What is a Music Artist? A music artist creates, performs, and often produces music as a form of artistic expression. These individuals play a central role in shaping the diverse landscape of the American music industry.

“Chill out” redirects here. For other uses, see Chill out (disambiguation). Chill-out (shortened as chill; also typeset as chillout or chill out) is a loosely defined form of popular music characterized by slow tempos and relaxed moods.[1][2] The definition of “chill-out music” has evolved throughout the decades, and generally refers to anything that might be identified as a modern type of easy listening. The term […]

Love songs have existed for many years and can be found in the histories and cultures of most societies, though their ubiquity is a modern phenomenon.[clarification needed] The oldest known love song is the love song of Shu-Sin, which was discovered in the library of Ashurbanipal in Mesopotamia.[1] It was about both romantic and erotic love. Prior to the discovery of the love […]

House is a genre of electronic dance music characterized by a repetitive four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 120-130 beats per minute as a re-emergence of 1970s disco.[11] It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago’s underground club culture and evolved slowly in the early/mid 1980s as DJs began altering disco songs to give them a more mechanical beat.[1] By early 1988, House became mainstream and supplanted the typical […]

Reggae (/ˈrɛɡeɪ/) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora.[1] A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, “Do the Reggay”, was the first popular song to use the word reggae, effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience.[2][3] Reggae is rooted out from traditional Jamaican Kumina, […]