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The music industry is a business that is changing every day and evolving in its own way. In the world of music, the music streaming platform Spotify plays a huge role. A listener can listen to songs on this platform without spending money. Along with that, their wide array of soundtracks has made it even better for the listeners. On this music streaming site, people can experience a lot of things. They are not only giving a huge collection of songs but they are also giving highly-curated playlists too. And this makes one’s experience even better on the platform. Currently, there are no other music streaming sites where listeners get to know all these.
Apart from all these, Spotify has made another change to the music world. It not only gives a large collection of songs but also offers some new genre tracks. Yes, this is a music streaming platform where audiences can listen to new genres that didn’t exist before. This platform is always working to understand what kind of music people are liking to listen to. There are many similarities in different genres and Spotify is trying to understand those little things that are making a genre more individual than others. By doing so, they can improve a listener’s experience on the platform, and not only that but an artist also gets the opportunity to try out something very new for their career. This way artists also get the freedom to experiment more with their work. Before this, everyone had to stay within a boundary, which can get a little monotonous over the period.
Each genre varies in multiple things like tempo, color, duration, modernity, and femininity. These are all the important things that help to differentiate all the various music genres. Every genre is filled with divergent amount of qualities that assist to make each other diverse. There are many genres that have been discovered by Spotify, which is being loved by the mass audience. Here are some of the most loved yet recently introduced music genres-
Alt-Z music genre:
Alt-Z is a new music genre that people got to know in the Spotify Wrapped playlist in 2022. Before this, no one was aware of this music genre. In many people’s Wrapped playlists, this particular genre appeared and listeners were quite shocked about it. They have listened to this genre throughout the year but couldn’t find any difference. To understand different kind of genres people needs to listen to them consciously, otherwise they won’t be able to recognize them. Many people have claimed this sounds like pop music, but many have said it not. Some said it is kind of sad and some of them said it is like upbeat music. There are many arguments on this part and people are not recognizing it that way because they haven’t experienced it before in their life.
Otacore music genre:
It is one of the most surprising music genres. Otacore is a music genre that people had no idea of and no one is being able to understand it even with its name. there is no direct association between the name and the kind of music. But after some time, it is coming to know that Otacore is a heavy bass music genre that can be listened to in mostly anime pictures and fan communities. Most of the audiences are saying that the music genre is adapted from J-Pop. But this kind of music is not only heard in anime but it can be heard in various games, television series, movies, etc.
These are two absolutely new genres that have been introduced to listeners recently. It is quite difficult to understand all these genres. Sometimes, it becomes quite difficult to recognize some small details that hold a huge authority. Here are some ways that can be helpful to differentiate the genres-
Check the tempo:
Tempo is one of the most important things when it comes to music genres. One needs to understand what the tempo is being played. Now it is generally stated as the BPM but both of them are equal. In hip-hop, the BPM is 85-115, whereas in pop music it is 100-130, and in R&B it is 60-80. In every scenario of music, the BPM is different from each other. And it is one of the important things that help to make one genre different from the other. Apart from that, in many genres, the tempo ranges are quite similar but the listeners have to understand them by evaluating the other aspects of the music.
Check the drum beat:
Another significant part of music is the drum beat of it. Where the tempo range is the same in many genres, there drum beat can be helpful to understand the type of genre. In hip-hop music, usually, the kick is on the 1st, 9th, and 11th. The snare line hits on the 5th and 13th beat and the hat is used in the 8th. So, these are the basic things that help to make each genre different from each other.
These are some things that make a difference between the genres. If a listener gets to recognize them, then they can easily understand various genres.
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