Usage of "music genre"

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Category that identifies pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions.

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Examples for "genre"

Cozies, thrillers, paranormals, police procedurals; every possible mystery genre to choose from. 
 Getting old is tres dangereux 

If that's the genre, they are really going to enjoy this year. 
 Reuters 

Despite that fact, Born Brief is an assured example of the genre. 
 The Irish Times 

Which elements do you feel point toward the future of the genre? 
 The Guardian 

Equally important, it's an example of on-target evolution within a niche genre. 
 Reuters 

They then decided to form a place dedicated to the musical style. 
 Wired 

Every musical generation has its own defining musical style and attendant agenda. 
 The Irish Times 

A Tanzanian musical style, known as Bongo Flava, is now becoming popular across Africa. 
 BBC 

MS: Is this your first real foray into doing it in a musical style? 
 Feminist dot com 

This musical style would allow for chord progression, melodies within that progression, and improvisation. 
 Wired 

They restart the musical genre Reggaeton before anyone else has the chance. 
 The Guardian 

Both men come from Ivory Coast's arid north and share a musical genre. 
 Reuters 

The filmmakers' enthusiasm for the musical genre proves to be contagious. 
 Reuters 

He concedes he is now firmly associated with the musical genre. 
 The Irish Times 

Fairly soon, we'll also be hearing the dreaded musical genre of The Christmas Song. 
 The Irish Times 

Here's how so many -from every genre of music -reacted. 
 Ebony 

If you get real enjoyment out of a genre of music, then great. 
 The Guardian 

This album set a tone for a whole genre of music. 
 Ebony 

Ragtime is the worst genre of music to get a hand job to. 
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Today, a quartet who are proudly championing a whole new genre of music, bluegrasscountryswing. 
 Radio NZ 

Do any of the bands mix it up with their music style? 
 Radio NZ 

Brown helped pioneer the new jack swing music style in the 1980s and had a No. 
 Reuters 

That's where Paul Owens' Reformat the Planet comes in, a documentary covering the growing 8-bit powered music style. 
 Wired 

Jones says his music style for these songs is dictated by the lyrics or message that the songs hold. 
 Reuters 

Roots and Reggae music has been their signature sound, but their music style is as eclectic as their upbringing. 
 Radio NZ 

Usage of music genre in English

Working in this music genre gave Viking a good, safe base catalogue. 
 Radio NZ 

Some attempts by artists to embrace the dance music genre have backfired. 
 Reuters 

Qadasi and Maqhinga are not only involved in refurbishing the local music genre. 
 The South African 

Hip-hop began not just as a music genre but as a cultural movement. 
 Wired 

How did the brand, scourge of schoolchildren, become the music genre's footwear of choice? 
 The Guardian 

In response to the music genre's popularity, the Mexican government launched a comics-art propaganda campaign. 
 Wired 

Rap officially surpassed rock in 2017 as the biggest music genre in the United States. 
 Reuters 

She presides over a music genre that has lost so many of its most talented players. 
 Ebony 

For over 20 years, Chuck Brown has been the face of the funk-influenced music genre of Go-Go. 
 Ebony 

Now rapper and actor LL Cool J is the face of another first for the music genre. 
 Ebony 

We'll be looking at the history of the saxophone and its increasing role throughout the pop music genre. 
 Radio NZ 

By conventional industry standards, selfcarecore is not an established music genre, but it carries significance just the same. 
 Wired 

Police say that following "concerns" the form had been modified to remove "any reference to music genre". 
 The Guardian 

Will it hold up over the long term and emerge as a must-have addition to the ever-growing music genre? 
 Wired 

Both artists are nominally considered part of the country music genre, but their range and influences are much wider. 
 The Irish Times 

Knight, 48, is considered one of the driving forces behind the emergence of hip-hop as a mainstream music genre. 
 Reuters 

Meanings of music genre in English