LIST OF TYPES OF MUSIC/ MUSIC GENRES
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TV Channels.
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Alternative
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Art Punk
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Alternative Rock
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College Rock
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Experimental Rock
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Goth / Gothic Rock
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Grunge
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Hardcore Punk
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Hard Rock
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Indie Rock
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Lo-fi
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New Wave
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Progressive Rock
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Punk
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Shoegaze
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Steampunk
Anime
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Blues
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Acoustic Blues
Chicago Blues
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Classic Blues
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Contemporary Blues
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Country Blues
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Delta Blues
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Electric Blues
Children’s Music
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Lullabies
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Sing-Along
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Stories
Classical
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Avant-Garde
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Baroque
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Chamber Music
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Chant
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Choral
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Classical Crossover
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Early Music
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High Classical
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Impressionist
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Medieval
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Minimalism
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Modern Composition
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Opera
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Orchestral
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Renaissance
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Romantic
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Wedding Music
Comedy
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Novelty
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Standup Comedy
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Vaudeville
Commercial
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Jingles
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TV Themes
Country
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Alternative Country
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Americana
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Bluegrass
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Contemporary Bluegrass
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Contemporary Country
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Country Gospel
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Country Pop
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Honky Tonk
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Outlaw Country
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Traditional Bluegrass
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Traditional Country
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Urban Cowboy
Dance (EMD – Electronic Dance Music – see Electronic below
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Club / Club Dance
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Breakbeat
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Brostep
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Deep House
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Dubstep
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Electro House
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Exercise
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Garage
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Glitch Hop
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Hardcore
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Hard Dance
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Hi-NRG / Eurodance
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House
Jackin House
Jungle / Drum’n’bass
Regstep
Techno
Trance
Trap (thx Luke Allfree)
Disney
Easy Listening
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Bop
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Lounge
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Swing
Electronic
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8bit – aka 8-bit, Bitpop and Chiptune
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Ambient
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Bassline
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Chiptune
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Crunk
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Downtempo
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Drum & Bass
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Electro
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Electro-swing
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Electronica
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Electronic Rock
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Hardstyle IDM/Experimental
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Industrial
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Trip Hop
Enka
French Pop
German Folk
German Pop
Fitness & Workout
Hip-Hop/Rap
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Alternative Rap
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Bounce
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Dirty South
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East Coast Rap
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Gangsta Rap
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Hardcore Rap
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Hip-Hop
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Latin Rap
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Old School Rap
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Rap
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Turntablism
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Underground Rap
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West Coast Rap
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Holiday
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Chanukah
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Christmas
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Christmas: Children’s
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Christmas: Classic
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Christmas: Classical
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Christmas: Jazz
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Christmas: Modern
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Christmas: Pop
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Christmas: R&B
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Christmas: Religious
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Christmas: Rock
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Easter
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Halloween
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Holiday: Other
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Thanksgiving
Indie Pop
Industrial
Inspirational – Christian & Gospel
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CCM
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Christian Metal
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Christian Pop
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Christian Rap
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Christian Rock
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Classic Christian
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Contemporary Gospel
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Gospel
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Christian & Gospel
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Praise & Worship
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Qawwali
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Southern Gospel
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Traditional Gospel
Instrumental
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March (Marching Band)
J-Pop
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J-Rock
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J-Synth
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J-Ska
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J-Punk
Jazz
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Acid Jazz (with thx to Hunter Nelson)
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Avant-Garde Jazz
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Bebop (thx Mwinogo1)
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Big Band
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Blue Note
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Contemporary Jazz
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Cool
Crossover Jazz
Dixieland
Ethio-jazz
Fusion
Gypsy Jazz
Hard Bop
Latin Jazz
Mainstream Jazz
Ragtime
Smooth Jazz
Trad Jazz
K-Pop
Karaoke
Kayokyoku
Latin
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Alternativo & Rock Latino
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Argentine tango
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Baladas y Boleros
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Bachata
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Bossa Nova
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Brazilian
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Contemporary Latin
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Flamenco / Spanish Flamenco
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Latin Jazz
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Merengue
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Nuevo Flamenco
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Pop Latino
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Portuguese fado
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Raíces
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Reggaeton y Hip-Hop
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Regional Mexicano
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Salsa y Tropical
New Age
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Environmental
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Healing
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Meditation
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Nature
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Relaxation
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Travel
Opera
Pop
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Adult Contemporary
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Britpop
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Bubblegum Pop
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Chamber Pop
Dance Pop
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Dream Pop
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Electro Pop
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Orchestral Pop
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Pop/Rock
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Power Pop
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Soft Rock
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Synthpop
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Teen Pop
R&B/Soul
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Contemporary R&B
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Disco
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Doo Wop
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Funk
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Modern Soul (Cheers Nik)
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Motown
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Neo-Soul
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Northern Soul
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Psychedelic Soul
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Quiet Storm
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Soul
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Soul Blues
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Southern Soul
Reggae
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Dancehall
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Dub
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Roots Reggae
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Ska
Rock
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Acid Rock
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Adult-Oriented Rock
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Afro Punk
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Adult Alternative
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Alternative Rock
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American Trad Rock
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Anatolian Rock
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Arena Rock
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Art Rock
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Blues-Rock
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British Invasion
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Death Metal / Black Metal
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Glam Rock
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Gothic Metal
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Hair Metal
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Hard Rock
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Metal
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Noise Rock
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Jam Bands
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Post Punk (
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Prog-Rock/Art Rock
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Psychedelic
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Rock & Roll
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Rockabilly
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Roots Rock
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Singer/Songwriter
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Southern Rock
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Surf
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Tex-Mex
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Time Lord Rock
Singer/Songwriter
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Alternative Folk
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Contemporary Folk
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Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
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Indie Folk
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Folk-Rock
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Love Song
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New Acoustic
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Traditional Folk
Soundtrack
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Foreign Cinema
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Musicals
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Original Score
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Soundtrack
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TV Soundtrack
Spoken Word
Tex-Mex / Tejano
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Chicano
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Classic
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Conjunto
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Conjunto Progressive
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New Mex
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Tex-Mex
Vocal
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A cappella
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Barbershop
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Doo-wop
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Gregorian Chant \tandards
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Traditional Pop
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Vocal Jazz
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Vocal Pop
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Africa
Afro-Beat
Afro-Pop
Asia
Australia
Cajun
Calypso
Caribbean
Celtic
Celtic Folk
Contemporary Celtic
Dangdut
Drinking Songs
Drone
Europe
France
Hawaii
Indian Ghazal
Indian Pop
Japan
Japanese Pop
Klezmer
Middle East
North America
Ode
Polka
Soca
South Africa
South America
Traditional Celtic
Worldbeat
Zydeco