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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 February 2025. Music genre For the radio format associated with this genre, see Modern rock. Alternative rock Other names Alternative music alt-rock alternative Stylistic origins Punk rock post-punk new wave hardcore punk Cultural origins Late 1970s to early 1980s, United States and United Kingdom ...
Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent record labels, by the 1990s it became more widely associated with the music such bands produced.
Independent music (also commonly known as indie music, or simply indie) is a broad style of music characterized by creative freedoms, low-budgets, and a do-it-yourself approach to music creation, which originated from the liberties afforded by independent record labels. Indie music describes a number of related styles, but generally describes ...
Indie hip-hop or Underground hip-hop, an umbrella term for hip-hop music that is outside the general commercial canon; Indie pop, also known simply as "indie" Indie R&B or Alternative R&B, a style of contemporary R&B music that combines elements of R&B with pop, rock, hip-hop, electronic, soul, funk, indie, and alternative rock.
Alternative R&B (also referred to as alt-R&B, indie R&B, and originally known as PBR&B, hipster R&B, emo R&B, [5] [6] or R-Neg-B [7]) is a term used by music journalists to describe a stylistic alternative to contemporary R&B that began in the mid 2000s and came to prominence with musical artists such as Frank Ocean, Tyler, The Creator, Childish Gambino, Drake, the Weeknd, SZA, Khalid, Bryson ...
Alternative music may refer to the following types of music: Independent music; Alternative rock; Alternative pop; Alternative R&B; Neo soul, sometimes known as alternative soul; Alternative reggaeton; Alternative hip hop; Alternative dance; Alternative metal; Christian alternative rock; Indie folk, sometimes referred to as alternative folk ...
Alternative country (commonly abbreviated to alt-country; [1] also known as alternative country rock, [2] insurgent country, [3] Americana, or y'allternative [4]) is a loosely defined subgenre of country music and/or country rock that includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream country music, mainstream country rock, and country pop.
Modern rock (also known as alternative radio) is a rock format commonly found on commercial radio; the format consists primarily of the alternative rock genre. [1] Generally beginning with hardcore punk but referring especially to alternative rock music since the 1980s, the phrase "modern rock" is used in the US to differentiate the music from classic rock, which focuses on music recorded in ...