Date
12-2020
Document Type
Capstone Project (Open Access)
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Department
Music & Performing Arts
Abstract
Each decade is connected to specific music genres that are remembered years later. Artists who imprint in listeners’ minds, album collections or playlists stand out within certain decades from when they were the most successful. Awards, charts, album sales and performances are some of the accomplishments that help the growth of their careers through the public. With pop and rap being the favored genres, proven in the charts from the last twenty years, what is today’s music genre? Using a few artists as reference along with collecting data, starting from the 1950s and ending with the 2010s, this paper will show the core of what was the most desired genre.
Recommended Citation
Lugo, Natasha, "Popular Music Genres: The Past 70 Years to Now" (2020). Capstone Projects and Master's Theses. 967.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/caps_thes_all/967