Genres Don't Matter

If you'd like to support my channel, consider joining on Patreon: https://shorturl.at/Tw3Mu Subscribe for more music history and analysis content! I love to explore different topics in music and hear others' thoughts on them as well! In this video essay, I question the necessity of genres and breakdown their purpose in music and music classification. I discuss the pros and cons of classifying music in this way and how it once proved to be financially beneficial. It is possible that genres don't really matter anymore, but what is the alternative? Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:25 What is a genre? 01:36 How have they changed over time? 06:08 What role do they play today? Video mentioned: MOST POPULAR MUSIC STYLES 1910-2019    • Most Popular Music Styles 1910 - 2019   Sources:    • Most Popular Music Styles 1910 - 2019   http://theconversation.com/musical-ge... https://www.softschools.com/timelines... http://music.minnesota.publicradio.or... https://www.grizzlyrose.com/the-diffe... https://www.kmworld.com/Articles/Edit... https://www.loc.gov/collections/ediso... https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-c... https://www.musicgenreslist.com/ https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/the-evo... http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/music... https://saylordotorg.github.io/text_u...