成人當代音樂。

衝浪音樂（Surf music）是與衝浪文化相關的搖滾樂亞風格，特別在它的發源地加利福尼亞州南部盛行。它特別在1962年到1964年盛行，並分為兩種主要形式 。

遊艇搖滾（英語：Yacht rock），又被稱為西海岸之聲（West Coast sound）或成人搖滾（英語：Adult-oriented rock，直譯：「成人導向搖滾」），是一種與軟搖滾相關聯的音樂風格 ，曾經在1970年代中期到1980年代中期的美國風靡一時。而“遊艇搖滾”一詞則是源自2005年以後互聯網自媒體的描述和總結。

Progressive pop is pop music that attempts to break with the genre's standard formula, or an offshoot of the progressive rock genre that was commonly heard on AM radio in the 1970s and 1980s. It was originally termed for the early progressive rock of the 1960s.

Psychedelic pop (or acid pop) is a genre of pop music that contains musical characteristics associated with psychedelic music. Developing in the mid-to-late 1960s, elements included "trippy" features such as fuzz guitars, tape manipulation, backwards recording, sitars, and Beach Boys-style harmonies, wedded to melodic songs with tight song structures.

Rebetiko (Greek: ρεμπέτικο, pronounced [re(m)ˈbetiko]), plural rebetika (ρεμπέτικα [re(m)ˈbetika]), occasionally transliterated as rembetiko or rebetico, is a term used to designate previously disparate kinds of urban Greek music which in the 1930s went through a process of musical syncretism and developed into a more distinctive musical genre. Rebetiko can be described briefly as the urban popular song of the Greeks, especially the poorest, from the late 19th century to the 1950s, and served as the basis for further developments in popular Greek music.

Rhythmic adult contemporary, often abbreviated as rhythmic AC or RAC, is an adult contemporary radio format. The format focuses primarily on rhythmic hits aimed towards an adult audience, often resembling a mixture of the classic hits and hot adult contemporary formats in practice.

Rhythmic contemporary, also known as Rhythmic Top 20, Rhythmic Top 30, Rhythmic Top 40, Rhythmic CHR or rhythmic crossover, is a primarily American music-radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop and upbeat R&B hits. Rhythmic contemporary never uses hard rock or country in its airplay, but it may occasionally use a reggae, Latin, reggaeton, or an urban contemporary gospel hit.

Rhythmic oldies is a radio format that concentrates on the rhythmic, R&B, disco, or dance genres of music. The playlists spans from the 1960s through the 2000s.

Sapphic pop is a term used to describe a particular subgenre of indie music and bedroom pop typically characterized by the prominence of lyrical themes about queer love between queer (mostly lesbian) women and/or non-binary people historically situated within the sapphic sphere driven and performed by female (often femme) singers-songwriters. The name of the subgenre derives from sapphism.

施拉格音樂（德語：Schlager，德語：[ˈʃlaːɡɐ]，意為「擊打」）是一種歐洲流行音樂風格和廣播格式，通常以簡單、輕鬆且常帶有情感的歌詞搭配朗朗上口的器樂伴奏為特徵。 施拉格音樂通常是輕快的流行旋律或甜美抒情的民謠，擁有簡單易記的旋律。

Space age pop or bachelor pad music is a subgenre of easy listening or lounge music associated with American and Mexican composers, songwriters, and bandleaders in the Space Age of the 1950s and 1960s. It drew on contemporary fascination with technology, outer space, and "exotic" locations, exploiting new audio technology such as stereophonic sound, multitrack recording, and early electronic instruments.

Sunshine pop (originally called soft pop and soft rock) is a loosely defined form of pop music that was first associated with early soft rock producers and songwriters based in Los Angeles, California, during the mid- to late 1960s. Its studio-centric sound was primarily rooted in folk rock and easy listening, typically featuring rich harmony vocals and progressive elements, while lyrics combined idyllic imagery with a subtle awareness of societal change, melancholic undertones, and countercultural themes.

Swamp pop is a music genre indigenous to the Acadiana region of south Louisiana and an adjoining section of southeast Texas. Created in the 1950s by young Cajuns and Creoles, it combines New Orleans–style rhythm and blues, country and western, and traditional French Louisiana musical influences.

青少年流行音樂（英語：Teen Pop）是流行樂的一個子類別，主要面向10歲到18歲市場（即青春期前期和青春期青少年）。 其主要音樂風格包括：流行樂、舞曲、電子音樂、節奏布魯斯、嘻哈音樂、鄉村音樂和搖滾樂。

Traditional pop (also known as pre–rock and roll pop) is a style of Western popular music that generally predates the advent of rock and roll and pop music in the mid-1950s. The most popular and enduring songs from this era of music are known as pop standards or American standards.

極速民謠（塞爾維亞語：турбо фолк，羅馬化：Turbo-folk，又名渦輪民謠）是起源於塞爾維亞的音樂風格，所以被稱為塞爾維亞浪潮。其特點是融合了塞爾維亞民間音樂，現代流行音樂和歐洲舞曲等風格。

The roots of traditional music in Turkey span across centuries to a time when the Seljuk Turks migrated to Anatolia and Persia in the 11th century and contains elements of both Turkic and pre-Turkic influences. Much of its modern popular music can trace its roots to the emergence in the early 1930s drive for Westernization.

Urban adult contemporary, often abbreviated as urban AC or UAC, (also known as adult R&B,) is the name for a format of radio music, similar to an urban contemporary format. Radio stations using this format usually would not have hip hop music on their playlists, and generally include some mix of contemporary R&B and traditional R&B (while urban oldies stations emphasize only the latter).

Urban contemporary music, also known as urban music, urban pop, or just simply urban, is a music radio format. The term was coined by New York radio DJ Frankie Crocker in the early to mid-1970s as a synonym for Black music.

Vispop is a music genre which originated from and became popular in the Scandinavian countries in the mid-1960s. The term is derived from the word visa which denotes traditional and popular folk song of Sweden.

Yé-yé (French: [jeje] ) or yeyé (Spanish: [ɟʝeˈʝe]) was a style of pop music that emerged in Western and Southern Europe in the early 1960s. The French term yé-yé was derived from the English "yeah!

Go-go is a subgenre of funk music with an emphasis on specific rhythmic patterns, and live audience call and response. Go-go was originated by African-American musicians in Washington, D.C., during the mid-1960s to late-1970s.

Deep funk is a subgenre of funk music which features a "hard, lean" sound and emphasis on groove, improvisation, and musicianship over traditional songwriting. The term is also used to describe rare funk recordings sought out by collectors and DJs.

The Minneapolis sound is a subgenre of funk rock that incorporates elements of new wave and synth-pop. Started at Sound 80 with tracks like "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc.

Psychedelic funk (also called P-funk or funkadelia, and sometimes conflated with psychedelic soul) is a music genre that combines funk music with elements of psychedelic rock. It was pioneered in the late 1960s and early 1970s by American acts like Sly and the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix, and the Parliament-Funkadelic collective.

福音音樂是基督教音樂的一種傳統流派，也是基督教媒體的基石之一，其特點是突出的聲樂（通常有強烈的和聲）和反映基督教教義和價值觀的歌詞。福音音樂的創作、表演、意義乃至定義都因文化和社會背景而異。

Southern gospel music is a genre of Christian music. Its name comes from its origins in the southeastern United States.

Urban/contemporary gospel, also known as urban gospel music, urban gospel pop, or just simply urban gospel, is a modern subgenre of gospel music. Although the style developed gradually, early forms are generally dated to the 1970s, and the genre was well established by the end of the 1980s.

British rhythm and blues (or R&B) was a musical movement that developed in the United Kingdom between the late 1950s and the early 1960s, and reached a peak in the mid-1960s. It overlapped with, but was distinct from, the broader British beat and more purist British blues scenes, attempting to emulate the music of American blues and rock and roll pioneers, such as Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley.

RnBass (also spelled as R&Bass, shortening of rhythm and bass) is a music genre that fuses contemporary R&B music with hip hop production style or music genre, known as ratchet music, coined by DJ Mustard.

Christian R&B (also known as gospel R&B, rhythm & praise music, and R&P) is a subgenre of rhythm and blues music consisting of tracks with Christian-based lyrics or by musicians typically known for writing such songs. Music in this genre intends to uplift, entertain, or to give a Christian perspective on a topic.

Latin R&B (also known as Spanish-language R&B) is a style of R&B that originated in Latin America and the United States. It is a musical subgenre of American contemporary R&B and Latin soul that also takes influence from dancehall.

New Orleans rhythm and blues is a style of rhythm and blues that originated in New Orleans. It was a direct precursor to rock and roll and strongly influenced ska.

Blue-eyed soul (also called white soul) is rhythm and blues (R&B) and soul music performed by white artists. The term was coined in the mid-1960s, to describe white artists whose sound was similar to that of the predominantly black Motown and Stax record labels.

British soul, Brit soul, or (in an American context) the British soul invasion, is soul music performed by British artists. Soul has been a major influence on British popular music since the 1960s, and American soul was extremely popular among some youth subcultures, such as mods, skinheads, and the Northern soul movement.

Brown-eyed soul, also referred to as Chicano soul, Hispanic soul, or Latino soul, is soul music & rhythm & blues (R&B) performed in the United States mainly by Hispanic Latinos and Chicanos in Southern California, East Los Angeles, and San Antonio (Texas) during the 1960s, continuing through to the early 1980s. The trend of Latinos started with Latino rock and roll and rock musicians.

Cinematic soul is a genre of soul music with a "cinematic" style, combining traditional rock / soul arrangements with orchestral instruments.

Northern soul is a music and dance movement that emerged in Northern England and the Midlands in the early 1970s. It developed from the British mod scene, based on a particular style of Black American soul music with a heavy beat and fast tempo (100 bpm and above).

Progressive soul (often shortened to prog-soul; also called black prog, black rock, and progressive R&B) is a type of African-American music that uses a progressive approach, particularly in the context of the soul and funk genres. It developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s through the recordings of innovative black musicians who pushed the structural and stylistic boundaries of those genres.

迷幻靈魂樂（英語：Psychedelic soul），最初稱為黑色搖滾（Black rock）或與迷幻放克混為一談，是靈魂樂的一種風格類型，出現於20世紀60年代末的美國。在這種風格中，非裔美國靈魂樂音樂家融合了迷幻搖滾的元素，包括其製作技巧、樂器、哇音和移相等效果器以及藥物的影響。

Quiet storm is a radio format and genre of R&B, performed in a smooth, romantic, jazz-influenced style. It was named after the title track of Smokey Robinson's 1975 album A Quiet Storm.

Retro soul, sometimes written as retro-soul, is a contemporary popular music genre that emulates the singing, arrangements and recording techniques of traditional American soul music from the 1950s to the 1970s. This differs from neo-soul and contemporary R&B as it intentionally emphasizes a vintage style.

Smooth soul is a fusion genre of soul music that developed in the early 1970s from soul, funk, and pop music in the United States. The fusion genre experienced mainstream success from the time of its development to the late 1970s, before its succession by disco and quiet storm.

Afro rock is a rock music genre that fuses Western rock instrumentation with traditional African musical elements, which emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Afro-punk (sometimes spelled Afro Punk, Afropunk or AfroPunk) refers to the participation of black people in punk music and the punk subculture. Black people's participation in punk music has existed since the genre's origins in 1969 with the ska movement of Boss Skinhead Laurel Aitken and his song "Skinhead Train" from 1969.

另類搖滾（英語：Alternative rock），也被稱為另類音樂、替代搖滾或替代音樂，簡稱替代或另類，是搖滾音樂中的一種音樂類別，起源於1970年代的獨立音樂地下場景。另類搖滾藝人們在1990年代通過如油漬搖滾（Grunge）子流派在美國，以及英倫搖滾（Britpop）和瞪鞋派（Shoegaze）在英國和愛爾蘭取得了主流商業成功。

另類金屬（Alternative metal）是一個以另類搖滾為基礎混入其他樂風，形成的一種新金屬樂，流行於在20世紀90年代初。最值得注意的是，另類金屬樂隊的特點是不尋常的拍子和一些不常用的技巧，重型音樂沈重的吉他即興，和傳統金屬樂相較之下，較少的吉他獨奏和實驗方法。

新金屬（英語：Nu metal）屬於重金屬音樂中的一個分支。最早起源於90年代。

後英式搖滾（英語：Post-Britpop）是英式另類搖滾下的一種音樂類型。此類型的音樂在英倫搖滾沒落後崛起，並成為21世紀的主流音樂之一。

College rock is rock music played on student-run university and college campus radio stations located in the United States and Canada in the 1980s and 1990s. The stations' playlists were often created by students who avoided the mainstream rock played on commercial radio stations.

Crank wave (also known as post-Brexit new wave, wonk and Windmill indie) is a music scene and style of post-punk that emerged in the 2010s. The term "crank wave" was coined in September 2019 by writer Mark Beaumont in an article for NME. He had previously coined the term "gristle rock" to describe the South London post-punk scene, which was spearheaded by the band Fat White Family.

Dark cabaret is a music genre that draws on the aesthetics of burlesque, vaudeville and Weimar-era cabaret, generally played by groups with origins in rock music. The genre traces its roots to 1930s Weimar Republic experimental cabaret of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, and their influence upon 1960s rock bands including the Doors.

Dolewave is an Australian music genre that emerged in the early 2010s. Initially used online as an in-joke to describe an indie scene in Melbourne involving Twerps, Dick Diver and other groups, the term has since been applied by music critics to a wider range of Australian acts that share a DIY ethic and a "peculiarly and recognisably Australasian sound", such as Courtney Barnett and Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever.

夢幻流行（英語：Dream pop）是另類搖滾和新迷幻的一種音樂分支風格。雖然對夢幻流行的影響可以追溯到20世紀40年代，現代夢幻流行起源於20世紀80年代中期的英國，但是這一詞大多專指於美國。

瞪鞋搖滾（又稱盯鞋搖滾、鞋搖滾、低搖滾、自賞搖滾；英語：Shoegazing，簡稱Shoegaze），是一種另類搖滾支派，出現於1980年代晚期的英國，並於1990年及1991年達到顛峰。英國音樂刊物——特別《NME》與《Melody Maker》——將此風格命名為「瞪鞋搖滾」，是因為這些樂團在現場演出時經常站著不動，全神貫注於在地上的效果器，貌似盯著他們的鞋子一樣。

Blackgaze is a fusion genre combining elements of black metal and shoegaze. The word is a blend of the names of the two genres, described by The Guardian as "the buzz term for a new school of bands taking black metal out of the shadows and melding its blast beats, dungeon wailing and razorwire guitars with the more reflective melodies of post-rock, shoegaze and post-hardcore." According to Exclaim!, blackgaze "marries the harsh, alien instrumentation of black metal with the mellower, dreamy soundscapes of shoegaze." Influenced by atmospheric black metal bands like Ulver and Summoning, the genre was pioneered by French musician Neige around 2005 through the projects Alcest and Amesoeurs and has risen to prominence with the success of American group Deafheaven.

Grungegaze (also known as dreamo) is a subgenre of rock music that grew out of soft grunge. It is characterized by shoegaze's use of effects units, emo-inspired melodies and grunge's dynamic songwriting, using both soft reverb-heavy guitars during verses and crescendos of fuzz during choruses.

Shitgaze is a microgenre of rock music and scene coined in 2005 by Kevin DeBroux of Pink Reason to describe the music of Midwestern rock band Psychedelic Horseshit from Columbus, Ohio. Lead singer Matt Whitehurst added the term to the band's Myspace page, where it became the tag for a "Columbus-centric genre".

Zoomergaze is a loosely-defined style of electronic music and nu-gaze characterized by Generation Z musicians experimenting with the boundaries of shoegaze. The genre is a merger of shoegaze with internet music styles such as digicore and hyperpop.

Geek rock (also known as nerd rock) is a subgenre of alternative rock that draws influences from indie rock, college rock and nerd music. Characterized by traditional rock instrumentation combined with synthesizers, unusual instruments and song structures, as well as lyrical references to geek culture and specialized yet mundane interests, whimsy, and offbeat humor in general.

Wizard rock (or Wrock) is a type of novelty rock music and filk music themed around the Harry Potter franchise. The music was largely prevalent in the United States in the early 2000s.

Grebo (or grebo rock) was a short-lived subculture and broadly defined subgenre of indie rock centred around the English Midlands, particularly Stourbridge and Leicester. Musically, the genre incorporated elements of electronic, punk rock, folk and hip hop music into indie rock.

油漬搖滾，又譯垃圾搖滾、頹廢搖滾（英語：Grunge，亦被稱Seattle sound、西雅圖之聲），是一種隸屬於另類搖滾的音樂流派與亞文化類別，起源於1980年代中期美國西岸的華盛頓州，特別是西雅圖一帶。早期的油漬搖滾運動是圍繞著西雅圖獨立唱片廠牌Sub Pop（地下流行）與該地區的地下音樂場景而展開的。

Bubblegrunge is a fusion microgenre that combines elements of grunge and pop music. The genre's name is a portmanteau of the terms "bubblegum music" and "grunge".

後油漬搖滾（英語：Post-grunge）是另類搖滾和硬式搖滾的子類型，作為油漬搖滾的派生品出現在1990年代，採用了油漬搖滾的音響效果、美學觀念，但是卻使用了一種更能夠為公眾所接受的音調。這使得噴火戰機樂隊、五分錢合唱團、Creed和火柴盒二十等後油漬搖滾樂隊在1990年代和2000年代商業上大獲成功。

Soft grunge (or emo grunge) is a rock music subgenre that combines emo with 1990s alternative rock styles, particularly grunge, noise rock and alternative metal. Deriving its name from its popularity on Tumblr's soft grunge communities, the genre emerged as a part of the fourth-wave of emo, pioneered by Philadelphia bands Balance and Composure, Title Fight and Superheaven.

獨立搖滾（Independent rock，通稱Indie rock），也稱硬地搖滾，是由搖滾樂發展出來的音樂類型，起源於1980年代的英國和美國。獨立搖滾最早用來形容獨立廠牌所製作的搖滾樂。

Blog rock (also known as blog indie) is a loosely defined style and era of indie rock that originally emerged from the online musical blogosphere in the mid-to late 2000s. Similarly to other early blog-related music scenes such as bloghouse and blog rap.

The Dunedin sound was a musical and cultural movement in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, in the early 1980s. It helped found indie rock as a genre.

Emo（有譯作情緒搖滾或情感硬核）是硬蕊龐克樂的一個子類別。1980年代中期在華盛頓特區舉行的硬核龐克運動中，它成為後硬核的風格，在當時被稱為情感硬核或emocore，由Rites of Spring和Embrace等樂團所開創。

The emo revival, or fourth wave emo, was an underground emo movement which began in the late 2000s and flourished until the mid-2010s. The movement began towards the end of the 2000s third-wave emo, with Pennsylvania-based groups such as Tigers Jaw, Algernon Cadwallader and Snowing eschewing that era's mainstream sensibilities in favor of influence from 1990s Midwest emo (i.e., second wave emo).

Midwest emo (or Midwestern emo) is a subgenre and scene of emo music that emerged in the Midwestern United States during the 1990s. Employing unconventional vocal stylings, distinct guitar riffs and arpeggiated melodies, Midwest emo bands shifted away from the genre's hardcore punk roots and drew on indie rock and math rock approaches.

Screamo（為了與Emo區分而有譯作嚎叫情緒）是一種硬蕊龐克（Hardcore punk）的子類型，大多承襲於Emo這種音樂類型，與其他在1990年代的音樂。「Screamo」這個詞源先是用在1991年發展於美國聖地牙哥一些比較激進的Emo樂團，他們利用曲長較短的創作，結合抽搐般的強度來刻意實驗出不和諧與力度變化。

Sass (), or white belt hardcore, is a broadly-defined subgenre of post-hardcore that merges screamo with elements of dance-punk and post-punk. Characterized by erratic stage performances, flamboyant mannerisms, homoerotic lyrical content, dance beats and lisping vocals, the genre was pioneered during the late 1990s.

Incelcore is an Internet microgenre of rock music and online subculture that emerged in 2019 with the release of the compilation album MSG Vol. 1.

Kindie rock, kindie or family music is a style of children's music that "melds the sensibility of the singer-songwriter with themes aimed at kids under 10." Many popular kindie rock artists first gained fame as adult performers, including Dan Zanes and They Might Be Giants. The term was coined by Salon.com writer Scott Lamb in 2006, and has gained in popularity since.

Landfill indie (also known as indie landfill or The Deleted Years) is a loosely defined trend in British indie rock and pop rock. The term was first coined as a pejorative label by music journalist Andrew Harrison in 2007, where he used it to disparagingly describe the proliferation of formulaic and uninspired British guitar bands dominating the mid-2000s music scene.

數學搖滾或數字搖滾（英語：Math-rock）是一類實驗性的搖滾曲風，於1980年代後期萌芽於美國。 數學搖滾曲風大多混合噪音搖滾（noise rock）、後搖滾（post rock）、前衛搖滾（progressive rock）、簡約音樂（minimal music）、電子音樂（electronic music）等。

Post-punk revival (also known as indie rock revival or garage rock revival) is a musical scene and movement that emerged in the early 2000s. Originating as a stripped-down and back-to-basics version of guitar rock inspired by the original sounds and aesthetics of post-punk, new wave and garage rock, the movement became closely associated with the new wave revival and garage rock revival.

Slacker rock (originally known as lo-fi or lo-fi indie) is a subgenre of indie rock that emerged in the United States during the late 1980s to early 1990s. Characterized by a rejection (or minimization) of technical proficiency and production quality, in favor of stripped down lo-fi aesthetics and an apathetic singing style, the style was originally associated with Generation X slacker culture.

SoundCloud indie (also known as BandLab rock) is a style of indie rock that emerged in the early 2020s. The genre is defined as a form of indie and alternative rock emerging from the SoundCloud rap underground scene while primarily distributed on the online streaming service SoundCloud.

Iranian alternative rock is a subgenre of Iranian rock. This style was inspired by the alternative rock works of American musicians.

Latin alternative, or "alterlatino", or "Patchanka", is a brand of Latin rock music produced by combining genres like alternative rock, lofi, chillout, metal, electronica, hip hop, new wave, pop rock, punk rock, reggae, and ska with traditional Ibero-American sounds, in Latin Europeans and Latin Americans countries (Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, French and Catalan languages).

瘋徹斯特（英語：Madchester），也譯曼徹斯特瘋潮，是1980年代末期在英國曼徹斯特興起的一個音樂和文化場景，與另類舞曲運動緊密相關。獨立舞曲（也稱作獨立銳舞）將獨立搖滾與酸浩室、迷幻音樂和1960年代流行樂混合在一起。

Mangue bit, commonly known as mangue beat or manguebeat, is a social and art movement with origins in the northeastern Brazilian city of Recife, Pernambuco, around 1991, in reaction to the economic and cultural stagnation of the capital. Even though the movement has a strong focus on music, it also spans fashion, slang and visual art.

The new wave of new wave (often abbreviated as NWONW) was a British alternative rock scene in the early 1990s. Bands in the scene were influenced by punk rock and new wave acts such as the Clash, Blondie, and Buzzcocks.

Noise pop is a subgenre of alternative and indie rock that emerged in the mid-1980s in the United Kingdom, originally pioneered by the Jesus and Mary Chain on their debut album Psychocandy. Noise pop later influenced the development of shoegaze.

Slowcore, also known as sadcore, is a subgenre of indie rock characterised by subdued tempos, minimalist instrumentation, and calm, sombre vocal performances. The genre began in the 1980s and 1990s, with several bands forming in reaction to the abrasive sounds of grunge.

Arena rock (also known as stadium rock, pomp rock or corporate rock) is a style of rock music that became mainstream in the 1970s. It typically involves radio-friendly rock music that was designed to be played for large audiences.

節拍音樂（英語：Beat Music）、英國節拍樂（英語：British Beat）或默西節拍（英語：Merseybeat）（特指來自默西河畔的利物浦和曼徹斯特的樂隊）是一種屬於流行樂和搖滾樂的音樂流派，形成於1960年代早期的英國。節拍音樂是搖滾（rock and roll）、嘟-喔普、噪音爵士樂和節奏布魯斯這幾種類型的融合。

Freakbeat is a subgenre of rock music retrospectively applied to hard-edged mod music centred on Swinging London in the mid-to-late 1960s, characterised by a raw, intense, energetic and experimental sound bridging the rhythm and blues and beat music of the British Invasion with early psychedelia. The term was coined by English music journalist Phil Smee in 1984.

Italian beat (Italian: beat italiano) is the Italian form of beat music (Italian: musica beat), circa 1963 to 1968, inspired mainly by British popular music of the 1960s.

Nederbeat (also: Nederbiet) is a genre of rock music that began with the Dutch rock boom in the mid-1960s influenced by British beat groups and rock bands such as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Among the best-known Nederbeat groups are the Golden Earring, The Motions, The Outsiders and Shocking Blue.

Boogie rock is a style of blues rock music that developed in the late 1960s. Its key feature is a repetitive driving rhythm, which emphasizes the groove.

Brazilian rock refers to rock music produced in Brazil and usually sung in Portuguese. In the 1960s, it was known as iê-iê-iê, the Portuguese transcription of the line "Yeah, yeah, yeah" from the Beatles song "She Loves You".

Samba rock (also known as samba soul or confused with samba funk and sambalanço) is a Brazilian dance culture and music genre that fuses samba with rock, soul, and funk. It emerged from the dance parties of São Paulo's lower-class black communities after they had been exposed to rock and roll and African-American music in the late 1950s.

基督教搖滾（Christian rock）是搖滾樂的一個分支，歌曲歌詞通常聚焦於基督教信仰，內容常涉及耶穌和其他基督教主題。演奏此類音樂的藝術家通常為基督徒。

Christian alternative rock is a form of alternative rock music that is lyrically grounded in a Christian worldview. Some critics have suggested that unlike CCM and older Christian rock, Christian alternative rock generally emphasizes musical style over lyrical content as a defining genre characteristic, though the degree to which the faith appears in the music varies from artist to artist.

Christian ska is a form of Christian alternative rock, and subgenre of ska and ska punk which is lyrically oriented toward contemporary Christian music. Though ska did not constitute a genre within the Christian music industry until after third wave ska had peaked in the general market, Christian ska continued to thrive independently into the early 2000s.

白金屬（英語： White metal、unBlack metal、Christian metal、Gospel heavy metal）存在於所有重金屬音樂分支流派之中。白金屬其共同性質以及與其他重金屬派系最大區分為，會在歌詞中使用大量的宣揚基督教精神或勸人積極向上，充滿正面能量的歌詞。

Christian death metal or life metal is a subgenre that blends death metal music with Christian metal. It is defined by death metal’s musical style combined with Christian-themed lyrics, performed by bands whose members identify as Christians.

Unblack metal (also known as Unblackened metal, Christian black metal or White metal) is a religious philosophy and subgenre within black metal, inheriting several characteristics of it, such as the melody, the lyrics and the aesthetics (corpse paint), whose artists either directly oppose the Satanism prevalent in most black metal, or promote Christianity in their lyrics and imagery. Unblack metal artists are controversial within the black metal subculture, because black metal's pioneers, especially those of the Second Wave, were anti-Christian.

Christian punk is a form of Christian music and a subgenre of punk rock which contain Christian lyrical content. Much disagreement persists about the boundaries of the subgenre, and the extent that their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies among bands.

Christian hardcore or Christcore is a subcategory of hardcore punk and metalcore bands which promote Christian belief.

Classic rock (also known as dad rock) is a radio format that developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early-mid 1980s. In the United States, it comprises rock music ranging generally from the early-1960s to mid-1990s, primarily focusing on commercially successful blues rock and hard rock popularized in the 1970s–1980s AOR format.

New wave of classic rock, also known as classic rock revival, is a style of rock music that is meant to emulate the sound of earlier rock acts, particularly those of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

Comedy rock is a genre of rock music that is comedic in nature. It is often mixed with satire or irony.

死亡搖滾（英語：Deathrock）是朋克搖滾的一種子類型，將恐怖元素、陰暗哥特式的舞台效果融合在了一起。它最初出現在1980年代早期的美國西岸，與哥德搖滾有關。

Experimental rock (originally known as avant-garde rock or avant-rock) is a subgenre of rock music that emerged in the 1960s. The genre emphasizes innovation over commercial appeal, incorporating influences and ideas lifted from avant-garde music through traditional rock music instrumentation.

藝術搖滾（英語：Art rock）是搖滾樂的一個子流派，於1960年代在藝術音樂（先鋒派音樂和古典音樂）的影響下形成。根據《韋氏詞典》，該名稱於1968年第一次被使用。

藝術朋克是朋克搖滾中的一個類別。 藝術朋克的成員大多來自藝術院校。

先鋒金屬（英語：Avant-garde metal），也稱實驗金屬或藝術金屬，是重金屬音樂的一個次分類，特色在於使用創新、先鋒派的元素、大量的實驗，以及使用不標準的音效、樂器和歌曲結構。最早的先鋒金屬樂團有蠻夷寒霜（Celtic Frost）和Master's Hammer。

Drone metal or drone doom is a style of heavy metal that melds the slow tempos and heaviness of doom metal with the long-duration tones of drone music. Drone metal is sometimes associated with post-metal or experimental metal.

後龐克（英語：Post-punk，最初稱為New musick，直譯：新音樂）源自20世紀70年代的搖滾音樂，是1977年末隨著朋克搖滾而興起的一種廣泛的音樂流派。後朋克音樂家們背離了朋克的基本元素和原始的簡約風格，轉而採取了一種更廣泛、更具實驗性的方法，融合了各種前衛情感和非搖滾的影響。

哥德搖滾（英語：gothic rock或goth rock），是自1970年代晚期開始出現的搖滾樂類型。原本是指少數龐克搖滾或後龐克樂團的標籤，而後在1980年代早期哥德一詞（goth）開始成為某中分隔運動的定義。

哥德金屬（英語：Gothic metal）是重金屬音樂分支，融合了哥德搖滾的黑暗抑鬱與重金屬的侵略性。哥德金屬誕生於20世紀90年代初的歐洲，由死亡厄運金屬發展而來。

Pagan rock is a genre of rock music created by neopagans and which contains themes of neopagan beliefs and traditions. It can also be used to describe bands which are not strictly pagan but are favoured by modern pagans.

No wave was an avant-garde music and visual art scene that emerged in the late 1970s in Downtown New York City. The term was coined as a rejection of commercial new wave music.

噪音搖滾（Noise rock）（也有做Noise punk，譯作噪音龐克）) ，被認為是後龐克的一個風格，並成為1980年代的音樂先鋒。噪音搖滾使用傳統樂器與搖滾樂的方式詮釋，但同時加入無調音樂要素，尤其是頻繁地使用不和諧音及非功能和聲，屏棄了常見的編曲習慣。

Post-metal is a music genre rooted in heavy metal but exploring approaches beyond metal conventions. It emerged in the 1990s with bands such as Neurosis and Godflesh, who transformed metal texture through experimental composition.

Sufi rock or Sufi folk rock is a subgenre of rock music that combines rock with classical Islamic Sufi music traditions. It emerged in the early 1990s and became widely popular in the late 1990s in Pakistan and Turkey.

Trønder rock (Norwegian: trønderrock) is a music and cultural scene developed in the Trøndelag region of Norway in the early 1970s, in which bands and artists merged folk rock inspired rock and roll with cultural characteristics. The term was coined by journalist Bertil Lien in 1972, and has been described by Professor of Music Studies Ole Kai Ledang as "rock music with trøndersk tone" (Norwegian: "rockemusikk med trøndersk tonefall").

Funk rock is a fusion genre that mixes elements of funk and rock. James Brown and others declared that Little Richard and his mid-1950s road band, the Upsetters, were the first to put the funk in the rock and roll beat, with a biographer stating that their music "spark[ed] the musical transition from fifties rock and roll to sixties funk".

Funk metal (also known as thrash-funk) is a subgenre of funk rock and alternative metal that infuses heavy metal music (often thrash metal) with elements of funk and punk rock. Funk metal was part of the alternative metal movement, and has been described as a "brief but extremely media-hyped stylistic fad".

Punk funk (also hyphenated as punk-funk) is a music fusion genre that typically combine punk rock and funk influences. It gave way to and is closely associated with dance-punk, avant-funk, and funk metal, all of which are also alternatively described as punk funk.

車庫搖滾（Garage rock）是早期搖滾樂的一種風格。指一種創作未經太多的加工或是修飾、充滿激情和活力的搖滾樂，簡單粗糙卻更顯純粹。

Garage punk is a rock music genre combining the influences of garage rock, punk rock, and often other genres; the genre took shape in the indie rock underground between the late 1980s and early 1990s. Bands drew heavily from 1960s garage rock, stripped-down 1970s punk rock, and Detroit proto-punk; it also often incorporated numerous other styles into their approach, such as power pop, 1960s girl groups, hardcore punk, blues, early R&B and surf rock.

Proto-punk (or protopunk) is music that foreshadowed the punk rock genre, particularly rock music artists during the 1960s and early-to mid 1970s. A retrospective label, the musicians involved were generally not originally associated with each other and came from a variety of backgrounds and styles; together, they anticipated many of punk's musical and thematic attributes.

華麗搖滾（英語：Glam Rock）或魅力搖滾，也稱為閃爍搖滾（Glitter Rock），是20世紀70年代初，英國發展起來的一種搖滾樂和流行音樂風格，由音樂家演出，他們穿著華麗的服裝，艷麗的化妝和髮型，特別是高跟舞台鞋和閃光顆粒與亮片。華麗搖滾特點是主唱及樂手都擁有性別模糊的裝扮、華麗戲劇化的臺風。

Glam metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that features pop-influenced hooks and guitar riffs, upbeat rock anthems, and slow power ballads. It borrows heavily from the fashion and image of 1970s glam rock.

Glam punk is a subgenre of rock music that began in the early to mid-1970s and incorporates elements of proto-punk and glam rock. The genre was pioneered by the New York Dolls, who influenced the formation of other New York City groups the Stilettos, the Brats and Ruby and the Rednecks and bands in the United Kingdom including the Hollywood Brats and Jet.

硬式搖滾（英語：hard rock）也稱為硬搖滾，或稱為重搖滾（英語：heavy rock），是一種搖滾樂流派，發源於1960年代的藍調搖滾、車庫搖滾與迷幻搖滾，比以往的搖滾樂更為猛烈。硬式搖滾主要使用大量回饋效果的音箱，加上產生失真的吉他效果器，其中電吉他加上娃娃音和其他音效的效果器，電貝斯也是可以，鼓組及鍵盤樂器（鋼琴、電子琴、魔音琴）等樂器。

Cock rock is a music genre and description of rock music that emphasizes an aggressive form of male sexuality. The style developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and continues into the present day.

Heartland rock is a genre of rock music characterized by a straightforward, often roots musical style, often with a focus on blue-collar workers, and a conviction that rock music has a social or communal purpose beyond just entertainment. The genre is exemplified by singer-songwriters Tom Petty, Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne, Michael Stanley, and John Mellencamp and country music artists, including Steve Earle and Joe Ely.

重金屬音樂（英語：Heavy metal music）通常簡稱為金屬樂（Metal），是搖滾樂的一個子流派，泛指所有具有金屬音樂特點的音樂風格。重金屬音樂興起於1960年代末期的英國和美國。

Biker metal (also known as biker punk) is a fusion genre that combines elements of punk rock, heavy metal, rock and roll and blues, that was pioneered in the late-1970s to early-1980s in England and the United States, by Motörhead, Plasmatics, Anti-Nowhere League and Girlschool.

黑金屬（英語：Black metal）是在重金屬音樂中一個分支流派。黑金屬的曲風特色總體來説，運用尖叫式的黑腔、高度失真的吉他音色、猛烈卻陰沈的雙大鼓、快速行進的節奏和旋律，給人冷冽、黑暗、帶有絕望的感受。

國家社會主義黑金屬（National Socialist black metal，縮寫NSBM）是黑金屬音樂場景中的一個政治運動和次流派，宣揚新納粹主義、新法西斯主義和白人至上主義意識形態。NSBM藝術家通常將新納粹主義的意象和意識形態與歐洲族裔的異教、撒旦教或納粹神秘主義相結合，並從種族主義角度強烈反對基督教、伊斯蘭教和猶太教。

交響黑金屬是黑金屬的一個分支流派，產生於20世紀90年代中後期。 該流派因其所包含的交響和管弦元素而聞名，該類樂團主要集中在歐洲。

死亡金屬（英語：Death Metal）是重金屬音樂中的一種極限金屬樂派。其以早期的「黑金屬」與「鞭擊金屬」為背景開始演化而成（主要是受鞭擊金屬中的Slayer樂團影響）。

Blackened death metal (also known as black death metal) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that fuses elements of black metal and death metal. The genre emerged in early 1990s when black metal bands began incorporating elements of death metal and vice versa.

Brutal death metal is a subgenre of death metal that privileges heaviness, speed and complex rhythms over other aspects, such as melody and timbres. The genre was pioneered in the early 1990s by Suffocation and other groups from New York including Mortician, Skinless and Malignancy.

Deathgrind (sometimes written as death-grind or death/grind) is a shorthand term that is used to describe bands who play a fusion of death metal and grindcore. Zero Tolerance described deathgrind as "grindcore and brutal death metal colliding head on." Dan Lilker described deathgrind as "combining the technicality of death metal with the intensity of grindcore." Paul Schwarz in a 2006 Terrorizer article explained the origin of the term as arising from specialist catalogs and zines within the extreme metal scene in the 1990s: "Like death/thrash and death/black, the name death/grind undoubtedly stems from the importance of specialist mail order catalogues and their related 'zine scenes in proliferating extreme metal music to an audience whose tastes, as the '90s progressed, increasingly crossed over the traditional line between death metal and grindcore - that of lyrical content.

Death 'n' roll (portmanteau of death metal and rock 'n' roll) is a subgenre of death metal music that incorporates hard rock-inspired elements. The achieved effect is that of death metal's trademark combination of growled vocals and highly distorted detuned guitar riffing with elements reminiscent of 1970s hard rock and heavy metal.

旋律死亡金屬（Melodic Death Metal） 被認為是一種從死亡金屬分支出來的樂風。此類音樂含大量有旋律吉它複式和單獨演奏，有時是木吉他，亦有時以清晰的唱法取代慣性用的傳統低沈咆哮聲線（俗稱「死腔」），有時亦會加入女聲。

Technical death metal (also known as tech death) is a musical subgenre of death metal with particular focus on instrumental skill and complex songwriting. Technical and progressive experimentation in death metal began in the late 1980s and early 1990s, largely driven by four bands that, according to Allmusic, are "technical death metal's Big Four" – Death, Pestilence, Atheist, and Cynic.

末日金屬（英語：Doom Metal），又稱毀滅金屬、厄運金屬，是一種曲速非常緩慢的重金屬音樂，不管是歌詞、唱腔、吉他即興的展現上，都給人異常沈重絕望的氛圍。

Death-doom (also known as death-doom metal or doom-death) is a fusion genre of death metal and doom metal. It combines the slow tempos and pessimistic or depressive mood of doom metal with the deep growling vocals and double-kick drumming of death metal.

Funeral doom is a subgenre of death-doom with heavy influence from funeral dirge music. Low-tuned guitars, death growls, instruments that emulate pipe organ sounds and ponderous pace are typical traits of this style.

極端金屬（英語：Extreme metal），又譯為極限金屬，是一個重金屬音樂的概括性分類，可指代1980年代早期開始發展的一系列互相關聯的重金屬類型音樂。它被定義為“一組視覺、聽覺、語言入侵的金屬音樂子類型”。

金屬蕊（Metalcore）是一個金屬樂的子類型，結合了極端金屬與硬蕊龐克。金屬蕊這個詞大約是在1990年代中期出現，由極端金屬的「金屬」與硬蕊的「蕊」組成，而這些類型樂團有Earth Crisis、Deadguy、Integrity。

新古典金屬（英語：Neo-classical metal）是重金屬音樂的一種分支，在音樂風格、演奏及編曲上受到西洋古典音樂的極大影響。音樂中常有高技術性的演奏，或是加入知名古典音樂的橋段或元素。

力量金屬（Power Metal）為重金屬音樂的一種分支。力量金屬可再分為美國派別和歐洲派別。

Since the dawn of rock music in the 1950s and continuing through the 1960s, various artists pushed the boundaries of the genre to emphasize speed, aggression, volume, theatricality and other elements that became staples of the heavy metal style. In the late 1960s, this experimentation coalesced into various rock subgenres like hard rock, acid rock, psychedelic rock, power pop, shock rock, boogie rock, garage rock, blues rock, and rockabilly.

Sludge metal (also known as sludge doom or simply sludge) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music that combines elements of doom metal and hardcore punk. The genre generally includes slow tempos, down-tuned guitars and nihilistic lyrics discussing poverty, drug addiction and pollution.

速度金屬（Speed metal）是屬於重金屬音樂之一分支，它最早可以追溯到1980年代初。Allmusic資料庫稱速度金屬特點為“極其地迅速、具研磨性、而且對技術有很高的要求”，並且認為速度金屬在誕生後逐漸降慢速度，而演化為鞭撻金屬。

交響金屬（Symphonic Metal），亦稱劇院金屬（Opera Metal）是哥德金屬和力量金屬演化出來的另一個支流。交響金屬往往以歌劇女高音作為主音，當然有時亦會採用低沈的男聲作主音。

80年代初將重金屬吉他技法與硬核朋克的速度、攻擊性結合。

Crossover thrash (often abbreviated to crossover) is a fusion genre of thrash metal and hardcore punk. The genre emerged in the mid-1980s, when hardcore punk bands, such as Suicidal Tendencies, Cryptic Slaughter, Corrosion of Conformity and Dirty Rotten Imbeciles, began to incorporate the influence of thrash metal.

Groove metal (also known as neo-thrash or post-thrash) is a subgenre of heavy metal music that began in the early 1990s. The genre is primarily derived from thrash metal, but played in slower tempos, and making use of rhythmic guitar parts.

Iranian rock (also known as Rocka red) refers to rock music produced by Iranian artists. Rock music has been popular in Iran since the 1960s, with the emergence of singers such as Kourosh Yaghmaei, Farhad Mehrad, Fereydoon Foroughi and Habib Mohebian, but was largely forgotten after the Iranian Revolution.

器樂搖滾（英語：Instrumental rock）是一類強調樂器演奏而無歌唱（或少許）的搖滾樂。器樂搖滾的例子幾乎可以在搖滾的每個子類型中找到，通常來自專注於器樂演奏風格的音樂家們。

日本搖滾樂（日語：日本のロック，羅馬化：Nihon no Rokku），又稱為J-ROCK、邦樂搖滾（日語：邦楽ロック，羅馬化：Hougaku Rokku），是有日本本土特色的搖滾樂。日本搖滾樂初期由1960年代的美系和英系搖滾衍生，產生Group Sounds這一類別，其歌詞幾乎為英文。

卡哇伊金屬（日語：可愛いメタル，羅馬化：Kawaii metaru），在一些英語為母語的國家也稱為可愛金屬（Cute metal），是一種新產生的重金屬音樂流派，起源於2010年出道的日本團體BABYMETAL，特點是融合了重金屬音樂及J-pop、偶像風格。

Latin rock is a term to describe a subgenre blending traditional sounds and elements of Latin American and Hispanic Caribbean folk with rock music. However, it is widely used in the English-language media to refer any kind of rock music featuring Spanish or Portuguese vocals.

Chicano rock, also called Chicano fusion, is rock music performed by Mexican American (Chicano) groups or music with themes derived from Chicano culture. Chicano rock combines multiple music styles instead of one distinct sound.

Latin metal (Spanish: metal latino, Portuguese: metal latino-americano) is a subgenre of heavy metal music with Latin origins, influences, and instrumentation, such as Spanish or Portuguese vocals, Latin percussion and rhythm such as salsa rhythm. Some South American bands also add influences and instrumentations borrowed from world music and ethnic music, relating to musical traditions of the indigenous people of America.

Latino punk is punk music created by Latino people in Latin America and the United States. The angst and protest qualities of punk music and style have had a strong appeal to Latino youth in the U.S., and to the people in Latin America.

Rock en español (Spanish for 'Spanish-language rock') is a term used to refer to any kind of rock music featuring Spanish vocals. Compared to English-speaking bands, very few acts reached worldwide success or between Spanish-speaking countries due to a lack of promotion.

Modern rock is an umbrella term used to describe rock music that is found on college and commercial rock radio stations. Some radio stations use this term to distinguish themselves from classic rock, which is based in 1960s–1980s rock music.

The mod revival is a subculture that started emulating the aesthetic of the sixties Mod culture in the late 1970s. Beginning in the United Kingdom, it later spread to other countries.

Two-tone, or 2 tone, also known as ska revival, is a genre of British popular music of the late 1970s and early 1980s that fused traditional Jamaican ska, rocksteady, and reggae music with elements of punk rock and new wave music. Its name derives from 2 Tone Records, a record label founded in 1979 by Jerry Dammers of the Specials, and references a desire to transcend and defuse racial tensions in Thatcher-era Britain: many two-tone groups, such as the Specials, the Selecter and the Beat, featured a mix of black, white, and multiracial people.

Occult rock (also known as doom rock or witch rock) is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the late 1960s to early 1970s, pioneered by bands such as Coven and Black Widow. The genre is influenced by hard rock, proto-metal, psychedelic rock, progressive rock and blues, as well as commonly incorporating lyrics referencing the occult with influences from classic horror movies to books by Dennis Wheatley.

Cello rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the use of cellos (as well as other bowed string instruments such as the violin and viola) as primary instruments, alongside or in place of more traditional rock instruments such as electric guitars, electric bass guitars, and drum sets. Cellos, often in groups of three or more, are used to create a sound, rhythm, and texture similar to that of familiar rock music, but distinctly reshaped by the unique timbres and more traditional genres of the cello (in particular) and other string instruments used.

前衛搖滾（英語：Progressive rock），簡稱為「prog rock」，有時被稱為藝術搖滾、古典搖滾或交響搖滾，是在1960年代晚期興起的搖滾樂分支之一，它的內涵十分複雜並且吸納眾多其他樂派精神，因此並不能明確地定義出其精確範圍。前衛搖滾最熱門的巔峰時期是在1970年代早期，並繼續流傳至今日。

坎特柏里之聲(Canterbury Scene or Canterbury Sound)是一個泛稱的分類，用來代表在1960年代晚期至1970年代在英國肯特郡坎特柏里疊次興起的前衛搖滾音樂家們。

Flamenco rock or Andalusian rock is a rock music fusion genre that emerged from (but is not limited to) the Spanish region of Andalusia throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. There were some precedents like a couple of albums (Rock Encounter and The Soul of Flamenco and the Essence of Rock) by Sabicas, a handful of singles by Smash, Gong, Galaxia, Flamenco or even the American-British band Carmen.

New musick is a loosely defined style of music and series of articles published in the late 1970s by the British magazine Sounds. New musick was originally coined after a meeting organized by Sounds editor Alan Lewis involving music journalists Jane Suck, Sandy Robertson and Jon Savage in October 1977.

新前衛搖滾，通常簡稱為新前衛，是一種起源於20世紀80年代初的搖滾樂分支流派。該流派的樂隊從70年代的前衛搖滾中汲取靈感，尤其受到創世紀樂團早期作品、是樂團、克里姆森國王和平克·弗洛伊德等樂隊的影響，同時融合了新浪潮和後朋克等當代音樂的簡潔性與能量感。

Post-progressive is a type of rock music distinguished from vintage progressive rock styles, specifically 1970s prog. Post-progressive draws upon newer developments in popular music and the avant-garde since the mid-1970s.

前衛金屬（英語：Progressive metal，有時簡寫為「Prog Metal」），是重金屬音樂的一個分支，融合前衛搖滾與重金屬的音樂風格。前衛金屬結合強大且由吉他主導的金屬音樂、複雜的編曲結構、奇特的拍子記號以及前衛搖滾中錯綜複雜的樂器演奏。

Djent () is a subgenre of progressive metal, termed for an onomatopoeia of the guitar sound that characterizes it. While sources such as The Guardian and Guitar World describe djent as a genre, some notable musicians including Randy Blythe (Lamb of God) and Stephen Carpenter (Deftones) say it is not.

Proto-prog (short for proto-progressive) is the earliest work associated with the first wave of progressive rock music, known then as "progressive pop". Such musicians were influenced by modern classical and other genres usually outside of traditional rock influences.

Zeuhl (pronounced [zœl]; lit. 'celestial') is a music genre that is a hybrid of jazz fusion, symphonic rock and neoclassical music, established in 1969 by the French band Magma. The term comes from Kobaïan, the fictional language created by Magma's Christian Vander and Klaus Blasquiz for Magma, in which Zeuhl Ẁortz means approximately 'celestial force'.

迷幻搖滾（英語：Psychedelic rock）是一種搖滾樂流派，其源自迷幻文化以及使用致幻劑而產生的思維驟變。迷幻搖滾湧現於1960年代的英國和美國，與車庫搖滾及民謠搖滾樂團屬同一時期。

Acid rock is a loosely defined type of rock music that evolved out of the mid-1960s garage punk movement and helped launch the psychedelic subculture. While the term has sometimes been used interchangeably with "psychedelic rock", acid rock also specifically refers to a more musically intense, rawer, or heavier subgenre or sibling of psychedelic rock.

Anatolian rock (Turkish: Anadolu rock), or Turkish psychedelic rock, is a fusion of Turkish folk music and rock. It emerged during the mid-1960s, soon after rock groups became popular in Turkey.

新迷幻（英語：Neo-psychedelia）也被稱為酸性朋克（英語：Acid punk），是一種多樣的音樂風格，起源於20世紀70年代，是英國後朋克音樂的產物。這一流派的音樂人從20世紀60年代的迷幻樂中發現了不同尋常的音樂元素並吸取經驗，在作品中引入當時的創作方式，或在其基礎上進行革新。

Paisley Underground was a musical scene that originated in California. It was particularly popular in Los Angeles, reaching a peak in the mid-1980s.

拉格搖滾（英語：Raga rock）是指受印度音樂重度影響的一種搖滾或流行音樂，體現在結構、音色和樂器使用上，比如使用錫塔琴和塔布拉鼓。近來的學者把1960到70年代結合南亞音樂的英國搖滾樂也包含在內。

Stoner rock, also known as stoner metal or stoner doom, is a rock music fusion genre that combines elements of doom metal with psychedelic rock and acid rock. The genre emerged during the early 1990s and was pioneered foremost by Kyuss and Sleep.

Pub rock is a style of Australian rock and roll that peaked in popularity throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and that continues to influence Australian music into the 21st century. It is named after the live music circuit in which most associated bands developed their sound: inner-city and suburban pubs.

Pub rock is a subgenre of rock music that emerged in the early to mid-1970s in the United Kingdom. A back-to-basics movement, which incorporated roots rock, pub rock was a reaction against the expensively-recorded and produced progressive rock and flashy glam rock scenes at the time.

朋克搖滾（英語：Punk rock），常簡稱為朋克（英語：Punk），是搖滾樂的分支音樂類型，出現於1970年代中期。朋克搖滾起源於1960年代的車庫搖滾，創作者拒絕1970年代主流搖滾的過度感知，轉而製作短且快節奏的歌曲。

無政府龐克（英語：Anarcho-punk/anarchist punk）是指推廣無政府主義的朋克搖滾。一些人會以其代指任何帶有無政府主義成分的龐克，比如出現了有關歌詞的地殼龐克、硬核朋克、民謠龐克。

Crust punk (also known as stenchcore or simply crust) is a fusion genre of anarcho-punk and extreme metal that originated in the early to mid-1980s in England. Originally, the genre was primarily mid-tempo, making use of metal riffs in a stripped-down anarcho-punk context, however many later bands pushed the genre to be more grandiose, faster or more melodic.

D-beat (also known as Discore, kängpunk, Discrust, and crust-beat) is a style of hardcore punk, developed in the early 1980s by Discharge, after whom the genre is named, as well as a drum beat characteristic of this subgenre. D-beat is known for its "grinding, distorted and brutally political" sound.

Egg punk (originally known as Devo-core) is an Internet microgenre of punk rock that emerged in the 2010s. The genre came to be known as "egg punk" due to a series of internet memes.

Bandana thrash is a movement within thrashcore, that is sometimes associated with powerviolence that explored their debt to an earlier form of extreme punk rock. The term is in reference to the headgear preferred by many of the performers.

Beatdown hardcore (also known as heavy hardcore, brutal hardcore, moshcore, or simply beatdown) is a subgenre of hardcore punk which incorporates elements of thrash metal and hip hop. The genre features aggressive vocals, heavy, palm muted guitar riffs and breakdowns.

Bent edge or curved edge was a hardcore punk subculture that was formed as counter-movement to the straight edge movement. It was started by members of Washington, DC hardcore scene who were fed up with the rigidness and intolerance in the nascent straight edge scene.

Goregrind is a fusion genre of grindcore and death metal. British band Carcass are commonly credited for the emergence of the genre with their first two albums Reek of Putrefaction and Symphonies of Sickness, along with Repulsion and Impetigo with their debut albums Horrified and Ultimo Mondo Cannibale.

Pornogrind (also known as porngrind or pornogore) is a musical microgenre offshoot of goregrind that lyrically deals with pornographic themes.

Krishnacore is a subgenre of hardcore punk that draws inspiration from the Hare Krishna tradition. Although some hardcore punk bands had already made references to Krishna Consciousness in the 1980s, the subgenre was established in the early 1990s by the bands Shelter and 108.

死核（英語：Deathcore），是一種極端金屬的融合類型，將死亡金屬音樂與金屬蕊（有時也有硬核朋克）的特點合二為一。它使用了死亡金屬的固定音型和blast beat，以及金屬核的分解聯奏。

Mathcore is a subgenre of hardcore punk and metalcore that developed during the 1990s, influenced by post-hardcore, extreme metal and math rock. The genre features complex and variable rhythms with songs featuring irregular time signatures, polymeters, syncopations and tempo changes.

旋律金屬核是一種著重強調器樂旋律的金屬核音樂，特徵是旋律性強的吉他riff，衝擊波，並且經常加入一些旋律死亡金屬的元素。其特徵是金屬核風格的breakdown和在嘶吼，核嗓與清嗓之間變換的主唱。

Progressive metalcore (also called technical metalcore or ambient metalcore) is a fusion of progressive metal and metalcore characterized by highly technical lead guitar, "atmospheric" elements, and complex instrumentation. Some notable practitioners take influence from djent.

Risecore is a subgenre of metalcore popular from late 2000s to mid 2010s. The style is often associated with the Warped Tour scene and was popularized largely by bands on Rise Records, though it includes acts from various labels.

旋律硬核（Melodic Hardcore）是硬核朋克的一個分支，起源於1980年代的北美，更加註重吉他旋律。通常包括快速的節奏，旋律以及失真的吉他riff，主唱風格偏向嘶吼。

Noisecore is a fusion genre that merges hardcore punk and noise rock. Originally emerging in the mid-1980s, the genre is characterized by chaotic song structures, short track lengths, unintelligible lyrics, heavy guitar feedback and distortion, blast beats, noise-laden soundscapes, as well as a rejection of musical theory.

Positive hardcore (sometimes shortened to posicore or posi-core) is a branch of the hardcore punk music scene that is socially aware, or focuses on values such as being inclusive, community-oriented, and anti-violent. The genre was created as a backlash to the violence and negativity in the straight edge scene.

後硬核（英文：Post-hardcore）是一個發展自硬核龐克的音樂類型，也是廣泛的龐克搖滾運動中的一個分支，就如後龐克。許多後硬蕊的樂團都是來自硬核龐克樂壇，或是受到硬核音樂的啟發，但這些樂團更關注於表達內心深處。

Queercore (or homocore) is a cultural/social movement that began in the mid-1980s as an offshoot of the punk subculture and a music genre that comes from punk rock. It is distinguished by its discontent with society in general, and specifically society's disapproval of the LGBTQ community.

Taqwacore is a subgenre of punk music dealing with Islam, its culture, and interpretation. Originally conceived in Michael Muhammad Knight's 2003 novel, The Taqwacores, the name is a portmanteau of "hardcore" and the Arabic word "taqwa" (تقوى), which is usually translated as "piety" or the quality of being "God-fearing", and thus roughly denotes reverence and love of the divine.

Thrashcore (also known as fastcore) is a fast-tempo subgenre of hardcore punk that emerged in the early 1980s. Thrashcore is essentially sped-up hardcore, adopting a slightly more extreme style by means of its vocals, dissonance, and occasional use of blast beats.

Tough guy hardcore (also known as New York-style hardcore) is a subgenre of hardcore punk with prominent influences from thrash metal. It makes use of groove-driven, palm muted guitar riffs, breakdowns, lyrics discussing hatred, personal struggles, unity, and a vocal style influenced by hip hop and oi!.

Powerviolence (sometimes written as power violence) is a chaotic and fast subgenre of hardcore punk which is closely related to thrashcore and grindcore. In contrast with grindcore, which is a "crossover" idiom containing musical aspects of heavy metal, powerviolence is just an augmentation of the most challenging qualities of hardcore punk and grindcore.

暴女（英語：Riot grrrl），是女性主義的地下朋克音樂運動。1990年代早期，起源自美國奧林匹亞市、華盛頓州等西北岸地區，暴女融合了女性主義、朋克以及政治次文化。

Shaman punk is a subgenre of punk rock and hardcore punk first used by critics to describe the musical style of Hungarian band Galloping Coroners in the 1980s.

Skate punk (also known as skatecore and skate rock) is a skater subculture and punk rock subgenre that developed in the 1980s. Originally a form of hardcore punk that had been closely associated with skate culture, skate punk evolved into a more melodic genre of punk rock in the 1990s similar to pop punk.

街頭龐克（英語：Street punk，又作：Streetpunk）是一種工人階級為主的龐克搖滾，大略成形於1980年代，部分是為了反對第一波英倫龐克大眾認知藝術的做作。街頭龐克起源自Oi!風格，樂團Sham 69、Angelic Upstarts、Cockney Rejects與Cock Sparrer都是這種風格的表演者。

Horror punk is a music genre that mixes punk rock and 1950s-influenced doo-wop and rockabilly sounds with morbid and violent imagery and lyrics which are often influenced by horror films and science fiction B-movies. The genre was pioneered by the Misfits during the late 1970s to early 1980s, followed by bands such as Mourning Noise, the Undead and Samhain.

納粹朋克（Nazi punk，有時也稱為 hatecore）是朋克搖滾中的新納粹流派。這個詞也形容是朋克文化的一員的新納粹分子。

Oi!（直譯：哦！）是朋克搖滾的一種音樂子類型，最早發源於20世紀70年代末期的英國。

Punk pathetique is a subgenre of British punk rock (principally active circa 1980–1982) that involved humour and working-class cultural themes.

Trallpunk (Swedish; roughly translates to 'ditty punk' — see the Wiktionary entry) is a subgenre of punk music developed in Sweden. It is known for its two-beat, fast drum tempos, a melodic sound with harmonized vocals, and politically oriented lyrics in Swedish.

Reggae rock, also known as Cali reggae, is a subgenre of reggae fusion and rock music that primarily features the reggae, rock, and ska genres. Typical lyrics of reggae rock songs incorporate love, personal awareness, and life challenges while incorporating music and beat elements of rock, punk, and hip-hop.

Reggae punk (also known as punk reggae) is a genre of music originating in England in the late-1970s. It is characterized by a fusion of reggae music with punk rock.

Ska punk (or ska-punk) is a fusion genre that mixes ska with punk rock. Ska punk tends to feature brass instruments, especially horns such as trumpets, trombones and woodwind instruments like saxophones, making the genre distinct from other forms of punk rock.

搖滾（英語：Rock and roll ／ Rock 'n' roll ／ Rock & roll，有時為了區別於現代搖滾樂，可稱為早期搖滾樂）是一種音樂類型，起源於1940年代末期的美國，1950年代早期開始流行，迅速風靡全球。搖滾樂結合了當時流行的非裔美國人藍調、鄉村音樂、爵士樂、以及福音音樂。

Rock kapak is a sub-genre of rock music, sung largely in the Malay language with stylistic influences from glam metal, hard rock and heavy metal. Originating in Malaysia and Singapore in the 1980s, it peaked in mainstream popularity in those countries in the early-to-mid 1990s.

Swamp rock is a genre of rock music that originated in the mid-1960s as a fusion of rockabilly and soul music with swamp blues, country music and funk. The genre originated in Louisiana by artists such as Tony Joe White, but was subsequently popularized by the California band Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Viking rock (Vikingarock) is a rock music genre that takes much of its themes from 19th-century Viking romanticism, mixing it with elements of rockabilly, Oi! or street punk, and folk music.

視覺系（日語：ヴィジュアル系，源自英語Visual，簡稱V系）是一種樂團的類型，亦是一種音樂工作者的類型。它並非單一的曲風、造型，而是一種音樂表演的呈現方式。

Nagoya kei (Japanese: 名古屋系; lit. "Nagoya Style") is a subgenre of the Japanese visual kei movement that developed in the early 1990s music scene of Nagoya, Japan.

Wagnerian rock is the merger of 20th-century rock and roll and 19th-century opera reminiscent of Richard Wagner or Phil Spector's Wall of Sound. The term was coined by songwriter and producer Jim Steinman to describe Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell trilogy of albums.

African heavy metal refers to the heavy metal music scene in Africa, particularly in East African countries such as Kenya and Uganda, and Southern African countries including Namibia, Madagascar, Angola, Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. It also extends into North African nations such as Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia.

Hip-hop music has been popular in Africa since the early 1980s due to widespread African American influence. In 1985, hip-hop reached Senegal, a French-speaking country in West Africa.

African popular music (also styled Afropop, Afro-pop, Afro pop or African pop) can be defined as any African music, regardless of genre, that uses Western pop musical instruments, such as the guitar, piano, trumpet, etc. Afropop is a genre of music that combines elements from both African traditional music with Western pop music, characterized by the use of African rhythms and melodies, as well as western instrumentation and production techniques.

非洲節奏（Afrobeat ）是一種源自西非的音樂類型，由尼日利亞的音樂家費拉·庫蒂於20世紀60年代開創。這種音樂類型融合了尼日利亞和加納的音樂， 同時受到了美國放克、爵士樂和靈魂樂的影響。

Apala (or akpala) is a music genre originally developed by the Yoruba people of Nigeria, during the country's history as a colony of the British Empire. It is a percussion-based style that originated in the late 1930s.

Arabesque (Turkish: Arabesk) is a style of Turkish music popular in Turkey, the Balkans, the Caucasus, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. The genre was particularly popular in Turkey from the 1960s through the 2000s.

Benga is a genre of Kenyan popular music. It evolved between the late 1940s and late 1960s, in Kenya's capital city of Nairobi.

Bikutsi is a musical genre from Cameroon. It developed from the traditional styles of the Beti, or Ewondo, people, who live around the city of Yaoundé.

Bongo Flava is a nickname for Tanzanian music. The genre was developed in the 1990s, mainly as a derivative of American hip hop and traditional Tanzanian styles such as taarab and dansi.

Boomba music, also referred to as kapuka (due to the beat pattern; not to be confused with kapuka rap), is a form of hip pop music popular in Kenya. It incorporates hip hop, reggae and African traditional musical styles.

Bubu music is traditional music played by the Temne people in Sierra Leone. The music was originally used in Temne animist ceremonies, but later it turned into a popular religious processional style played during Ramadan.

Chaabi (شعبي in Arabic), also known as Chaâbi, Sha-bii, or Sha'bii meaning "folk", refers to different music genres in North Africa such as Algerian chaabi, Moroccan chaabi and Egyptian Shaabi. Chaabi music is frequently found in weddings and this style is often associated with the festivals.

Chaoui is a musical style of Aurès in southern Algeria. Chaoui is the French or Berber spelling of the Shawiya language.

津巴布韋解放音樂（英語：Chimurenga music）是起源於20世紀70年代津巴布韋的一個音樂流派。紹納語中的 Chimurenga 一詞意為「革命解放」，而在羅德西亞叢林戰爭中被以托馬斯·馬普福莫用以形容他的革命音樂。

剛果倫巴又稱非洲倫巴， 是一種起源於20世紀中葉剛果共和國和剛果民主共和國的舞曲流派。2021年12月，它被列入聯合國教科文組織非物質文化遺產名錄和優秀保護實踐名冊。

Fújì is a genre of Yoruba popular music that emerged in Nigeria in the 1960s. It evolved from the improvisational wéré music also known as ajísari (meaning "waking up for sari"), performed to awaken Muslims before dawn during the fasting season of Ramadan.

Genge music is a genre of hip-hop music influenced by dancehall, originating from Nairobi, Kenya in the 1990s. The term "Genge" was coined by producer Clemo and popularized by Kenyan rappers Jua Cali and Nonini at Calif Records.

The Gnawa () (or Gnaoua, Ghanawa, Ghanawi, Gnawi'; Arabic: ڭناوة, romanized: Gnāwa) are an ethnic minority inhabiting southern Morocco, who had been brought to Morocco as slaves from West Africa’s Sahel. The name Gnawa originated in the indigenous languages of North Africa and the Sahara Desert.

Gumbé, also goombay or gumbay, is a West African style of music found in countries such as Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau. Sierra Leonean gumbé music is indigenous to the Sierra Leone Krio people and was derived from the Jamaican Maroon ancestors of the Krio people.

Highlife is a Ghanaian music genre that originated along the coastal cities of present-day Ghana in the 19th century, during its history as a colony of the British and through its trade routes in coastal areas. It encompasses multiple local fusions of African metre and western jazz melodies.

Hiplife is a Ghanaian musical style that fuses Ghanaian culture and hip hop. Recorded predominantly in the Ghanaian Akan language, hiplife is rapidly gaining popularity in the 2010s throughout West Africa and abroad, especially in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada and Germany.

Igbo highlife is a contemporary musical genre that combines highlife and Igbo traditional music. The genre is primarily guitar-based music, with a rare characteristic blend of horns and vocal rhythms.

伊博說唱（英語：Igbo rap）是一種尼日利亞風格的嘻哈音樂，起源於伊博人為主的尼日利亞東南部地區，自2000年以來越來越流行。這種風格主要受到伊博傳統音樂和非裔美國人音樂的影響。

Ikorodo music is a traditional Igbo folk music. The genre is originated from culture of the Nsukka people in Enugu State, Nigeria.

Ikwokirikwo (Ikwokilikwo) is a high-tempo style of Igbo highlife music influenced by Ogene, which gives the style its fast-paced signature. The style emerged in the early 1970s.

Isicathamiya (Zulu pronunciation: [isikǀatʰamija], where the c represents a tenuis dental click) is a singing style that originated from the Zulu people, a South African ethnic group. In European understanding, a cappella is also used to describe this form of singing.

Jit (also known as jiti, jit-jive and the Harare beat) is a style of popular Zimbabwean dance music. It features a swift rhythm played on drums and accompanied by a guitar.

朱朱音樂是一種起源於尼日利亞拉哥斯的約魯巴語流行音樂形式。該音樂類型始於1920年代。

Kadongo Kamu is a music genre native to Uganda and is the oldest mainstream music genre in the country. The word "kadongo kamu" is a term in the Ganda language that means "one little guitar".

基宗巴（Kizomba）是一種起源於安哥拉的流行舞蹈類型和音樂流派，是森巴舞的一個變種。不同於森巴舞的是，基宗巴舞蹈音樂的特徵包含祖克音樂快節奏的打擊和一般的緩慢節奏。

Kwela is a genre of street music originating from southern Africa. It is distinguished by its prominent use of the pennywhistle, jazz-inspired elements, and a distinctive skiffle-like rhythm.

Soukous (from French secousse, "shock, jolt, jerk") is a genre of dance music originating from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) and the Republic of the Congo (formerly French Congo and the People's Republic of the Congo). It derived from Congolese rumba in the 1960s, with faster dance rhythms and bright, intricate guitar improvisation, and gained popularity in the 1980s in France.

Makossa is a music genre originating in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon in the late 20th century. Like much other music of Sub-Saharan Africa, it uses strong electric bass rhythms and prominent brass.

Maloya is a musical genre of Reunion island, usually sung in Reunionese Creole, and traditionally accompanied by percussion and a musical bow. Maloya is a new form that has origins in the music of African and Malagasy slaves and Indian indentured workers on the island, as has the other folk music of Reunion, séga.

Ma'luf (Arabic: مألوف, romanized: acquainted, familiar Ma'lūf) is a genre of art music in the Andalusian classical music tradition of Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia. It is of Iberian origin and was introduced to the Maghreb by Andalusi refugees.

Marabi is a style of music and dance form that evolved and emerged in South Africa between the 1890s and 1920s. The early part of the century saw the increasing urbanisation of black South Africans in mining centres such as the gold mining area around Johannesburg - the Witwatersrand.

Marrabenta is a popular style of Mozambican dance music combining traditional Mozambican dance rhythms with Portuguese folk music. It was developed in Maputo, the capital city of Mozambique, during the 1930s and 1940s.

Maskandi (also Maskanda) is a form of Zulu folk music, originally associated with migrant workers, that is evolving with South African society. Thought to be pioneered by Phuzushukela (John Bhengu).

Mbalax (or mbalakh) is the urban dance music of Senegal, Mauritania and the Gambia. The musical style is rooted in instrumental and vocal styles accompanied by polyrhythmic sabar drumming of the Wolof, a social identity that includes both the original Wolof people of the Greater Senegambia region and the urban panethnic identity that arose during colonialism.

Mbaqanga (Zulu pronunciation: [mɓaˈǃáːŋga]) is a style of South African music that emerged in the early 1960s in the urban townships, particularly around Johannesburg. It draws from a variety of ethnic traditions, including Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho, Pedi, and Tsonga musical elements.

Mbube is a form of South African vocal music, made famous by the South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. The word mbube means "Lion" in Zulu.

The morna (pronunciation in both Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole: [ˈmɔɾnɐ]) is a music and dance genre from Cape Verde. It was proclaimed Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO on December 11, 2019.

Music has been integral to Egyptian culture since antiquity. Egyptian music had a substantial influence on the development of ancient Greek music and, via the Greeks, was important to early European music well into the Middle Ages.

尼日利亞音樂包括多種形式的傳統音樂和流行音樂，其中傳統音樂又依國內各族群而異，具有很強的功能性，常常用於婚禮或葬禮等儀式。 勞動歌是其中一種尼日利亞傳統音樂，常用於勞動者在田間或河流勞動時保持工作節奏用。

Ndombolo, also known as dombolo, is a genre of dance music originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Derived from soukous in the 1990s, with fast-paced hip-swaying dance rhythms, often accompanied by upbeat, percussion-driven music, the style became widespread in the mid-1990s and the subsequent decade, dominating dancefloors in central, eastern, and western Africa.

Owerri Bongo (Bongo/Igbo Bongo) is a style of Igbo highlife music that has its origins in the Igbo people of Owerri and spread around all Imo State, which is in eastern Nigeria. The musical style is a sub-genre of Igbo highlife music.

Palm-Wine Music is a traditional West African popular music genre that developed along the coastal regions of present-day Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Nigeria in the late nineteenth century. The genre has various origins, but primarily palm-wine music ties back to native musical traditions that were introduced to imported instruments, particularly the guitar.

雷伊是一種來自阿爾及利亞的民間音樂，可以追溯到20世紀20年代。這一音樂起源於瓦赫蘭，起初主要在貧困群體之間流行。

The term rumba may refer to a variety of unrelated music styles. Originally, "rumba" was used as a synonym for "party" in northern Cuba, and by the late 19th century it was used to denote the complex of secular music styles known as Cuban rumba.

Sakara music is a form of popular Nigerian music based in the traditions of Yoruba music. It generally takes the form of praise songs that are accompanied by traditional Yoruba instruments such as the solemn-sounding goje (spike fiddle), and the small round sakara drum, which is similar to a tambourine and is beaten with a stick.

Sega (French: séga) is one of the major music genres of Mauritius and Réunion. It is a complete performance art, involving music, story-telling and traditional dance.

Seggae is a fusion genre of sega, the traditional music of the Mascarene Islands, and reggae. While early recorded precursors of the style date back to 1974 with the group Creolites' track "Regsegae Kung Fu", the genre was formally developed, named, and popularised in Mauritius in the mid-1980s by the musician Kaya.

森巴（金邦杜語：Semba）是來自安哥拉的一種傳統類型的音樂。

Kwassa kwassa (or kwasa kwasa) is a dance created by Jeanora, a mechanic in Kinshasa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, that started in the 1980s, where the hips move back and forth while the hands move to follow the hips. It was very popular in Africa.

Taarab is a music genre popular in Tanzania and Kenya, and the wider Swahilisphere. It has been influenced by the musical traditions of the African Great Lakes, North Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent.

Zamrock is a music genre and scene that emerged in Zambia during the early 1970s. It has been described as a fusion of traditional African music and psychedelic rock, garage rock, hard rock, blues and funk, taking influence from popular bands like Black Sabbath, Blue Cheer, the Rolling Stones, Deep Purple, and Cream.

Zouglou ( ZOO-gloo, French: [zuɡlu]) is a dance oriented style of music originated from Ivory Coast during the mid-1990s. It started with students from a college of Gagnoa drawing on elements of other styles of music.

Shashmaqom ( SHASH-mə-KOM; Uzbek: [ˌʃæʃmaˈqɒm]; Tajik: [ʃɐʃmɐˈqɔm]) is a Central Asian musical genre (typical of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) which may have developed in the city of Bukhara. Shashmaqam means the six Maqams (modes) in the Persian language, dastgah being the name for Persian modes, and maqams being the name for modes more generally.

Pashto music (ستا د مینې په رڼا کې شو روښانه هر میدان،

Music of Kazakhstan refers to a wide range of musical styles and genres deriving from Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is home to the Kazakh State Kurmangazy Orchestra of Folk Instruments, the Kazakh State Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kazakh National Opera and the Kazakh State Chamber Orchestra.

Kyrgyz music is nomadic and rural, and is closely related to Turkmen and Kazakh folk forms. Kyrgyz folk music is characterized by the use of long, sustained pitches, with Russian elements also prominent.

Music is an integral part of Mongolian culture. Among the unique contributions of Mongolia to the world's musical culture are the long songs, overtone singing, and morin khuur, the horse-headed fiddle, and the pentatonic scale.

呼嘜或呼麥（圖瓦語：хөөмей；蒙古語：ᠬᠥᠭᠡᠮᠡᠢ，鮑培轉寫：kögemei，西里爾字母：хөөмий，意為“咽喉”）是一種典型運用泛音的歌唱方式（泛音唱法、喉音唱法、雙聲唱法、復音唱法，歌者能在一個持續的低音之上，同時唱出另一個像口哨聲的高音），被蒙古族、圖瓦人和位於阿爾泰地區的蒙古族（卡爾梅克人）、阿爾泰人、布里亞特人、通古斯人及楚科奇人應用在民俗音樂。另外，西藏喇嘛念經的唱法引進了假聲帶唱法卡基拉的一些技巧，類似於蒙古的喉音唱法。

Tajik music is closely related to other Central Asian forms of music. The classical music is shashmaqam, which is also distinctive in Uzbekistan.

中國說唱是Hip-hop進入中國後的產物。説唱對於中國音樂來說，屬於比較新穎的音樂類型。

中國音樂，據目前的考古發現，中國音樂可追溯至9000多年前，禮樂制度被賦予維繫社會秩序的功能。音樂與人心情感間的關係受到很大的重視，《詩經》大序、《禮記·樂記》、《荀子·樂論篇》、《史記·樂書》等描述儒家思想認為音樂對人性具有教化啟迪的作用。

中國搖滾樂是指中國大陸發展的搖滾音樂，搖滾音樂作為一種獨立的音樂種類最早於20世紀80年代左右出現在中國。中國搖滾樂被描述為一種反傳統的工具、反抗主流意識形態、商業建制以及文化霸權的音樂。

香港英語流行音樂（英語：Hong Kong English pop）是在香港製作、演出和流行的英文歌曲。 它被香港人簡單地稱為“英國流行音樂”。

Taiwanese hip hop music started in the early 1990s, popularized by the early hip hop trio L.A. Boyz. A distinctive style of rap emerged using Taiwanese Hokkien as opposed to the Mandarin Chinese used in Mandopop, which before democratization the regime actively promote the use of Mandarin and suppressing the use of Taigi.

臺灣的搖滾音樂可追溯至1950年代，當時源自美國的早期搖滾透過廣播電台在臺灣傳播，形成了「熱門音樂」和「合唱團」風潮，並影響了接下來的校園民歌運動。解嚴後的1990年代，臺灣搖滾進一步在地化，搖滾文化圍繞著livehouse與音樂祭形成。

演歌，是日本具代表性的傳統歌曲類別，它反映了日本民族的慣常情感表達方式；而基於歌手唱腔或歌曲含意，也被稱為艷歌、怨歌等（日語發音相同）。 演歌起源於明治時代，並一度在日本流行。

Japanese hip-hop refers to the presence of Hip-hop culture in Japan. While primarily focused on elements of hip-hop music like rap and production, Japan has also fostered strong scenes in DJing, hip-hop dance, and graffiti.

Japanese jazz (Japanese: 日本のジャズ, Nihon no jazu) is jazz played by Japanese musicians or jazz connected to Japan or Japanese culture. According to some estimates, Japan has the largest proportion of jazz fans in the world.

日本音樂所稱之「歌謠曲」，指的是日本流行音樂的一個種類，其中昭和時期發佈的歌曲又被稱為昭和歌謠。但根據情況的不同，有幾個不同的意義被使用，大概有以下諸些定義。

朝鮮半島傳統音樂分為民俗音樂和宮廷音樂兩種。 朝鮮傳統民俗音樂形式多樣，主要包括盤索里、農樂和散調等。

The Baul (Bengali: বাউল) are a group of mystic minstrels of mixed elements of Sufism and Vaishnava Sahajiya from different parts of Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam's Barak Valley and Meghalaya. Bauls constitute both a syncretic religious sect of troubadours and a musical tradition.

Bhangra (Punjabi pronunciation: [ˈpə̀ŋɡ(ə)ɽaː] ) is a type of music of the Punjab region. It is a prominent form of entertainment and a means of expressing joy, particularly during festive and celebratory occasions.

Bhawaiya is a musical form or a popular folk music that originated in Northern Bengal, especially the Rangpur Division in Bangladesh, Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, India, and the undivided Goalpara district of Assam, India. It has recurrent themes of the "working class", mahouts, mahishals (buffalo herders), and gariyals (cart drivers).

Dappankuthu (or simply Kuthu; ) is a folk dance and music genre, that is typically danced to the Gaana music genre or Kuthu Beats with an emphasis on percussion performed in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is one of several popular genres employed in film music, mainly in Tamil cinema and other South films, filmed and produced by people of Tamil culture.

Dohori (Nepali: दोहोरी, romanized: dohorī pronounced [doɦoɾi] or [doːɾi]) is a Nepali type of music usually sung by two teams, usually one comprising men and the other women. It is in the form of question and answer where a team sings a question and the opponent replies through an equally lyrical impromptu couplet and vice versa.

Hindi film songs, more formally known as Hindi Geet or Filmi songs and informally known as Bollywood music, are songs featured in Hindi films. Derived from the song-and-dance routines common in Indian films, Bollywood songs, along with dance, are a characteristic motif of Hindi cinema which gives it enduring popular appeal, cultural value and context.

卡納提克音樂（羅馬化梵文：Karnāṭaka saṃgīta）是南印度的古典音樂傳統，源自娑摩吠陀等古代印度音樂文化。現今在印度卡納塔卡邦、安德拉邦、泰倫加納邦、喀拉拉邦、坦米爾那都邦等地均有流傳，尤其以清奈爲一大中心。

Hindustani classical music (also known as North Indian classical music or Shastriya Sangeet) is the classical music of the Indian subcontinent's northern regions. It is played on instruments like the veena, sitar and sarod.

Jazz music in India originated in the 1920s in Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay) and in Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta), where African-American jazz musicians performed. They inspired Goan musicians who then absorbed aspects of jazz into the sounds of India’s Hindi film music industry.

Indian rock is a music genre in India that may incorporate elements of Indian music with rock music, and is often topically India-centric. While India is more often known for its (northern and southern) classical music, filmi, Bollywood music, Indi-pop, and Bhangra, the Indian rock scene has also produced numerous bands and artists.

Lavani is a genre of music popular in Maharashtra, India. Lavani is a combination of traditional song and dance, which particularly performed to the beats of dholki, a percussion instrument.

莫蘭（泰語：หมอลำ）是指泰國和老撾內的國家節奏較為慢的音樂風格。

拉格（英文：Raga, 亦稱作 raag, raaga, ragam)，簡單來說是印度古典音樂旋律所用的調式，但這個字直譯為「色彩」、「色相」，亦可以解作「美」、「旋律」。 拉格由四個或以上的音高組成，而利用拉格可以構成不同的旋律。

Baila (also known as bayila; from the Portuguese verb bailar, meaning to dance) is a form of music, popular in Sri Lanka and among Goan Catholics, Mangalorean Catholics, and Bombay East Indians in India. The genre originated centuries ago among the Portuguese Burghers and Sri Lankan Kaffirs.

Sri Lankan Hip Hop is a part of the Asian hip hop culture. This multilingual genre features Sinhala, Tamil and English.

The Malaysian hip hop is a hip hop music performed in Malaysia. A few acts initially began performing within a limited urban demographic mostly in English, but the genre was only began to be taken seriously nationwide by rhyming in the Malay(sian) language for a wider reach as the Malaysian music market is fragmented by language.

Malaysian popular music, sometimes called Malaysian pop (Malay: Pop Malaysia) or abbreviated as M-pop, refers to popular music forms in the Southeast Asian nation of Malaysia. Although pop music in various languages, such as Mandopop, is popular and has been produced in Malaysia, Malaysian pop refers to music recorded primarily in the Malay language in Malaysia.

Malaysian rock music has a rich and diverse history, spanning various subgenres such as rock kapak, punk rock, hardcore, post-hardcore, metalcore, alternative rock and post-rock. Over the decades, Malaysia has developed a thriving underground music scene, with its origins rooted in the 1980s and a continuous evolution in the following decades.

甘美朗（Gamelan）是印度尼西亞歷史最悠久的一種民族音樂，又以峇里島及爪哇島的甘美朗合奏最為著名。主要的樂器有鋼片琴類、木琴類、鼓、鑼、竹笛、撥弦及拉弦樂器，有些曲目亦可以加上演唱者。

Dangdut () is a genre of Indonesian folk music that is partly derived and fused from Hindustani, Arabic, and, to a lesser extent, Javanese, Malay, Minangkabau, Sundanese and local folk music. Dangdut is the most popular musical genre in Indonesia and very popular in other Maritime Southeast Asian countries because of its melodious instrumentation and vocals.

Indo pop (Indonesian: Pop Indo), also known as Indonesian pop (Indonesian: Pop Indonesia) or I-pop, is loosely defined as Indonesian pop music; however, in a wider sense, it can also encompass Indonesian pop culture, which also includes Indonesian cinema and sinetrons (Indonesian TV dramas). Indonesian pop music today is sometimes influenced by trends and recordings from Western music.

Sundanese Music (Sundanese: ᮊᮛᮝᮤᮒᮔ᮪ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ, Karawitan Sunda) is an umbrella term that encompasses diverse musical traditions of the West Java and Banten in western part of Java, Indonesia. The term of "West Java" is preferred by scholars in this field.

Keroncong or Kroncong (from Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦕꦺꦴꦁ, keroncong 'rumble', Javanese pronunciation: [kəˈrɔnt͡ʃɔŋ]; Javindo: krontjong) refers to both a specific Cak–Cuk, a ukulele-like Javanese instrument, and a unique classical colonial Java and Eastern Indonesian (particularly Maluku and eastern East Nusa Tenggara) musical genre that evolved and first developed in Java Island, especially at the Java port cities of Sunda Kelapa in Greater Jakarta, Semarang and Surakarta in Central Java, as well as Surabaya in East Java, dates back to at least 16th century. It is characterized by its lilting rhythm, distinctive sound from interlocking Cak–Cuk.

泰國鄉村音樂（Luk thung）是指泰國等國家的節奏較慢的音樂風格。

Luk krung (Thai: ลูกกรุง, pronounced [lûːk krūŋ]; lit. 'child of the city') is a genre of Thai music. It is a more polished, urban style, compared to its folk music counterpart, luk thung.

Thai pop (abbreviated as T-pop), is a genre of Thai music roughly equivalent to pop music. It emerged in the 1960s–1980s, during which it was known as string music, before gaining mainstream popularity during the 1990s and has since dominated the Thai music industry.

Pinoy rock, or Filipino rock, is the brand of rock music produced in the Philippines or by Filipinos. It has become as diverse as the rock music genre itself, and bands adopting this style are now further classified under more specific genres or combinations of genres like alternative rock, post-grunge, ethnic, new wave, pop rock, punk rock, funk, reggae, heavy metal, ska, and recently, indie.

Lao pop or L-pop is a music genre of pop music of Lao people.

V-pop is an abbreviation for Vietnamese popular music (Vietnamese: nhạc pop Việt Nam, nhạc trẻ Việt Nam, or nhạc đại chúng Việt Nam), a musical genre covering modern Vietnamese pop music.

阿拉伯音樂有悠久的歷史，阿拉伯人學習並掌握和發展了古典希臘音樂理論，對東西方的音樂都有很大的影響，8世紀時法拉比的著作《音樂全書》被西方認為是歐洲文藝復興的奠基石。 阿拉伯的音樂理論比較獨特，並不是用十二平均律，從古代開始經歷了九律、十七律、二十四律的變化，音律上有1/4的音，調式有“中立三度”，即音程比大三度小，但比小三度大；有“中立六律”，還有大約為150音分的3/4音。

Fann aṭ-Ṭanbūra (Arabic: فن الطنبورة) is a traditional music and dance genre in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, especially Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman. Musically, the tanbūra instrument plays a central role, along with several drums and the manjur— an instrument made from a large number of goat hooves attached to a type of apron which is wrapped around the waist of the performer.

Fijiri (Arabic: الفجيري; sometimes spelled fijri, fidjeri, or fjiri) is the specific repertoire of vocal music sung by the pearl divers of Eastern Arabia's coastal Gulf states, especially Bahrain and Kuwait. A lead singer is backed up by a chorus of accompanying singers and clapping.

Khaliji or Khaleeji music (Arabic: الموسيقى الخليجية, romanized: al-mūsīqā al-khalījiyya, meaning "Gulf music") is the music of Eastern Arabia and the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, and it is a popular genre across the Arab world. It is traditionally characterized by heavy use of the rebab, oud and other string instruments such as the violin, the occasional use of habbān, and the inclusion of percussion instruments such as the mirwas, tabl, and duff drums.

Līwa (Arabic: ليوه / ALA-LC: laywah) is a Khaleeji traditional dance of African origin performed in Eastern Arabia (Arab states of the Persian Gulf), mainly within communities of descendants of people from the Swahili Coast (Tanzania and Zanzibar). It is also performed by the African-descended Sheedi community, as well as the Baloch of Makran Coast and Karachi area.

Kurdish folk music (Kurdish: میوزیکی فۆلکلۆری کوردی, romanized: Mîwzîkî folkilorî Kurdî or مۆسیقای فۆلکلۆر) is a musical tradition associated with the Kurdish people, encompassing a variety of regional styles, instruments, and lyrical themes. It is often transmitted orally and reflects aspects of Kurdish culture and history.

Hayran (Kurdish: حەیران, romanized: Ĥeyran, Kurdish pronunciation: [ħɛjˈɾɑːn]) is a form of Kurdish vocal music, performed without instrumental accompaniment, though sometimes with music; It typically consists of several short lyrical verses. The singer of a hayran often addresses personal experiences, such as the hardships of life or expressions of love.

Dengbêj (Kurdish: دەنگبێژ) is a Kurdish music genre sung by Dengbêjs (singing storytellers). There have been many terms to describe Dengbêjs throughout history, and today, several singing storytellers use Dengbêj as part of their own artistic name.

Kurdish maqam (Kurdish: مەقامی کوردی, romanized: Meqamî Kurdî, Kurdish pronunciation: [ma.qaːˈmiː ˈkuɾ.diː]) is a traditional melodic system used in Kurdish music, distinguished by its modal structure and use of microtonality. Originating in the Kurdish regions of the Middle East, it serves as a key element of Kurdish musical heritage and is often associated with specific emotional and cultural contexts.

The music of Israel incorporates a variety of musical traditions. Since the First Aliyah of Jews to Palestine in the 1880s, local musical styles have developed alongside the adoption of international genres.

Sawt (Arabic: صوت / ALA-LC: Ṣawt; literally "voice"; also spelled sout or sowt) is a kind of popular music found in Kuwait and Bahrain.

Turkish folk music (Turkish: Türk Halk Müziği) is the traditional music of Turkish people living in Turkey influenced by the cultures of Anatolia and former territories in Europe and Asia. Its unique structure includes regional differences under one umbrella.

The term Romani style refers to the way Eastern European music is played in coffeehouses and restaurants, at parties, and sometimes on-stage in European cities. Music played in this style differs from actual Romani music played by Romani and Sinti people, many of whom regard the term "gypsy" as a slur when applied to their community.

澳大利亞民間音樂是一種術語，它可以適用於各種各樣和外來文化及澳大利亞原住民文化相關的傳統音樂。 凱爾特、英國、德國和斯堪的納維亞民間傳統在第一波歐洲外來音樂的浪潮中佔主導地位。

Australian hip-hop traces its origins to the early 1980s and was initially largely inspired by hip-hop and other urban musical genres from the United States. As the form matured, Australian hip-hop has become a commercially viable style of music that is no longer restricted to the creative underground, with artists such as ONEFOUR, Hilltop Hoods, Kerser and Bliss n Eso having achieved notable fame.

Indigenous music of Australia comprises the music of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia, intersecting with their cultural and ceremonial observances, through the millennia of their individual and collective histories to the present day. The traditional forms include many aspects of performance and musical instrumentation that are unique to particular regions or Aboriginal Australian groups; and some elements of musical tradition are common or widespread through much of the Australian continent, and even beyond.

The music of Hawaii includes an array of traditional and popular styles, ranging from native Hawaiian folk music to modern rock and hip hop. Styles like slack-key guitar are well known worldwide, while Hawaiian-tinged music is a frequent part of Hollywood soundtracks.

The music of New Zealand has been influenced by a number of traditions, including Māori music, the music introduced by European settlers during the nineteenth century, and a variety of styles imported during the twentieth century, including blues, jazz, country, rock and roll, reggae, and hip hop, with many of these genres given a unique New Zealand interpretation. Pre-colonial Māori music consisted mainly of a form of microtonal chanting and performances on instruments called taonga pūoro: a variety of blown, struck and twirled instruments made out of hollowed-out wood, stone, whale ivory, albatross bone, and human bone.

Traditional Māori music, or pūoro Māori, is composed or performed by Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, and includes a wide variety of folk music styles, often integrated with poetry and dance. In addition to these traditions and musical heritage, since the 19th-century European colonisation of New Zealand, Māori musicians and performers have adopted and interpreted many of the imported Western musical styles.

Kapa haka is the term for Māori action songs and the groups who perform them. The phrase translates to 'group' (kapa) 'dance' (haka).

The music of Polynesia is a diverse set of musical traditions from islands within a large area of the central and southern Pacific Ocean, approximately a triangle with New Zealand, Hawaii and Easter Island forming its corners. Traditional Polynesian music is largely an inseparable part of a broader performance art form, incorporating dance and recital of oral traditions; most literature considers Polynesian music and dance together.

The music of Samoa is a complex mix of cultures and traditions, with pre- and post-European contact histories. Since American colonization, popular traditions such as rap and hip-hop have been integrated into Samoan music.

Balkan music is a type of music found in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe. In its broadest sense, it encompasses a variety of music styles across the countries of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia, as well as in European Turkey.

Balkan brass, popularly known by the Serbian name Truba (Serbian Cyrillic: Труба, "Trumpet"), is a style of music originating in the Balkan region as a fusion between military music and folk music. It is popular in the Balkans, especially in Serbia, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Moldova, and Romania.

Balkan folk music is the traditional folk music within Balkan region. In South Slavic languages, it is known as narodna muzika (народна музика) or folk muzika (фолк музика) in Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Serbo-Croatian, and alternatively narodna glazba in standard Croatian, and narodna glasba in Slovene.

The music of Albania (Albanian: Muzika Shqiptare) is associated with the country of Albania and Albanian communities. Music has a long tradition in the country and is known for its regional diversity, from the Ghegs in the North to the Tosks in the South.

Like the surrounding Balkan countries, Bosnia and Herzegovina has had a turbulent past marked by frequent foreign invasions and occupation. As a result, Bosnian music is now a mixture of Slavic, Turkish, Central European, Mediterranean, and other influences.

Sevdalinka (pronounced [seʋdǎliːŋka]), also known as sevdah, Bosanski sevdah is a traditional genre of folk music originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sevdalinka is an integral part of the Bosniak culture, but it is spread among the other peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina and across the ex-Yugoslav region as well, including Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia.

The music of Bulgaria refers to all forms of music associated with the country of Bulgaria, including classical, folk, popular music, and other forms. Classical music, opera, and ballet are represented by composers Emanuil Manolov, Pancho Vladigerov, Vesselin Stoyanov and Georgi Atanasov; instrumentalists such as pianist Alexis Weissenberg, described in The Guardian as a Bulgarian-born pianist with an international career, and violinist Mincho Minchev, whose performing career has included appearances at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Bolshoi Theatre, the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, the Royal Festival Hall and the Royal Albert Hall; and singers Ghena Dimitrova, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Boris Hristov, Raina Kabaivanska and Nicolai Ghiaurov.

The music of Cyprus includes a variety of traditional, Western classical and Western popular genres. Cypriot traditional music is similar to the traditional music of Greece, it is most similar to Nisiotika the songs and dances of the Aegean islands, and includes dances like sousta, syrtos, ballos, tatsia, antikristos, arabiye, karotseris, sinalik, çifteli, zeimbekiko and the mandra dance.

The music of Greece is as diverse and celebrated as its history. Greek music separates into two parts: Greek traditional music and Byzantine music.

Music of Kosovo is music that originates from Kosovo, a country in the Balkans. Kosovo's population is mainly Kosovo Albanians, also known as Kosovars, and there are various minority ethnic groups as well.

The culture of Montenegro is as pluralistic and diverse as its history and geographical position would suggest. Montenegro's culture has been influenced by the Serbian Empire, the Byzantine Empire, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, Christianity, the Ottoman Empire, the Republic of Venice, the Habsburg monarchy, and Yugoslavia.

Macedonian music refers to all forms of music associated with ethnic Macedonians. It shares similarities with the music of neighbouring Balkan countries, yet it remains overall distinctive in its rhythm and sound.

Romania contains a diverse music environment, which includes active ethnic music scenes. Traditional Romanian folk music remains popular, and certain folk musicians have found national, or even international, fame.

Romani music is the music of the Romani people. In the English language, Romani people have long been known by the exonym Gypsies or Gipsies and this remains the most common English term for the group.

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Lithuanian folk music is the traditional music of Lithuania, belonging to the broader category of Baltic music. Both stringed (kanklių) and wind instruments feature prominently.

The recorded history of music in Estonia dates as far back as the 12th century.

Traditional Latvian music is often set to traditional poetry called dainas, featuring pre-Christian themes and legends, drone vocal styles, and Baltic psaltery.

The music of Armenia (Armenian: հայկական երաժշտություն haykakan yerazhshtut’yun) has its origins in the Armenian highlands, dating back to the 3rd millennium BCE, and is a long-standing musical tradition that encompasses diverse secular and religious, or sacred, music (such as the sharakan Armenian chant and taghs, along with the indigenous khaz musical notation). Folk music was notably collected and transcribed by Komitas Vardapet, a prominent composer and musicologist, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who is also considered the founder of the modern Armenian national school of music.

Azerbaijani music (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan musiqisi) is the musical tradition of the Azerbaijani people from the Azerbaijan Republic. Azerbaijani music has evolved under the badge of monody, producing rhythmically diverse melodies.

Georgia has rich and still vibrant traditional music, primarily known for arguably the earliest polyphonic tradition of the Christian world. Situated on the border of Europe and Asia, Georgia is also the home of a variety of urban singing styles with a mixture of native polyphony, Middle Eastern monophony and late European harmonic languages.

Vienna has been an important center of musical innovation. 18th- and 19th-century composers were drawn to the city due to the patronage of the Habsburgs, and made Vienna the European capital of classical music.

維也納華爾滋（Viennese Waltz）由於風行在奧地利首都維也納，以得名。難能可貴的是，歷經數百年而舞風仍保持原有的風範。

約德爾唱法（英語：Yodeling），又稱約德爾調、岳得爾歌，是一種伴隨快速、重復地進行胸聲—頭聲間轉換的大跨度音階歌唱形式。產生一串高-低-高-低的聲音。

The music of Croatia, like the divisions of the country itself, has two major influences: Central European, present in central and northern parts of the country including Slavonia, and Mediterranean, present in coastal regions of Dalmatia and Istria. In Croatia both pop and rock are popular, as well as pop music influenced by Dalmatian or Slavonian folk elements.

Music of the Czech Republic comprises the musical traditions of that state or the historical entities of which it is compound, i.e. the Czech lands (Bohemia, Moravia, Czech Silesia).

波爾卡（Polka）是捷克的一種民間舞蹈音樂，源於19世紀中期的波希米亞。 以男女對舞為主；基本動作由兩個踏步和一個跳踏步組成，其音樂特點是節奏快速、活潑，二拍子，在第二拍的後半拍上常稍作頓挫。

德國是音樂家的搖籃，為古典音樂貢獻了多位世界級的音樂家，包括巴赫和古典主義音樂最重要代表人物之一的貝多芬。其他世界知名的作曲家還有亨德爾、克拉拉·舒曼、羅伯特·舒曼、瓦格納、勃拉姆斯、理查德·施特勞斯、泰勒曼、馬克斯·雷格、奧爾夫、興德米特、漢斯·維爾納·亨策和卡爾海因茨·施托克豪森等。

匈牙利對民謠音樂的世界有相當多的貢獻，包含流行音樂及古典音樂。匈牙利民謠音樂同時也是匈牙利人自我認同中相當重要的支柱與象徵，也持續在鄰近地區扮演著舉足輕重的角色，像羅馬尼亞、斯洛伐克 、波蘭南部，尤其是在南斯洛伐克及川西凡尼亞的羅馬尼亞人所在地，因為這裡也是許多匈牙利人的故鄉。

The music of Liechtenstein has produced an internationally renowned composer in Josef Rheinberger (1839–1901), who was mentor to Engelbert Humperdinck and a friend of Franz Liszt. The national anthem of Liechtenstein is "Oben am jungen Rhein", which was written in 1850 by Jakob Josef Jauch to the tune of "God Save the King", the national anthem of the United Kingdom.

The music of Poland covers diverse aspects of music and musical traditions which have originated, and are practiced in Poland. Artists from Poland include world-famous classical composers like Frédéric Chopin, Karol Szymanowski, Witold Lutosławski, Henryk Górecki and Krzysztof Penderecki; renowned pianists like Karl Tausig, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Arthur Rubinstein and Krystian Zimerman; as well as popular music artists, and traditional, regionalised folk music ensembles that create a rich and lively music scene at the grassroots level.

Music of Serbia represents the musical heritage of Serbia, both historical and modern. It has a variety of traditional music styles, which are part of the wider Balkan musical tradition, with its own distinctive sound and characteristics.

斯洛伐克音樂同時受到斯洛伐克當地音樂以及鄰國音樂的影響。在斯洛伐克曾經發現過史前樂器的蹤跡，同時該國也有豐富的當代民謠音樂以及中世紀禮拜音樂遺產。

In the minds of many foreigners, Slovenian folk music means a form of polka that is still popular today, especially among expatriates and their descendants. However, there are many styles of Slovenian folk music beyond polka and waltz.

Switzerland has long had a distinct cultural identity, despite its diversity of German, French, Italian, Romansh and other ethnicities. Religious and folk music dominated the country until the 17th century, with growth in production of other kinds of music occurring slowly.

Nordic folk music includes a number of traditions of Nordic countries, especially Scandinavian. The Nordic countries are Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.

The origins of Danish music can be traced back to the Bronze Age. Horns or lurs have been discovered in various parts of Scandinavia, mostly in the region now known as Denmark, since the end of the 18th century.

Danish traditional music (Danish: spillemandsmusik) is the music genre that has its roots in pre-modern Denmark. In this period it was common for towns to have one or more town musicians (Danish: spillemand) who played at dances, processions and certain rituals.

芬蘭音樂是指有史以來由芬蘭人創作的音樂。它大致可以分成三類：民族音樂、古典藝術音樂及輕音樂。

Jenkka (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjeŋkːɑ]) is a fast Finnish partner dance found in Finnish folk dance, the Finnish version of the schottische. It is danced to music in 24 or 44 time signature, with about 140 beats per minute.

Rautalanka is a style of rock music that emerged in Finland in the 1960s, though the term is also used to refer to instrumental rock in general. The term translates literally as "iron wire", referring to the strings of the electric guitar.

The music of Iceland includes folk and pop traditions, as well as an active classical and contemporary music scene. Well-known artists from Iceland include medieval music group Voces Thules, alternative pop band The Sugarcubes, singers Björk, Laufey, Daði Freyr, Hafdís Huld and Emiliana Torrini, post-rock band Sigur Rós and Múm, post-metal band Sólstafir, indie folk/indie pop band Of Monsters and Men, blues/rock band Kaleo, metal band Skálmöld and techno-industrial band Hatari.

Much has been learned about early music in Norway from physical artifacts found during archaeological digs. These include instruments such as the lur.

The music of Sweden has a long history, with musical evidence dating back to the Bronze Age and the lur instruments. The Swedish fiddle and nyckelharpa are among the most common Swedish folk instruments.

Faroese music is primarily vocal, accompanied by the fiddle (which arrived in the 17th century) and European dances like the minuet and polka. During the twentieth century choirs have played an important role in the musical history of the Faroes, and some of the best known current choirs are Tarira, Havnarkórið, Tórshavnar Manskór, Ljómur, Fuglafjarðar Gentukór, and the choirs situated in Copenhagen: Húsakórið and Mpiri.

Traditional Nordic dance music is a type of traditional music or folk music that once was common in the mainland part of the Nordic countries — Scandinavia plus Finland. The person who plays this kind of music might be called speleman (Swedish/Norwegian), spelman (Swedish), spel(l)emann (Norwegian), pelimanni (Finnish) or spillemand (Danish).

克萊茲默（意第緒語：קלעזמער）是東歐德裔阿什肯納茲猶太人的傳統器樂，最初起源於猶太婚禮及和其他慶祝儀式上使用的舞蹈音樂。 克萊茲默的曲風特點富有情緒化，包括模仿笑聲和抽泣的元素。

Belarus is an Eastern European country with a rich tradition of folk and religious music. The country's folk music traditions can be traced back to the times of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

Music in Moldova is closely related to that of its neighbour and cultural kin, Romania. Moldovan folk is known for swift, complex rhythms (a characteristic shared with many Eastern European traditions), musical improvisation, syncopation and much melodic ornamentation.

Music has been produced in Russia and/or by Russians. Russia is a large and culturally diverse country, with many ethnic groups, each with their own locally developed music.

Buryatia is a constituent republic of the Russian Federation. One of the region's principal musical instruments is the two‑stringed horse‑head fiddle known as the morin khuur, an instrument intimately associated with the deeply rooted cult of the horse and part of the intangible heritage of all Mongolic peoples.

Russian folk music specifically deals with the folk music traditions of the ethnic Russian people. Russian folk music is used as the basic foundation for the creation of all Russian professional music.

The music of Ukraine covers diverse and multiple component elements of Western and Eastern European music. It has indigenous Slavic and Christian elements.

The music of Yugoslavia refers to music created during the existence of Yugoslavia, spanning the period between 1918 and 1992. The most significant music scene developed in the later period of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFR Yugoslavia), and includes internationally acclaimed artists such as: the alternative music acts Laibach and Disciplina Kičme which appeared on MTV; classical music artists such as Ivo Pogorelić and Stefan Milenković; folk artists such as the Roma music performer Esma Redžepova; the musicians of the YU Rock Misija contribution to Bob Geldof's Band Aid; the Eurovision Song Contest performers such as the 1989 winners Riva and Tereza Kesovija, who represented Monaco at the Eurovision Song Contest 1966 and her own country in 1972, and plenty of others.

The Principality of Andorra is home to folk dances like the contrapàs and marratxa, which survive in Sant Julià de Lòria especially. Andorran folk music has similarities to the music in nearby regions of France and Spain, but is especially Catalan in character, especially in the presence of dances like the sardana.

The music of Belgium is a cultural mix where Flemish Dutch-speaking and Walloon French-speaking traditions mix with those of German minorities and of immigrant communities from Democratic Republic of the Congo or other distant countries.

Belgian hardcore techno (also referred to as Belgian techno or rave techno) is an early style of hardcore techno that emerged from new beat as EBM and techno influences became more prevalent in this genre. This particular style has been described as an "apocalyptic, almost Wagnerian, bombastic techno", due to its use of dramatic orchestral stabs and menacing synth tones that set it apart from earlier forms of electronic dance music.

Belgian hip-hop music has a few rappers stemming from Africa and Italy. Belgium, like France, controlled African countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire), Rwanda, and Burundi until the early 1960s.

The history of jazz in Belgium starts with the Dinant instrument maker Adolphe Sax, whose saxophone became part of military bands in New Orleans around 1900 and would develop into the jazz instrument par excellence. From then on the early history of jazz in Belgium virtually runs parallel to developments in the country of the birth of jazz, from the minstrel shows in the late 19th century until the first Belgian jazz album in 1927 and beyond.

Belgian rock refers to rock music produced in Belgium or written and performed by Belgian musicians. It was originally inspired by rock and roll music from America and the United Kingdom in the 1960s, but later evolved to be influenced by other genres including alternative rock and electronic music.

法國音樂除了有多樣的民俗音樂外，它亦受到亞洲、拉丁美洲和非洲的音樂影響。法國有很多著名的作曲家，還有很多流行音樂的表演者。

French classical music began with the sacred music of the Roman Catholic Church, with written records predating the reign of Charlemagne. It includes all of the major genres of sacred and secular, instrumental and vocal music.

French electronic music is a panorama of French music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. Notable early French artists and composers in electronic music include Maurice Martenot, the inventor of the Ondes Martenot in 1928, and Pierre Schaeffer, the developer of the musique concrète in 1948.

As Europe experienced a wave of roots revivals in the 1950s and 1960s, France found its regional culture reviving traditional music. Brittany, Limousin, Gascony, Corsica and Auvergne were among the regions that experienced a notable resurgence in the popularity of folk music.

Bal-musette is a style of French instrumental music and dance that first became popular in Paris in the 1880s. Although it began with bagpipes as the main instrument, this instrument was eventually replaced by the accordion, on which a variety of waltzes, polkas, and other dance styles were played.

Chanson réaliste (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃sɔ̃ ʁealist], realist song) refers to a style of music performed in France primarily from the 1880s until the end of World War II. Influenced by literary realism and the naturalist movements in literature and theatre, chanson réaliste dealt with the lives of Paris's poor and working-class. Chanson réaliste was a musical style that was mainly performed by women; some of the more commonly known performers of the genre include Édith Piaf and Fréhel.

French hip-hop or French rap (French: rap français [ʁap fʁɑ̃sɛ]), is the hip-hop style developed in French-speaking countries. France is the second largest hip-hop market in the world after the United States.

Jazz music has been popular in France since the 1920s. Its international popularity peaked in the 1930s, and it has been continually enjoyed since.

愛爾蘭音樂是在愛爾蘭島上以各種流派創作的音樂。受到凱爾特文化影響，又影響了美國音樂。

此條目介紹的是義大利音樂。

Italy’s classical traditions include opera, sacred choral music and instrumental composition, with influential contributions during the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

Italian folk music reflects a long and diverse history. National unification occurred relatively late on the Italian Peninsula, allowing its many hundreds of regional cultures to retain distinct musical traditions.

Italian hip-hop is hip-hop rapped in the Italian language and/or made by Italian artists. One of the first hip-hop crews to catch the attention of the Italian mainstream was Bologna's Isola Posse All Star, then and still today produced by Sandro Orru, also known as DJ Gruff.

Italian jazz refers to jazz music that is played by Italian musicians, or to jazz music that is in some way connected to Italy.

Italian popular music is musical output which is not usually considered academic or classical music but rather has its roots in the popular traditions, and it may be defined in two ways: it can either be defined in terms of the current geographical location of the Italian Republic with the exceptions of the Germanic South Tyrol and the eastern portion of Friuli-Venezia Giulia; alternatively, it can be defined as the music produced by all those people who consider themselves as Italians and openly or implicitly refer to this belief. Both these two definitions are very loose: due to the complex political history of the Italian Peninsula and the different independent political states, cultural and linguistic traditions which sprang within them, it is rather difficult to define what may be considered to be truly Italian.

The Music of Luxembourg is an important component of the country's cultural life. The new Philharmonie concert hall provides a venue for orchestral concerts while opera is frequently presented in the theatres.

The music of Malta ranges across a spectrum of genres such as traditional folk music, metal and various forms of electronica.

Monaco is a sovereign city-state, country, and microstate on the French Riviera, along the Mediterranean coast. The country has long been under the control of the Grimaldi family, who have encouraged musical development.

The Netherlands has multiple musical traditions. Contemporary Dutch popular music is heavily influenced by music styles that emerged in the 1950s, in the United Kingdom and United States.

Portuguese music includes many different styles and genres, as a result of its history. These can be broadly divided into classical music, traditional/folk music and popular music and all of them have produced internationally successful acts, with the country seeing a recent expansion in musical styles, especially in popular musi still the most recognizable Portuguese name in music, and with more recent acts, like Dulce Pontes and Mariza.

Chula is a dance and music genre which originated in Portugal, dating at least from the eighteenth century.

Desgarrada is a popular song from northern Portugal, in which singers improvise, challenge and respond to each other, usually to the sound of a concertina. In addition to the name Desgarradas, they are also called Cantares ao Desafio, Cantigas ao Desafio or Cantigas à Desgarrada.

法多曲（葡萄牙語：fado，意為命運或宿命）是一種音樂類型，可追溯至1820年代的葡萄牙，但起源可能更早。在大眾觀念中，法多曲的特色是有著悲慟的曲調與歌詞，其通常與海或貧困的人生有關。

Coimbra fado (Portuguese: Fado de Coimbra) is a genre of fado originating in the city of Coimbra, Portugal. While adopted by students at the University of Coimbra, and sometimes known as student fado (fado de estudante), it is usually considered the typical music of Coimbra itself.

Pimba is an umbrella term for Portuguese types or genres of music with an uptempo style and/or folk song features, and corny romantic or saucy and vulgar lyrics, which was often associated with poorly educated public from rural areas and suburban poor or working-class neighbourhoods, as well as with Portuguese economic migrants living abroad who spend their holidays in their ancestors' localities across the Portuguese countryside. The Portuguese word pimba by itself means a quick, unexpected event or the end of an action, and is also a slang code word for having any type of sexual pleasure with another person.

Rock music and its subgenres are very popular in Portugal. The history of the Portuguese rock music scene spans several decades.

The musical traditions of Spain have played an important role in the development of both western classical and Latin American music. Spanish music includes many different traditional styles from across the country, among which flamenco and classical guitar are probably the best-known abroad.

Chirigota is a genre of Spanish choral folksong originating in the Province of Cádiz. The songs are satirical in nature and are performed predominantly in the streets by costumed performers during the annual two week carnival.

The copla, copla andaluza ("Andalusian copla"), canción andaluza, canción española, tonadilla or canción folklórica is a form of Spanish popular song, deriving from the poetic form of the same name. Although the genre has a long heritage, it flourished in the 1930s and 1940s, and is epitomized by songwriters Antonio Quintero, Rafael de León and Manuel Quiroga.

The cuplé was a popular risqué Spanish theatre song style in the late years of the 19th century. From 1893 to 1911 the songs were a feature of the "género ínfimo" (lowest type) cabaret theatre sung by solo female singers, or men in drag, and attended mainly by men.

The ensalada (Spanish for salad) is a genre of polyphonic secular music mixing languages and dialects and nonsensical quodlibets. The term is known mainly through a publication, Las Ensaladas de Flecha Prague (1581), by Mateo Flecha the Younger, that contains six long four-part vocal compositions by his uncle Mateo Flecha (1481–1553).

凡丹戈（西班牙語：Fandango）是一種西班牙舞曲，屬於弗拉明戈舞的一種方式。曲調快速，為3/4或3/8拍子，一般用吉他和響板伴奏，有時可以加入人聲歌唱。

弗拉門戈（西班牙語：flamenco）是源於西班牙南部安達魯西亞地區的藝術形式，包括歌曲、音樂和舞蹈。 佛朗明哥的形成深受安達盧西亞地區的摩爾人和猶太人的影響，還吸收了大量羅姆人（吉普賽人）的藝術元素。

歡愉調(Alegría)是一種佛朗明哥曲式，跟孤調一樣是十二拍。 重音是：1 2 [3] 4 5 [6] 7 [8] 9 [10] 11 [12].

Bulería (Spanish pronunciation: [buleˈɾia]; interchangeable with the plural, bulerías) is a fast flamenco rhythm made up of a 12 beat cycle with emphasis in two general forms as follows: This may be thought of as a measure of 68 followed by a measure of 34 (known as hemiola). For dancers, it is commonly viewed with a compas or bar of 6 counts as opposed to 12.

法魯卡(Farruca)是一種佛朗明哥曲式，可能源自於西班牙西北方的 Galicia 省， 據說 Francisco Mendoza Ríos "Faíco" (1880-1938), 跟吉他手 Ramón Montoya (1880-1949) 創造。 它是一種輕歌(cante chico)曲式。

Garrotín is a style of improvised song, featuring (palo) flamenco singing, dancing, and guitar playing, which developed near the end of the nineteenth century in Asturias, in northern Spain. It is played or sung in a Major mode, and a simple 2/4 meter, and has a cheerful and festive character.

佛朗明哥倫巴（西班牙語：rumba flamenca），也叫做吉普賽倫巴或西班牙倫巴，是弗拉門戈音樂的一種舞蹈和伴奏音樂曲式。在19世紀，古巴倫巴流傳到了西班牙，因而產生了這種曲式。

孤調（soleá）是一種最基本的佛朗明哥曲式，可能發源自於西班牙最南部安達魯西亞的塞維利亞或加地斯。 通常只使用一把吉他伴奏，調性是 phrygian，用基於第六弦 E 的"por arriba"彈法。

噹歌調（Tangos）是一種佛朗明哥曲式，它跟佛朗明哥倫巴的形式跟感覺很相似。通常在接在 Tientos 後面作為收尾。

Tientos is a flamenco Andalusian palo which has a rhythm consisting of 4 beats. It is in the same family as the Tangos, but slower and with different topics, lyrics and mood.

Zambra (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈθambɾa]) (from Andalusi Arabic zamra, originally from classical Arabic zamr) is a style of flamenco dance, typical of the Romani people of the provinces of Granada and Almería (Andalusia, Spain). It is believed that the zambra is a continuation of earlier Morisco styles of dance.

霍塔是一種西班牙舞曲，發源於西班牙東北部的阿拉貢地區，快速，三拍子，伴奏主要用吉他，還要應用響板，用霍塔伴奏的舞蹈瘋狂、快速。 許多著名的作曲家也用這種形式創作過著名的作品，如李斯特的《西班牙狂想曲》，格林卡的《阿拉貢霍塔》等。

The muiñeira (Galician: muiñeira, Castilian and Asturian: muñeira) is a traditional dance and musical genre of Galicia and some parts of Asturias (Spain). It is distinguished mainly by its expressive and lively tempo, played usually in 68, although some variants are performed in other time signatures.

帕薩卡利亞舞曲（義大利語：Passacaglia；義大利語發音：[pasːaˈkaʎːa]），或譯作帕薩卡亞舞曲，是巴洛克時期晚期的一種曲式，起源於17世紀早期的西班牙，該字有‘過道’的意思。 這種曲式常常被使用於嚴肅的樂段，且通常（但非總是）以持續低音及三拍子寫成。

鬥牛舞是從鬥牛運動演變而來，本為西班牙的進行曲，西班牙文“paso doble”的意思是“兩步”。 鬥牛舞是一種兩步舞，男士象徵鬥牛士，女士象徵鬥牛士用以激怒公牛的紅色鬥篷，所以女士有相當大的跳躍、旋轉動作，男女動作都相當舒展、激烈，和雄壯威武的舞蹈風格和剛勁十足的音樂配合非常一致。

The sardana (Catalan pronunciation: [səɾˈðanə]; plural sardanes in Catalan) is a Catalan musical genre typical of Catalan culture and danced in circle following a set of steps. The dance was originally from the Empordà region, but started gaining popularity throughout Catalonia from the late 19th century to beginning of the 20th century after the modernisation done by Josep Maria Ventura i Casas.

The seguidilla (; Spanish: [seɣiˈðiʎa]; plural in both English and Spanish seguidillas; diminutive of seguida, which means "sequence" and is the name of a dance) is an old Castilian folksong and dance form in quick triple time for two people with many regional variations. The music is generally in a major key and often begins on an offbeat.

Sevillanas (Spanish pronunciation: [seβiˈʝanas]) are a type of folk music and dance of Sevilla and its region. They were derived from the Seguidilla, an old Castilian folk music and dance genre.

Tonadilla was a Spanish musical song form of theatrical origin; not danced. The genre was a type of short, satirical musical comedy popular in 18th-century Spain, and later in Cuba and other Spanish colonial countries.

The zortzico is a dance rhythm that originates in the Basque Country. It is also used as an accompaniment rhythm for vocal melodies, such as "Gernikako arbola", the unofficial anthem of the Basques, composed in 1853 by José María Iparraguirre (Laborde 2001).

Jazz in Spain began with an interest in Dixieland or New Orleans jazz. In that time it evolved into other styles, often influenced by visiting Americans.

Spanish rock is the term used for the variety of rock music produced in Spain. Most bands formed in Spain have sung in Spanish, but many others have sung in English, French and Italian, in addition to the other languages spoken in Spain, such as Catalan, Galician, Basque, Aragonese, and Asturian.

英國音樂至今仍一直非常受歡迎。從1960年代一群音樂家開始推廣搖滾樂以後，英國創造出非常多知名的新音樂領域，像是重金屬、民謠、鼓打貝斯、車庫搖滾、迷幻浩室、龐克、塵垢、金屬、英倫搖滾、新浪潮、輾蕊、血腥輾蕊，以及英格蘭、蘇格蘭、威爾斯、北愛爾蘭經歷革新後的當地民謠。

The folk music of England is a tradition-based music which has existed since the later medieval period. It is often contrasted with courtly, classical and later commercial music.

蘇格蘭的傳統音樂在世界享譽盛名。吉格、侶爾舞等是起源於蘇格蘭的音樂類型。

The music of Wales, particularly singing, is a significant part of Welsh national identity, and the country is traditionally referred to as "the land of song". This is a modern stereotype based on 19th century conceptions of Nonconformist choral music and 20th century male voice choirs, Eisteddfodau and arena singing, such as sporting events, but Wales has a history of music that has been used as a primary form of communication.

Axé (Portuguese pronunciation: [aˈʃɛ] is a key concept in the regional Candomblé religion, as "the imagined spiritual power and energy bestowed upon practitioners by the pantheon of orixás". It also has ties with the Roman Catholic Church and the Lenten season, which represents the roots of Bahian Carnival.

Brega is a Brazilian musical style and genre that encompasses a variety of rhythms, making it difficult to define a single musical aesthetic. The term emerged pejoratively, used to characterize the romantic and dramatic music of the 1940s and 1950s, considered low-quality or "tacky." Its musical origins are linked to samba-canção, bolero, and Jovem Guarda, and its evolution has been marked by the assimilation of influences and resistance to the hegemonic standards of the recording industry.

Tecno brega or technobrega (technotacky) is a form of music from northern Brazil, particularly Belém, Pará. Music of the genre is created primarily through remixing and reworking songs from popular music and music from the eighties.

Choro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʃoɾu], "cry" or "lament"), also popularly called chorinho ("little cry" or "little lament"), is an instrumental Brazilian popular music genre which originated in 19th century Rio de Janeiro. Despite its name, the music often has a fast and happy rhythm.

The term forró (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [fɔˈʁɔ]) refers to a musical genre, a rhythm, a dance and the event itself where forró music is played and danced. Forró is an important part of the culture of the Northeastern Region of Brazil.

Frevo is a dance and musical style originating from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, traditionally associated with Brazilian Carnival. The word frevo is said to come from frever, a variant of the Portuguese word ferver (to boil).

Lambada () is a dance from the state of Pará in Brazil. The dance briefly became internationally popular in the 1980s, especially in the Philippines, Latin America and Caribbean countries.

The term maracatu denotes any of several performance genres found in Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil. Main types of maracatu include maracatu nação (nation-style maracatu) and maracatu rural (rural-style maracatu).

Música popular brasileira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmuzikɐ popuˈlaʁ bɾaziˈlejɾɐ], "Brazilian popular music") or MPB is a trend in post-bossa nova urban popular music in Brazil that revisits typical Brazilian styles such as samba, samba-canção and baião and other Brazilian regional music, combining them with foreign influences, such as jazz and rock. This movement has produced and is represented by many Brazilian artists, such as Dorival Caymmi, Jorge Ben Jor, Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Djavan, Novos Baianos, Tom Jobim, Chico Buarque, Belchior and Elis Regina, whose individual styles generated their own trends within the genre.

熱帶主義運動（葡萄牙語：Tropicália / Tropicalismo ），是1960年代晚期興於巴西的文藝運動，雖然包含戲劇、詩歌、音樂等藝術形式，但以音樂為主的文藝運動。最初，熱帶主義運動融合巴西音樂、非洲節奏樂、搖滾樂等不同類型音樂。

森巴（Samba，[ˈsɐ̃bɐ]）是在20世紀源於巴西里約熱內盧非裔巴西族群的音樂類型。森巴源自西非以及巴西民俗傳統，特別是和巴西殖民時期及巴西帝國時期的鄉村原始森巴有關，森巴是巴西重要的文化現象，也是巴西國家象徵之一。

Pagode (Portuguese pronunciation: [paˈɡɔdʒ(i)]) is a Brazilian style of music that originated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as a subgenre of samba. Pagode originally meant a celebration with food, music, dance, and party, which stems from the word's meaning of "fun" or "merrymaking".

十三薪是公司於每年12月底發給員工的額外報酬。雖然支付的金錢數額取決於許多因素，但通常數額為員工一個月的工資。

Baithak Gana (Sarnami: बैठक गाना, بیتک گانا) is a form of music originating in Suriname by the Indo-Surinamese community. Baithak is a social gathering.

Bomba is an umbrella term that refers to a variety of musical styles and associated dances originating in Puerto Rico. It was developed during the 17th century by enslaved Africans and their descendants on sugar plantations along coastal towns, most notably Loiza, Mayagüez, Ponce, and San Juan.

Bouyon (pronunciation: boo-your) is a genre of Dominican music that originated in Dominica in the late 1980s. Prominent bouyon groups include Windward Caribbean Kulture (WCK); Roots, Stems and Branches (RSB); and First Serenade.

Cadence-lypso is a fusion of cadence rampa from Haiti, Jazz, Blues and calypso from Trinidad and Tobago that has also spread to other English speaking countries of the Caribbean. Originated in the 1970s by the Dominican band Exile One, it spread and became popular in the dance clubs around the Creole world and Africa as well as the French Antilles.

卡利普索音樂是一種加勒比地區音樂，起源於19世紀初至中期的千里達及托巴哥，並於20世紀中期傳播至安的列斯群島其他地區。這種歌曲早期主要用以法語為基礎的克里奧爾語演唱，由格里奧領唱。

Cha-cha-chá (Spanish pronunciation: [ˌtʃa ˌtʃa ˈtʃa]) is a genre of Cuban music. It has been a popular dance music which developed from the danzón-mambo in the early 1950s, and became widely popular throughout the world.

Chutney music (Caribbean Hindustani: चटनी संगीत, 𑂒𑂗𑂢𑂲 𑂮𑂑𑂹𑂏𑂲𑂞, چٹنی موسیقی) is a fusion genre that blends Hindustani folk music, including Bhojpuri folk music, with Caribbean calypso and soca music, and later with filmi music. This genre of music that developed in Trinidad and Tobago amongst Indo-Trinidadians is popular in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica, other parts of the Caribbean, Fiji, Mauritius, and South Africa.

In Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and Suriname, chutney soca music is a crossover style music genre that blends soca and calypso with chutney music—a genre rooted in Indo-Trinidadian culture. It incorporates English, Hindustani, and Hinglish lyrics, using Western instruments such as the guitar, piano, drum set, and Indian instruments such as the dholak, harmonium, tabla, and dhantal.

Chutney parang or parang chutney is a style of music that is a cross between Venezuela, Colombia, and Trinidad and Tobago's traditional Christmas music, parang and Indo-Trinidadian chutney music. It is sung in English, Hindustani, and Spanish.

Compas (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃pa]; Haitian Creole: konpa dirèk; French: compas direct), also known as konpa or kompa, is a modern méringue dance music genre of Haiti. The genre was created by Nemours Jean-Baptiste following the creation of Ensemble Aux Callebasses in 1955, which became Ensemble Nemours Jean-Baptiste in 1957.

舞廳音樂（英語：Dancehall）是起源於牙買加的一種流行音樂流派，從20世紀70年代後期開始發展，並於20世紀80年代中期達到頂峰。 最初，舞廳音樂是一種比根源風格更加簡潔的雷鬼音樂。

Mambo is a genre of Cuban dance music pioneered by the charanga Arcaño y sus Maravillas in the late 1930s and later popularized in the big band style by Pérez Prado. It originated as a syncopated form of the danzón, known as danzón-mambo, with a final, improvised section, which incorporated the guajeos typical of son cubano (also known as montunos).

Mento is a style of Jamaican folk music that predates and has greatly influenced ska and reggae music. It is Jamaica’s first commercially recorded music, born out of a fusion of African rhythmic elements and European elements.

Dominican Merengue (Spanish pronunciation: [meˈɾeŋge]) is a type of music and dance originating in present-day Dominican Republic which has become a very popular genre throughout Latin America, and also in several major cities in the United States with Latino communities. Merengue was inscribed on November 30, 2016, in the representative list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO. Dominican Merengue was developed in the middle of the 19th century, originally played with European stringed instruments (bandurria and guitar).

Méringue (French pronunciation: [meʁɛ̃ɡ]; Haitian Creole: mereng), also called méringue lente or méringue de salon (slow or salon méringue), is a dance music and national symbol in Haiti. It is a string-based style played on the guitar, horn section, piano, and other string instruments unlike the accordion-based merengue, and is generally sung in Haitian Creole and French, as well as in English and Spanish.

Mozambique refers to two separate styles of music.

Pichakaree (or pichakaaree) is an Indo-Trinidadian form of music, which originated in Trinidad and Tobago. It is named after the long syringe-like tubes used to spray abir during Phagwah celebrations.

Plena is a genre of music and dance native to Puerto Rico. First played by Afro–Puerto Ricans, the genre has African roots.

Punta is an Afro-indigenous dance and cultural music of the Belizean, Guatemalan, Honduran and Nicaraguan Garífuna people, originating from the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (also known as Yurumei). It has African and Arawak elements which are also the characteristics of the Garífuna language.

Punta rock or Belizean punta, is a form of Garifuna music originating in Belize and created by Pen Cayetano. Songs are usually sung in Belizean Kriol or Garifuna and rarely in Spanish or English.

Rasin, also known as Haitian roots music, is a musical style that began in Haiti in the 1970s, when musicians began combining elements of traditional Haitian Vodou ceremonial and folkloric music with various musical styles. The late 20th century style of this music links to the roots of Vodou tradition, where it came to be known as mizik rasin later in Haitian Creole.

Lovers rock is a style of reggae music noted for its romantic sound and content. While love songs had been an important part of reggae since the late 1960s, the style was given a greater focus and a name in London in the mid-1970s.

Reggae fusion is a fusion genre of reggae that mixes reggae and/or dancehall with other genres, such as pop, rock, hip-hop/rap, R&B, jazz, funk, soul, disco, electronic, and Latin music, amongst others.

雷鬼動（英語：Reggaeton，西班牙語：Reggaetón或Reguetón）是一種1980年代在巴拿馬形成的現代流行音樂和電子音樂風格。1990年代初開始波多黎各開始普及這個風格。

Alternative reggaeton is a subgenre of reggaeton that emerged from the reggaeton movement as a reaction to its repetitive and monotone dembow rhythm, and the predominant stereotypical gangsta content that became predictable. The result was a complex sound derived from world sounds, mainly rooted in other Latin American music based genres such as bomba, plena, salsa, bachata, merengue, cumbia, tango and other foreign influenced music such as alternative rock, rock en español and Latin alternative.

關注精神生活、黑人身份與社會抗爭，常與拉斯塔法里主題相聯繫。

慢拍搖滾（英語：Rocksteady）是一種音樂類型，起源於1966年左右的牙買加。作為斯卡音樂的繼承者和雷鬼音樂的前身，慢拍搖滾在將近兩年的時間里一直是牙買加的主流音樂風格，雷鬼音樂先驅都曾表演過此種音樂。

倫巴（英語：Rhumba），也被稱為愛情之舞，是起源於古巴的拉丁舞，所以又叫古巴倫巴，舞曲節奏為4/4拍 。它的特點是較為浪漫，舞姿迷人，性感與熱情的；步伐曼妙有愛，纏綿，講究身體姿態，舞態柔媚，步法婀娜款擺，若即若離的挑逗，是表達男女愛慕情感的一種舞蹈。

薩爾薩音樂（Salsa music），是相當多元及受歡迎的拉丁美洲加勒比海音樂，在波多黎各樂手的演繹下，在世界各地皆有知名度。“薩爾薩”源自“Salsa”的英語發音音譯，但其發源地古巴和波多黎各語言為西班牙語，Salsa在西班牙語里的發音則為“薩爾薩”。

斯卡曲風（Ska）發源自牙買加 ，本是該地的傳統樂風。經過輸入及改進後，於1960年代早期，成為美國流行音樂樂壇的一環，也為美國當地拉丁美洲流行音樂的重要一部份。

Soca music, or the "soul of calypso", is a genre of music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago in the 1970s. It is considered an offshoot of calypso, with influences from Afro-Trinidadian and Indo-Trinidadian rhythms.

Son cubano (Spanish: [ˌsoŋ kuˈβano]), or simply son, is a genre of music and dance that originated in the highlands of eastern Cuba during the late 19th century. It is a syncretic genre that blends elements of Spanish and African origin.

Songo is a genre of popular Cuban music, created by the group Los Van Van in the early 1970s. Songo incorporated rhythmic elements from folkloric rumba into popular dance music, and was a significant departure from the son montuno/mambo-based structure which had dominated popular music in Cuba since the 1940s.

Timba is a Cuban genre of music based on Cuban son with salsa, American FunkoPop/R&B and the strong influence of Afro-Cuban folkloric music. Timba rhythm sections differ from their salsa counterparts, because timba emphasizes the bass drum, which is not used in salsa bands.

Twoubadou (Haitian Creole pronunciation: [twubadu]; French: Troubadour) music is a popular genre of guitar-based music from Haiti that has a long and important place in Haitian culture. The word comes from troubadour, a medieval poet-musician who wrote and sang songs about courtly love.

Zouk is a musical movement and dance pioneered by the French Antillean band Kassav' in the early 1980s. It was originally characterized by a fast tempo (120–145 bpm), a percussion-driven rhythm, and a loud horn section.

Boogaloo or bugalú (also: shing-a-ling, Latin boogaloo, Latin R&B) is a modern jazz genre of Latin music and dance which was popular in the United States in the 1960s. Boogaloo originated in New York City mainly by stateside Cubans and Puerto Ricans with African American music influences.

Bullerengue is a traditional musical genre and dance from the Caribbean region of Colombia. It is sung and preserved primarily by elderly women, accompanied by local artisan drums, and developed in the Palenques or Maroon communities.

Cantes de ida y vuelta (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkantes ðe ˈiðaj ˈβwelta]) is a Spanish expression literally meaning roundtrip songs. It refers to a group of flamenco musical forms or palos with diverse musical features, which "travelled back" from Latin America (mainly Cuba) as styles that, having originated in the interplay between musical traditions of peninsular Spain and those of Latin America, developed into renewed forms that were reintroduced in Spain.

佩特內拉 (Petenera) 是一種佛朗明哥曲式。節奏是 12 拍，重拍分佈在:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] ，跟 16 世紀的西班牙舞zarabanda還有jácara一樣。

Tonás (Spanish pronunciation: [toˈnas]) is a palo or type of flamenco songs. It belongs to the wider category of Cantes a palo seco, palos that are sung a cappella.

打鐵調(Martinetes) 是一種佛朗明哥曲式，屬於tonás或無伴奏曲式(cantes a palo seco)。雖然在某些佛朗明哥舞蹈表演中，它會用打擊樂器使用斷續調的節奏來伴奏。

Grupera (also known as Grupero or Onda Grupera) is a subgenre of regional Mexican music. It reached the height of its popularity in the 1990s, especially in rural areas.

Latin Christian music (Spanish: Musica Cristiana Latina) is a subgenre of Latin music and Contemporary Christian music. Christian music is well established in Latin America's Evangelical churches, but is also popular with the major Catholic community.

Banda is a subgenre of regional Mexican music and type of ensemble in which wind (mostly brass) and percussion instruments are performed. The history of banda music in Mexico dates from the middle of the 19th century with the arrival of piston brass instruments, when community musicians tried to imitate military bands.

Norteño or norteña (Spanish pronunciation: [noɾˈteɲo], northern), also música norteña, is a subgenre of regional Mexican music. The music is most often based on duple and triple metre and its lyrics often deal with socially relevant topics, although there are also many norteño love songs.

探戈音樂是一種起源於19世紀末至20世紀初烏拉圭與阿根廷境內的歐洲移民群體的音樂風格。這種音樂融合了西班牙文化、義大利文化、非洲文化及法國文化。

Tropical music (Spanish: música tropical) is a broad category within Latin music that refers to rhythmic, dance-oriented music genres originating from the Spanish-speaking Caribbean and surrounding regions. This includes the islands of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and the Caribbean coastal regions of Colombia, Mexico, Central America and Venezuela.

Bachata is a genre of music that evolved in the Dominican Republic in the 20th century. It contains elements of European (mainly Spanish music), indigenous Taino and African musical elements, representing the cultural diversity of the Dominican population.

Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love.

Criolla is a genre of Cuban music which is closely related to the music of the Cuban Coros de Clave and a genre of Cuban popular music called Clave. The Clave became a very popular genre in the Cuban vernacular theater and was created by composer Jorge Anckermann based on the style of the Coros de Clave.

Cumbia refers to a number of musical rhythms and folk dance traditions of Latin America, generally involving musical and cultural elements from American Indigenous peoples, Europeans, and Africans during colonial times. Cumbia is said to have come from funeral traditions in the Afro-Colombian community.

Porro is a musical style and dance from the Caribbean region of Colombia. It is a Colombian cumbia rhythm that developed into its own subgenre.

Guajira [ɡwaˈxi.ɾa] is a music genre derived from the punto cubano. According to some specialists, the punto cubano was known in Spain since the 18th century, where it was called "punto de La Habana", and by the second half of the 19th century it was adopted by the incipient Spanish Flamenco style, which included it within its "palos" with the name of guajira.

Within Colombia, the term Música popular (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmusika popuˈlaɾ], 'popular music') is often used to refer to a folk music genre originated between the 1930s and 1940s in the Paisa Region, in the northwestern part of the country, influenced primarily by Mexican folk music, as well as Argentinian, Ecuadorian and Peruvian to a lesser degree. Eventually it lost these combinations and currently is a mixture of different genres of Regional Mexican.

Rumba is a secular genre of Cuban music involving dance, percussion, and song. It originated in the northern regions of Cuba, mainly in urban Havana and Matanzas, during the late 19th century.

80年代中期起，將抒情愛情歌曲與柔和的薩爾薩編曲結合。

Tropipop (also known as Colombian pop and Trop-pop) is a music genre that developed in Colombia in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It is a blend of traditional musical forms of the Caribbean Region of Colombia, mainly vallenato, with foreign Latin genres such as salsa and merengue, and pop and pop rock.

Urbano music (Spanish: música urbana [ˈmusika uɾˈβana]; Portuguese: música urbana [ˈmuzikɐ uʁˈbɐ̃nɐ]) or Latin urban is a transnational umbrella category including many different genres and styles. As an umbrella term it includes a wide and diverse set of genres and styles such as dancehall, dembow, urban champeta, funk carioca, Latin hip hop and reggaeton.

Vallenato (Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [baʝeˈnato]) is a popular folk music genre from Colombia. It primarily comes from its Caribbean region.

American rock has its roots from 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and country music, and also draws from folk music, jazz, blues, and classical music. American rock music was further influenced by the British Invasion of the American pop charts from 1964 and resulted in the development of psychedelic rock.

Canadian folk music has a long history, dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, mostly derived from the music of early settlers and much earlier from the music of indigenous people. Folk music thus differentiates between traditional and contemporary.

Indigenous music of North America, which includes American Indian music or Native American music, is the music that is used, created or performed by Indigenous peoples of North America, including Native Americans in the United States and Aboriginal peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples of Mexico, and other North American countries—especially traditional tribal music, such as Pueblo music and Inuit music. In addition to the traditional music of the Native American groups, there now exist pan-Indianism and intertribal genres as well as distinct Native American subgenres of popular music including: rock, blues, hip hop, classical, film music, and reggae, as well as unique popular styles like chicken scratch and New Mexico music.

Traditional Inuit music (sometimes Eskimo music, Inuit-Yupik music, Yupik music or Iñupiat music), the music of the Inuit, Yupik, and Iñupiat, has been based on drums used in dance music as far back as can be known, and a vocal style called katajjaq (Inuit throat singing) has become of interest in Canada and abroad. Characteristics of Inuit music include recitative-like singing, complex rhythmic organization, a relatively small melodic range averaging about a sixth, prominence of major thirds and minor seconds melodically, and undulating melodic movement.

The music of Alaska (Iñupiaq: Alaaskam atuutiŋit) is a broad artistic field incorporating many cultures in the U.S. state of Alaska.

Indigenous music of Canada encompasses a wide variety of musical genres created by Aboriginal Canadians. Before European settlers came to what is now Canada, the region was occupied by many First Nations, including the West Coast Salish and Haida, the centrally located Iroquois, Blackfoot and Huron, the Dene to the North, and the Innu and Mi'kmaq in the East and the Cree in the North.

格陵蘭音樂主要是因紐特音樂和丹麥音樂的混合，還混有來自美國和英國的影響。最大的錄音公司是來自Sisimut鎮的ULO，該公司是由Malik Hoegh和Karsten Sommer創立的。

拉格泰姆（英語：Ragtime）也稱為散拍（rag-time）、繁音拍子，是一種原始的音樂風格，1897年至1918年間十分普及。其主要特點是切分音，“衣衫襤褸”的節奏。

The cakewalk was a dance developed from the "prize walks" (dance contests with a cake awarded as the prize) held in the mid-19th century, generally at get-togethers of African Americans on plantations before and after emancipation in the Southern United States. Alternative names for the original form of the dance were chalkline-walk, and the walk-around.

Classic rag (short for classical ragtime) is the style of ragtime composition pioneered by Scott Joplin and the Missouri school of ragtime composers. These compositions were first considered "classic" by Joplin's publisher, John Stark, as a way to distinguish them from what he considered the "common" rags of other publishers.

Folk ragtime is a subgenre of ragtime, a distinctly American music. It is sometimes referred to as a "school" of ragtime, or "strains" of ragtime.

Novelty piano is a genre of piano and novelty music that was popular during the 1920s. A successor to ragtime and an outgrowth of the piano roll music of the 1910s, it can be considered a pianistic cousin of jazz, which appeared around the same time.

In music and jazz harmony, the Stomp progression is an eight-bar chord progression named for its use in the "stomp" section of the composition "King Porter Stomp" (1923) by Jelly Roll Morton. The composition was later arranged by Fletcher Henderson, adding greater emphasis on the Trio section, containing a highly similar harmonic loop to that found in the Stomp section.

佛教音樂，在古時也叫佛曲，屬宗教音樂的一種。原指佛教儀式中的梵唄，但現在多包含透過唱片工業產生的錄音音樂，此種音樂已結合流行音樂，歌詞亦不受限於經文或咒語，可作為音樂治療方式之一。

基督教音樂（英語：Christian music），又稱聖樂、聖歌、讚美詩、聖詩、詩歌，是基督教宗教儀式上演唱和演奏的音樂，內容主要是表達基督徒對上帝的感情，同時也傳達上帝給眾生的啓示。基督教音樂常見的主題包括讚美、敬拜、懺悔和哀嘆等。

Hindu spiritual music is music created for or influenced by Hinduism. It includes Indian classical music, Kirtan, Bhajan and other musical genres.

Islamic music collectively refers to the musical traditions among various Muslim populations throughout history. It implies both religious music, as performed in public or private devotional services; and generally secular music associated with any cultures historically dominated or heavily influenced by Islam, including those of West Asia and North Africa, parts of the Horn of Africa and West Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, and the Balkans.

This article describes the principal types of religious Jewish music from the days of the Temple to modern times.

Modern pagan music or neopagan music is music created for or influenced by modern Paganism. Music produced in the interwar period include efforts from the Latvian Dievturība movement and the Norwegian composer Geirr Tveitt.

拉斯塔法里運動（Rastafari movement），又被稱為拉斯塔法里教（Rastafarianism），是1930年代起自牙買加興起的一個亞伯拉罕諸教宗教運動與社會運動。

Shinto music is the ceremonial and festive music of Shinto (神道), the indigenous religion of Japan. Its origin myth is the erotic dance of Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto which lured Amaterasu from her cave.

Sikh music is the classical music style that is practised within Sikhism. It exists in institutional, popular, and folk traditions, forms, and varieties.

中國道教音樂是中國道教文化的重要組成部分之一，傳統上可分為全真（十方韻）、正一兩大類。道樂不僅與道教歷史同樣久遠而且秘而不傳，其旋律為古雅風格，為宗教與藝術的互相結合。

Zoroastrian music is a genre of religious music that accompanies religious and traditional rites among the Zoroastrian people. Although certain ancient Zoroastrian traditions show a negative approach towards Zoroastrian melodies such as the pre-Islamic pastorals and minstrels, Zoroastrian music has been in the religion since it was founded.

American patriotic music is a part of the culture and history of the United States since its foundation in the 18th century. It has served to encourage feelings of honor both for the country's forefathers and for national unity.

Christmas music comprises a variety of genres of music regularly performed or heard around the Christmas season. Music associated with Christmas may be purely instrumental, or in the case of carols, may employ lyrics about the nativity of Jesus Christ, traditions such as gift-giving and merrymaking, cultural figures such as Santa Claus, or other topics.

舞曲（英語：Dance music，直譯：「舞蹈音樂」），是專門為了輔助或伴奏舞蹈而加強節奏感並重新編曲創作的音樂。它可以是整首歌曲，也可以是大型音樂編排的一部分。

Huayno (Waynu in Quechua) is a genre of popular Andean music and dance. It is especially common in Peru, western Bolivia, northwest Argentina and northern Chile, and is popular among the indigenous peoples, especially the Quechua people.

Mele are chants, songs, or poems. The term comes from the Hawaiian language.

Son mexicano (Spanish: [ˈsom mexiˈkano]) is a style of Mexican folk music and dance that encompasses various regional genres, all of which are called son. The term son mexicano literally translates to “the Mexican sound” in English.

Música criolla, Peruvian Creole music or canción criolla is a varied genre of Peruvian music that exhibits influences from European, African and Andean music. The genre's name reflects the coastal culture of Peru, and the local evolution of the term criollo, a word originally denoting high-status people of full Spanish ancestry, into a more socially inclusive element of the nation.

無伴奏合唱，中文音譯阿卡貝拉或阿卡佩拉（義大利語：A cappella），是指無樂器伴奏的純人聲音樂。又簡稱阿貝、阿伯。

理髮師合唱（英語：barbershop music）指一種無伴奏的合唱方式團體，也泛指理髮師合唱這種類型的歌曲。

Collegiate a cappella (or college a cappella) ensembles are college-affiliated singing groups, primarily in the United States, and, increasingly, the United Kingdom and Ireland, that perform entirely without musical instruments. The groups are typically composed of, operated by, and directed by students.

社交舞，又稱交誼舞或交際舞，是來源於西方的一種舞伴舞。

時裝舞（英語：Vogue），又叫「Voguing」，是一種高度風格化、現代的浩室舞蹈，1980年代在美國紐約哈林區舞廳的變裝皇后開始流行。這種舞蹈因爲1990年瑪丹娜的歌曲《Vogue》及其音樂錄影帶，以及1990年紀錄片《巴黎在燃燒》而得到了主流曝光。

A bedroom producer is an amateur musician who creates, performs, and records their music independently using a home studio, often considered a hobbyist opposed to a professional record producer in the recording industry that works in a traditional studio with clients. Typically bedroom producers use accessible digital technology that costs less than the equipment in a professional studio, such as MIDI controller-based instruments and virtual studio technology (software synthesized instruments and digital effects), to create music for release to the world.

Children's music or kids' music is music composed and performed for children. In European-influenced contexts this means music, usually songs, written specifically for a juvenile audience.

Computer music is the application of computing technology in music composition, to help human composers create new music or to have computers independently create music, such as with algorithmic composition programs. It includes the theory and application of new and existing computer software technologies and basic aspects of music, such as sound synthesis, digital signal processing, sound design, sonic diffusion, acoustics, electrical engineering, and psychoacoustics.

An Internet meme, or meme (), is a cultural item (such as an idea, behavior, or style) that spreads across the Internet, now primarily through social media platforms. Internet memes manifest in a variety of formats, including images, videos (e.g.

Drug use in music has been a topic of discussion and debate since at least the 1930s, if not earlier. As stated in the old saying "wine, women and song", association of music with using various substances go back centuries.

原聲音樂（英語：soundtrack），全稱影視原聲音樂大碟（英語：original soundtrack，簡稱：OST），又稱原聲帶，多指以電影、戲劇、動畫或電子遊戲之配樂為內容的音樂唱片。

Independent music (also commonly known as indie music, or simply indie) is a broad style of music characterized by creative freedom, low budgets, and a do-it-yourself approach to music creation. It originated from the liberties afforded by independent record labels.

多樂器演奏家是指能以專業水平演奏兩種以上樂器的音樂家。 多樂器演奏可以更靈活、有效率地使用音樂家。

貝斯手是演奏貝斯（貝司）的音樂家，而貝司一詞至少可以指兩種樂器：低音提琴和電貝斯（又叫低音吉他），所以籠統地來講，貝司手亦可分別指稱低音提琴家或電貝司手。但在一般口語中，貝司手更多地指的是搖滾樂中演奏電貝司的人，如照片所示。

鼓手，在樂隊中是演奏鼓的成員；而在搖滾樂或流行樂中則負責打擊樂器（或稱爵士鼓）。鼓手主要掌控音樂的速度、力度、節奏框架以及風格等等。

打擊樂器，又名敲擊樂器，是一種以打、搖動、摩擦、刮等方式產生效果的樂器族群。打擊樂器可能是最古老的樂器。

Found objects are sometimes used in music, often to add unusual percussive elements to a work. Their use in such contexts is as old as music itself, as the original invention of musical instruments almost certainly developed from the sounds of natural objects rather than from any specifically designed instruments.

吉他手是演奏吉他的音樂家，樂器可能包括古典吉他、原音吉他、電吉他和貝斯吉他。部分吉他手亦可在演出過程中進行自彈自唱。

鋼琴家是指具有公認地位、造詣較高的職業鋼琴演奏者。

鍵盤手（Keyboardist）是在樂團中操作鍵盤的人。現代樂團主要樂器由鍵盤、吉他、貝斯和爵士鼓構成。

A one-man band is a musician who plays a number of instruments simultaneously using their hands, feet, limbs, and various mechanical or electronic contraptions. One-man bands also often sing while they perform.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) music is music that focuses on the experiences of gender and sexual minorities as a product of the broad gay liberation movement. LGBTQ music spans the entire spectrum of popular music.

Martial music or military music is a specific genre of music intended for use in military settings performed by professional soldiers called field musicians. Much of the military music has been composed to announce military events as with bugle calls and fanfares, or accompany marching formations with drum cadences, or mark special occasions as by military bands.

Nerd music (or geek music) is the overall category of music collecting the musical genres that grew from nerd culture; different styles that share the same common ground.

Theatre music refers to a wide range of music composed or adapted for performance in theatres. Genres of theatre music include opera, ballet and several forms of musical theatre, from pantomime to operetta and modern stage musicals and revues.

A virtuoso (from Italian virtuoso, Italian: [virˈtwoːzo] or Italian: [virtuˈoːso]; Late Latin virtuosus; Latin virtus; 'virtue', 'excellence' or 'skill') is an individual who possesses outstanding talent and technical ability in a particular art or field such as fine arts, music, singing, playing a musical instrument, or composition.

牙買加錄音室實驗重新塑造雷鬼錄音，為音響系統音樂開闢新的路徑。

重復與逐漸變化的織體，成為戰後作曲探索的重要方向之一。

A bass-heavy house style that combines house rhythms with prominent distorted bass sounds and influences from bass music.