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When it comes to diss tracks, the genres of rap and hip-hop dominate, with rap battles being a standard part of those musical cultures. But musicians from other genres do occasionally dip their t...
https://listverse.com/2024/08/06/10-savage-diss-tracks-that-arent-rap-or-hip-hop/
As a musical genre, emo developed out of the ’80s and ’90s alternative rock scene. It became a whole new subculture in the 2000s. Pairing rock band music with often unorthodox structures and ...
https://listverse.com/2024/08/03/10-emo-bands-that-rebranded-made-it-big-in-other-genres/
Music, an ever-evolving art form, has seen its fair share of revolutionaries, but few have truly transformed how instruments are played. From the haunting melodies of a guitar to the vibrant rhyt...
https://listverse.com/2024/07/01/10-musicians-who-changed-how-everyone-plays-their-instruments/
The music industry is rife with misdirection—tailoring acts to global demographics, trendy images, and popular sounds just to sell the greatest number of records. But, while this is not usually...
https://listverse.com/2024/06/22/10-bands-that-are-actually-just-one-person/
How would you feel if you recorded a hit song? If it were us, we’d be pretty darn happy about the achievement and brag about it to everybody we knew. And then we’d pray that we weren’t abou...
https://listverse.com/2024/06/16/ten-singers-who-absolutely-detest-one-of-their-hit-songs/
What artists and musicians assume will be well received by the public doesn’t always prove to be popular. Conversely, what singers and songwriters hate about their musical output sometimes turn...
https://listverse.com/2024/06/08/10-mega-hit-songs-that-nearly-didnt-see-the-light-of-day/
Pop culture is for everyone. In a world where we expect 24/7 access to entertainment, pop culture is the air that we breathe. The pop that we consume is frequently an identity marker, and for tha...
https://listverse.com/2024/06/02/ten-perplexing-mysteries-in-pop-music/
When an artist and their record company select which songs from an album to release as singles, they usually choose the tunes that stand the best chance of becoming a hit. Often, an artist’s si...
https://listverse.com/2024/05/30/10-iconic-songs-that-were-album-tracks-not-singles/
Quite a few songs from back in the day absolutely would not be recorded and released today. Some call that progress and society’s push towards becoming a kinder and more welcoming place. Others...
https://listverse.com/2024/05/25/10-famous-songs-that-absolutely-wouldnt-be-released-today/
Generally speaking, popular music is the antithesis of abstract. To be popular at all, it must have a large receptive audience, and the most receptive audience will often be one that knows what t...
https://listverse.com/2024/05/17/10-strange-times-singers-sang-in-languages-they-didnt-speak/