What's the difference between "traditional R&B," plain old "R&B" and "urban contemporary?" Tonight, the 60th Grammy Awards will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York City (7:30 p.m.

When it comes to certain genres of music, some names are pretty self-explanatory: you can picture what"drum and bass" and "Cajun" might sound like pretty easily (and even if you're off ...

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At a push, most people could probably name about a dozen musical genres. As the person responsible for putting classifications above the album reviews for The Independent on Sunday, I generally ...

Is there a sadder genre name that better evokes the languid creep of middle age than "adult contemporary?" It's the musical equivalent of giving up (mom-jeans, mid-priced chardonnay, dress socks ...

From “Les Mis” to “La La Land,” from “Walk Hard” to “Wicked,” these films show that the musical genre isn’t just standing – it’s got new moves, too. Gotta sing! Gotta dance!

Afrobeats - with an S - does take inspiration from Afrobeat, it’s a more diverse fusion of a wide variety of genres, including British house music, hip hop, R&B and dancehall, to name but a few.