500+ Music styles | Complete Music Genres List for AI music

Discover our ultimate music genres list - the most comprehensive list of music genres available for Suno music creation.

About the music genres list

Our complete list of music genres spans an extensive range of styles from classical compositions to modern electronic genres. This definitive music genres list helps you explore and combine different musical elements for your creative projects. Browse our extensive music genres list and try combining genres together like Disco funk or Arabian rock, or combine with style prompts on this page to create unique musical fusions. Our complete music genres list below is organized into major categories, making it easy to navigate through our comprehensive list of music genres to find the perfect style for your next creation.

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Rock & Metal music genres list

From classic rock to heavy metal, this section covers the full spectrum of rock-based music genres.

• Acid Rock
• Alternative Rock
• Art Rock
• Atmospheric Black Metal
• Avant-garde Metal
• Black Metal
• Blues Rock
• Classic Rock
• Comedy Rock
• Country Rock
• Death Metal
• Deathcore
• Desert Rock
• Doom Metal
• Electronic Rock
• Experimental Metal
• Experimental Rock
• Folk Metal
• Folk Rock
• Funk Metal
• Funk Rock
• Garage Rock
• Glam Rock
• Gothic Metal
• Gothic Rock
• Groove Metal
• Grunge
• Hard Rock
• Heavy Metal
• Heavy Metal Trap
• Industrial Metal
• Industrial Rock
• Instrumental Rock
• Kawaii Metal
• Math Rock
• Melodic Death Metal
• Melodic Metalcore
• Metal
• Metalcore
• New York Hardcore
• Noise Rock
• Nu Metal
• Oriental Metal
• Pagan Metal
• Piano Rock
• Post-Metal
• Post-Rock
• Power Metal
• Progressive Metal
• Progressive Rock
• Psychedelic Rock
• Punk Rock
• Rap Metal
• Rap Rock
• Rock
• Rock and Roll
• Rock Opera
• Rockabilly
• Scandinavian Metal
• Skate Rock
• Sludge Metal
• Southern Rock
• Space Rock
• Speed Metal
• Stadium Rock
• Stoner Rock
• Surf Rock
• Symphonic Black Metal
• Symphonic Metal
• Symphonic Rock
• Thrash Metal
• Viking Metal
• War Metal

Electronic & Dance music genres list

A diverse collection of electronic music genres, from ambient to dance-focused styles.

• Acid Jazz
• Ambient
• Bass House
• Brostep
• Chillwave
• Club
• Cyberpunk
• Dance
• Dance Pop
• Dark Ambient
• Dark Electro
• Deep House
• Deep Techno
• Downtempo
• Drone
• Dub
• Dub Techno
• Dubstep
• EDM
• Electro
• Electro Swing
• Electroacoustic
• Electronic
• Electropop
• Eurodance
• French House
• Future Bass
• Future Garage
• Future House
• Gabber
• Glitch
• Glitch Hop
• Glitch Pop
• Goa Trance
• Happy Hardcore
• Hardstyle
• House
• Hyperpop
• IDM (Intelligent Dance Music)
• Industrial
• Jungle
• Minimal Techno
• Moombahton
• Neurofunk
• Nu Disco
• Post-Disco
• Post-Dubstep
• Progressive House
• Psybient
• Psychedelic Trance
• Rave
• Space Disco
• Synthwave
• Tech House
• Techno
• Trance
• Trip Hop
• Tropical House
• UK Funky
• UK Garage
• Vaporwave
• Vocal House
• Vocal Trance
• Witch House

Jazz & Blues music genres list

Traditional and modern interpretations of jazz and blues music genres.

• Bebop
• Big Band
• Blues
• Cool Jazz
• Dark Jazz
• Delta Blues
• Gypsy Jazz
• Hard Bop
• Jazz
• Jazz Fusion
• Jazz Rap
• Latin Jazz
• Modal Jazz
• New Orleans Jazz
• Nu Jazz
• Piano Blues
• Piedmont Blues
• Post-Bop
• Punk Blues
• Smooth Jazz
• Soul Jazz
• Swing

Hip Hop & Rap music genres list

Contemporary urban music styles including various rap and hip-hop genres.

• Crunk
• Hip Hop
• Mumble Rap
• Pop Rap
• Rap
• Trap
• UK Drill
• West Coast Rap

Folk & World music genres list

Traditional and contemporary folk music from various cultures around the world.

• Afro-Cuban
• Afrobeat
• Arabian
• Arabian Ornamental
• Bangra
• Bluegrass
• Bolero
• Calypso
• Carnatic
• Celtic
• Chalga
• Chanson
• Country
• Country Blues
• Fado
• Flamenco
• Folk
• Folk Punk
• Forró
• Freak Folk
• Guajira
• Hawaiian
• Hindustani
• Honky Tonk
• Indian Classical
• Indie Folk
• Irish Folk
• Klezmer
• Latin
• Mambo
• Mariachi
• Neofolk
• Nordic Folk
• Outlaw Country
• Polka
• Psychedelic Folk
• Qawwali
• Quebecois Traditional
• Rai
• Ranchera
• Reggae
• Reggaeton
• Roots Reggae
• Rumba
• Russian Folk
• Salsa
• Samba
• Sea Shanties
• Sephardic
• Spanish Folk
• Sufi Music
• Taarab
• Tango
• Traditional
• Traditional Folk
• Tribal
• Truck Driving Country
• Urban Folk
• World
• World Beat
• World Fusion
• Zydeco

Pop & Contemporary music genres list

Modern popular music styles and contemporary interpretations.

• Adult Contemporary
• Avant-garde
• Bedroom
• Broadway
• Disco
• Disco Funk
• Dream Pop
• Emo
• Europop
• Funk
• Indie
• Indie Pop
• Indie Rock
• J-pop
• K-pop
• Latin Pop
• Lounge
• Motown
• Neon Pop
• Noise Pop
• Pop
• Pop Punk
• Pop Rock
• Power Pop
• Psychedelic Pop
• R&B
• Contemporary R&B
• Singer-Songwriter
• Soft Rock
• Soul
• Synth-pop
• Thai Pop
• Urban Contemporary

Experimental & Avant-garde music genres list

Cutting-edge and experimental music genres pushing traditional boundaries.

• Avant-garde Jazz
• Dark Cabaret
• Dungeon Synth
• Experimental
• Harsh Noise
• Martial Industrial
• Musique Concrète
• Noise
• No Wave
• Power Electronics
• Sound Art
• Sound Collage
• Tape Music

Classical & Orchestral music genres list

A collection of traditional and contemporary classical music genres, featuring orchestral and chamber music styles.

• Adagio
• Allegro
• Andante
• Chamber Music
• Classical Crossover
• Contemporary Classical
• Modern Classical
• Neoclassical
• Opera
• Operatic Pop
• Orchestral
• Organum
• Partita
• Requiem
• Rhapsody
• Romantic
• Schoenberg
• Serialism
• Sonata
• Spectralism
• String Quartet
• Symphonic
• Symphony
• Twelve-tone

Vocal & Choral music genres list

Genres focusing on vocal performances and choral arrangements.

If these don’t work for you, try uploading your best attempt at creating the vocals you want, whether that is acapella, throat singing or beatboxing.

• Acapella
• Barbershop
• Beatboxing
• Choir
• Christmas Carol
• Doo Wop
• Gregorian Chant
• Islamic Call to Prayer
• Throat Singing
• Vocal
• Vocal Jazz
• Vocaloid

Soundtrack & Theme music genres list

Music genres specifically created for media and entertainment.

• Audiobook Background
• Background
• Cinematic
• Movie Soundtrack
• Score
• Spaghetti Western
• TV Themes
• Video Game Music
• Villain Theme

Descriptive Styles

Additional style modifiers to enhance and shape your musical creation.

• Aggressive
• Anthemic
• Atmospheric
• Calming
• Chaotic
• Dark
• Distorted
• Emotional
• Epic
• Ethereal
• Festive
• Groovy
• Haunted
• Intimate
• Love Song
• Melancholy
• Minimal
• Narrative
• Nostalgic
• Party
• Sensitive
• Uplifting
• Vintage