Name That Genre
This genre often used for relaxation and sleep got its name from Brian Eno's 1979 album with the subtitle "Music for Airports".
Ambient
Multiple documentary films have been made about this infamous 1999 music festival, which devolved into total chaos, resulting in violent riots and multiple deaths.
Woodstock '99
This virtual popstar with a computer-generated voice originally debuted in 2007 under the name CV01.
Hatsune Miku
This 90s British pop group popularized the use of the phrase “Girl power”.
Spice Girls
This Atlanta hip-hop duo achieved mainstream success with their 2000 album Stankonia, featuring the singles “Ms. Jackson” and “B.O.B.”
Outkast
This rock subgenre which emerged in the early 1990s got its name from the way its guitarists would play while staring downward at a large array of effects pedals.
Shoegaze
Backstreet Boys' biggest hit was this 1999 song, the lead single from their album Millennium.
I Want it That Way
This underground hip-hop subgenre popular in the 2010’s was named after the website artists used to share their music.
Soundcloud Rap
Britney Spears won her first Grammy award for this 2003 single.
Toxic
This rapper still occasionally refers to himself using his original stage name K.Dot
Kendrick Lamar
Rock radio DJ’s helped to fuel a massive backlash against this genre in the late 1970’s, which culminated in the literal burning of hundreds of records in the middle of a baseball stadium.
Disco
This singer achieved widespread success in 1999 with the release of her self-titled debut album and the hit single "Genie in a Bottle".
Christina Aguilera
This program, one of the first file sharing applications used to pirate music online, was forced to shut down in 2001 due to legal action from major record labels.
Napster
This singer first achieved recognition when she was featured on the 2012 Icona Pop single "I Love It".
Charli XCX
Dr. Dre’s 2012 headlining set at Coachella featured a controversial holographic projection of this rapper who had died sixteen years earlier.
Tupac
T.I. and Gucci Mane helped popularize this hip-hop subgenre in the 2000s and 2010s, known for downtempo beats with dense, syncopated hi-hat patterns.
Finnish DJ and producer Darude had a massive hit with this 1999 trance song, originally released as an upload on the website mp3.com.
Sandstorm
This genre, characterized by distorted basslines and samples of 90's Memphis rap, became popular on Tiktok in the early 2020s, largely based on its use in videos of cars drifting.
Phonk
This singer who started as part of a trio before launching her solo career had an acting role in the 2002 comedy film Austin Powers: Goldmember.
Beyonce
This rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member is also the main producer for the group and for many of their solo projects.
RZA
Two of the most influential genres in the history of electronic music originated in the 1980’s: house music, which came from the underground club scene in Chicago, and this related genre of dance music which started in Detroit.
Techno
At the 1999 Grammy awards, this rapper and singer made history as the first woman to receive 10 nominations in a single night, including a win for Best R&B Female Vocal Performance for the single Doo Wop (That Thing).
Lauryn Hill
Launching in 2005, this website with a name derived from Greek mythology was one of the first major "internet radio" services used for streaming music online.
Pandora
This singer, known as the "Queen of Disco", collaborated with producer Giorgio Moroder on the 1977 single "I Feel Love", known for its pioneering use of synthesizers.
Donna Summer
According to Forbes, this rapper is the wealthiest musician of all time.
Jay-Z