Seen as though in the charts there is a range of different genre's the research isn't based on one genre. So its basically research on the charts and which genre dominated the charts and when, also what genre is currently dominating the charts.
I would say there are four main groups of genre's in the charts, Hip Hop, Indie Rock, Rock & Roll and Pop. All of which are very different.
Rock & Roll for example has been around since the late 1940's and early 1950's. The typical rock band consisted of a rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass guitar, and a drummer, with the piano or saxophone as a fifth instrument or a replacement for the lead guitar. Rock & Roll due to its worldwide popularity has affected the lifestyle, fashion, attitudes, and language of generations from the late ‘40s to the present. Now the technology has moved on greatly and rock bands are on to using electric guitars and other equipment.
Hip Hop was thought to have developed in New York and consists of four main elements, rapping, DJing, breakdancing and graffiti writing. Some other elements added later on were slang, Hip Hop fashion and beatboxing. When hip hop music made a break through, it was based around DJs who created rhythmic beats by looping breaks on two turntables. This was later joined together with "rapping". An original form of dancing, and particular dress codes arose among followers of this new music. These elements experienced considerable refinement and development over the course of the history of the culture.
Indie Rock Music is short for independent rock, and links to a category of music where many artists are on small independent labels or even unsigned. In Indie rock bands they have a very strong do it yourself ethic and do not change their sounds to fit proper trends that are big at the time. Many early indie rock artists came from Britain, including The Smiths, The Cure, and The Stone Roses. This is where the main Indie Rock Music started from, from bands like The Smiths, The Curve and The Stone Roses.
Pop Music is very big today, especially for the younger generation I would say and I think it drifts more over to the girls side than the boys. Id say it is aimed more at girls but thats just my opinion. The word Pop is an abbreviation of popular, and this type of music is usually known to be commercially recorded music, its relatively short simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes. It has took most of its influences of other forms of popular music and portrayed it in a different way.
Again, you need a little more on the distinctive visual elements of each type of music - what colours, clothes, instruments, poses etc are linked to each genre. You also need to state how you will use this in your own work. How will you create a mixed genre appeal?
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