Released: May 2, 2018

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NavigationMain TagsCountry
Pop
R&B
Rap
Rock

Secondary Tags# ↑

2-Tone

A ↑
A cappella
Acid Jazz
Acoustic
Adult Alternative
Adult Contemporary
Afrobeat
Afrobeats
Afroswing
Afro Trap
Album-Oriented Rock (AOR)
Alternative
Alternative Country
Alternative Dance
Alternative Metal
Alternative Pop
Alternative R&B
Alternative Rap
Alternative Rock
Ambient
Ambient Pop
Americana
American Folk
American Underground
* Anarcho-Punk
Anti Folk
Art Pop
Art Rock
Art Punk
Atmospheric Black Metal
Atmospheric Sludge Metal
Avant Garde
Avant Garde Metal
Avant Garde Jazz
Azerbaijani Rap

B ↑
Bachata
Baroque Pop
Bass Music
Bassline
Battle Rap
Beatbox
Bedroom Pop
Bestial Black Metal
Bebop
Beef
Big Band
Big Room
Blackened Death Metal
Black Metal
Black Doom Metal
Blackgaze
Black 'n' Roll
Blue-Eyed Soul
Bluegrass
Blue Note
Blues
Blues Rock
Boom Bap
Bounce
Boy Band
Brass Band
Breakbeat
Breakcore
Bridge Wars
Broadway
Brazilian Bass
Brutal Death Metal
Brutal Horrorcore
Bubblegum Bass
Bubblegum Pop

C ↑
Cajun
Calypso
Celtic
Celtic Punk
Chamber Music
Chicago Blues
Chicago Drill
Children's Music
Chill
Chillhop
Chillout
Chillstep
Chillwave
Chiptune
*Choral Music
Christian
Christian Metal
Christian Pop
Christian Punk
Christian Rap
Christian Rock
Christmas
Christmas Rap %
Cinematic
Clash
Classical Crossover
Classical Music
Cloud Rap
College Hip Hop
College Rock
Comedy
Conscious Hip-Hop
Contemporary Folk
Cosmic American Music
Country Rap
* Country Christmas
* Country Rock
* Cowpunk
Crossover Thrash
Crunk
Crust Punk
Cybergrind
Cypher

D ↑
Dab
Dance
Dancehall
Dance Pop
Dance Punk
Dance Rock
Dark Ambient
Dark Cabaret
Dark Pop
Dark Wave
Deathcore
Death Doom
Deathgrind
Death Metal
Deathstep
Deconstructed Club
Deep House
Dembow
Dipset
Dirty South
Disco
Disco Polo
Disney
DIY Punk
Djent
Doom Metal
Doo-Wop
* Doujin
Downtempo
Dream Pop
Drill
Drone
Drone Metal
Drum & Bass
Drumstep
DSBM (Depressive Suicidal Black Metal)
Dub
Dubstep

E ↑
East Coast
Easy Listening
EDM
Electric Blues
Electro
Electro-Funk
Electro-Hop
Electro House
Electronic
Electronicore %
Electronic Rock
Electronic Trap
* Electro-Industrial
Electro-Pop
Electro-Soul
Electro-Swing
Emo
Emo Rap
Ethereal Wave
Eurodance
Experimental
* Experimental Electronic
Experimental Folk
Experimental Hip-Hop
Experimental Pop
Experimental Rock
Extreme Metal

F ↑
Fado
Filk
Folk
Folk Metal
Folk Pop
Folk Punk
Folk Rock
Freak Folk
Free Jazz
Funeral Doom
Funk
Funk Pop
Funk Rock
Future Bass
Future House

G ↑
Gabber
Gangsta Rap
Garage House
Garage Punk
Garage Rock
G-Funk
Girl Group
Glam Metal
Glam Punk
Glam Rock
Glitch
Glitch Hop
Glitch Pop
Go-Go
Goregrind
* Gorenoise
Gospel
Gothic Metal
Gothic Rock
Grime
Grindcore
Groove Metal
Grunge

H ↑
Happy Hardcore
Hard Bass
Hardcore
Hardcore Hip-Hop
Hardcore Metalcore
*Hardstyle
Hardcore Punk
Hard Dance
Hard House
Hard Rock
*Hard Trap
Harsh Noise
Heartland Rock
Heavy Metal
Hi-Nrg
Hip-Hop
Holiday
Honky Tonk
Horrorcore
Horror Punk
House
Hymn
Hyperpop
Hyphy

I ↑
IDM
Indie
Indie Electronic
Indie Pop
Indie Rap
Indie Rock
Industrial
Industrial Hip Hop
Industrial Metal
Industrial Rock
Island Music

J ↑

Jazz
Jazz Contrafact
Jazz-Funk
Jazz Fusion
Jazz Rap
J-Pop
J-Rock
Jump Blues
Jungle

K ↑
K-Pop
Krautrock

L ↑
*Latin
Latin Freestyle EDM
Lo-Fi
Lounge
Lullaby
*Low Rock

M ↑
Mambo
Mathcore
Math Metal %
Math Rock
* Melbourne Bounce
Melodic Death Metal
Melodic Dubstep
Melodic Hardcore
Melodic Metalcore
Meme Rap
Memes
Metal
Metalcore
Metalrap
Moombahton
Motown
* Murderfolk
Musicals

N ↑
Neofolk
Neo Psychedelia
Neo Soul
Nerdcore
New Age
New Jack Swing
New Orleans R&B
New Wave
* New York Drill
* Nineties
* No Melody
No Wave
Nintendocore
Noise
* Noisecore
Noise Pop
Noise Rock
Nu Disco
Nu Jazz
Nü-Metal
Nu Rave

O ↑
Oi!
Opera
Orchestral
Outlaw Country

P ↑
P Funk
Parody
Phonk
Pirate Metal
Plug
Pop Country
Pop Punk
Pop Rap
Pop Rock
Porncore
Post-Black Metal
Post-Bop
* Post-Britpop
Post-Grunge
Post-Hardcore
* Post-industrial
Post-Metal
Post-Punk
Post-Punk Revival
Post-Rock
Power Metal
Power Pop
Powerviolence
Progressive Death Metal
Progressive House
Progressive Metal
Progressive Pop
Progressive Rock
Proto-Punk
Psychedelic
Psychedelic Rock
Psychedelic Soul
Psychobilly
Punk Blues
* Punk-Metal
Punk Revival
Punk Rock
* Punk Rap
* Punk Pathetique
Punk & Western

Q ↑
Q-Pop
Queercore

R ↑
Raga Rock
Ragecore
Ragga
Ragtime
Ranchera
Rapcore
* Rap Soul
Rastafarian
Red Dirt
Reggae
Reggae Rock
Reggaeton
Religion
Retro
Riot Grrrl
Ritual Rap
Rockabilly
Romansh
Roots
Roots Reggae

S ↑
Salsa
Samba
Schlager
Screamo
Shoegaze
Sea Shanty
Singer-Songwriter
Ska
Ska Punk
Skacore
Skate Punk
Slam
Slap House
Slowcore
Sludge Metal
Smooth Jazz
Soft Rock
Soul
Soul Jazz
Soul Pop
Southern Rock
Space Rock
Speedcore
Speed Metal
Steampunk
Stoner Metal
Stoner Rock
Straight Edge
Street Punk
Surf Punk
Swing
Swing Jazz
Symphonic Metal
Symphonic Power Metal
Synth-pop
Synth Punk
Synth Rock
Synthwave

T ↑
Tango
Technical Death Metal
*Taqwacore
Techno
Teen Pop
Texas Swing
Thrash Metal
Traditional
Traditional Folk %
Trance
Trancecore %
Trap
Trap Emo
Trap Metal
Trip Hop
Tropical House

U ↑
Underground Hip-Hop
Underground Soul

V ↑
Vaporwave
Viking Metal
Vocaloid
Volksmusik

W ↑
West Coast
Witch House
Wizard Rock (Wrock)
Work Song
World Music
Worship

Y ↑
Yiddish
YouTube

Z ↑
Zydeco

International Tags (Int) ↑

Africa

African Languages
Swahili
Afrika
Cameroonian Rap

East Africa
Bongo Flava
Ethiopia
Kenya
Tanzania
Sudan

Southern Africa

Country Tags
Angola
Botswana
Eswatini
Lesotho
Malawi
South Africa
South Korea
Zambia
Zimbabwe

South African Genres
Afro-Jazz
Amapiano
Gqom
Kwaito
Kwela
Marabi
Maskhandi
Motswako
Skhanda Rap

South African Languages
- Afrikaans
- isiXhoza
- isiZulu
- Sepedi
- Sesotho
- Sepitori
- Setswana
- Xitsonga

West Africa
Afrobeat
Afrobeats
Azonto
* Burger Highlife
Hausa
Highlife
Igbo
Nigerian Rap
Nigerian Pidgin
Togo Pop
Togo Rap
Togo Trap
Yoruba
Zouglou

Country Tags
Ghana
Mali
Nigeria
Senegal
Côte d'Ivoire

Arabia عربي
Algerian Rap | راب جزائري
Arabia | عربي
Arabic Rap | راب عربي
Chaâbi Algérien | شعبي جزائري
Egyptian Rap راب مصري
Gnaoui قناوي
Moroccan Rap راب مغربي
Morocco مغربي
Nasheed
Qawwali
Palestine
Palestinian Rap راب فلسطيني
Raï
Tunisian Rap راب تونسي
Saudi Rap | راب سعودي
Kuwaiti Rap | راب كويتي

Australia

Australia
Aussie Drill
Aussie Hip Hop
Aussie Grime

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani Rap

Balkan

Balkan Rap
Bosnia
Croatia
Serbia
Serbian Rap

Brazil

Arrocha
Axé
Bossa Nova
Brega
Carimbó
Forró
Funk Nacional
Grime Brasileiro (Brazilian Grime)
Lambada
Marchinha
MPB (Música Popular Brasileira)
Pagode
Pagode Baiano
Samba
Sertanejo

Caribbean

Belize
Calypso
Dancehall
Jamaica
Reggae
Ska
Soca
Trinidad & Tobago
Zouk

China

C-pop
Cantopop
China
Chinese Folk
Chinese Hip-Hop
Hong Kong
Macau
Mandopop
Singapore
Tai-Pop
Taiwan

Estonia

Estonia

Finland

Finnish Rock
Suomi

France

Afro Trap
Chanson
En Français
France
French Country
French House
French Pop
French R&B
French Rap
French Reggae
French Rock
Skyrock
Variété française

Germany

Deutschland
Deutscher Pop
Deutscher Rap
Deutscher Rock
Deutsche Klassik
Neue Deutsche Härte
Schlager
Volksmusik

India

Desi Hip-Hop
Indian Classical
Bollywood
Hinglish

Iran

Farsi
Farsi Rap
Iran
Iranian Pop
Iranian Rap
Persian
Persian Rock
Persian Traditional Music

Ireland

Ireland
Celtic
As Gaeilge
Irish Folk
Irish Drill

Israel

Israel
Israeli Children Songs
Israeli Funk
Israeli Folk
Israeli Hip hop
Israeli Humor
Israeli Grunge
Israeli Metal
Israeli Music
Israeli Pop
Israeli Punk
Israeli Reggae
Israeli Rap
Israeli R&B
Israeli Rock
Israeli Soul
Israeli Trap
Israeli Yam Tichoni
Israeli Poetry
Jewish Music

Italy

* Hip-hop napoletano
* Hip-hop romano
* In napoletano
* In romano
Italy
Italo Disco
Italian Pop
Italian Rap
* Neo-etnico

Japan

Japan
Japanese
Japanese Rap
J-Pop

Korea

Korean
K-Ballad
K-Pop
K-Hip-Hop
K-Idol-Hip-Hop
K-Japanese
K-OST
K-Indie
K-R&B
K-Rock
K-Solo
Trot

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan
Z-Pop

Latin America/Spain

Argentina
Andorra
Balada
Banda
Bolero
Chile
Corrido
Cumbia
Dembow
Dominican Republic
En Català
En Español
Flamenco
Guaracha
Latin Freestyle
Latin Music
Latin Pop
Latin Rock
Latin Trap
Latin Urban
Mambo
Merengue
Merengue Típico
México
Norteña
Plena Uruguaya
Puerto Rico
Ranchera
Reggaeton
Regional Mexicano
Reparterismo
Spanish Music
Spanish Pop
Spanish Rap
Spanish Rock
Uruguay
Vallenato

Netherlands

Nederland
Nederlandse Rap %
Nederlandse Pop %
Nederlandse Rock %

Nepal

Nepal
Nepali
Nep-Hop
Lok-Geet
Lok-Dohori
Doteli
Newari

Norway

Norge
Norsk Rap
Norsk
*Norsk Pop
*Norsk Rock

Poland

Polska
Polska muzyka
Polskie Disco Polo
Polski Folk
Polski Freestyle
Polski Pop
Polski Rap
Polski Rock

Portugal

Portugal
Em Português
Hip-Hop Tuga

Russia / Россия

Hardbass
Россия (Russia)
Русский баттл-рэп (Russian Battle Rap)
Русский грайм (Russian Grime)
Русский поп (Russian Pop)
Русское аренби (Russian R&B)
Русский рэп (Russian Rap)
Русский рок (Russian Rock)
Русский трэп (Russian Trap)
Русский Ютуб (Russian YouTube)
Русский Андеграунд (Russian Underground)
Русская литература (Russian Literature)
Русская поэзия (Russian Poetry)

Scandinavia

Norse Mythology
Scandinavia
Scandipop
*Vise/Visa

Sweden

Svensk Country
Svensk Julmusik
Svensk Pop
Svensk Rap
Svensk Rock
Svensk R&B
Sverige

Turkey

Türkçe Sözlü Rap
Turkey
Türkçe Çeviri
Türkiye

United Kingdom

2-Tone
Acid Jazz
Afrobeats
Afroswing
As Gaeilge
Baroque Pop
Bass Music
Bassline
Black Metal
Blues Rock
British Folk
British Rock
Brit Pop
Celtic
Celtic Punk
Chap Hop
Crust Punk
Dance Pop
DIY Punk
Doom Metal
Dubstep
Drum & Bass
Future House
Glam Rock
Gothic Metal
Gothic Rock
Grime
Happy Hardcore
Hard House
Heavy Metal
IDM
Irish Folk
Jungle
Metal
Neofolk
Neo Psychedelia
New Wave
Northern Ireland
Oi!
Progressive House
Proto-Punk
Psychobilly
Punk Rock
* Punk Pathetique
Raga Rock
Reggae
Rhythm & Grime
Road Rap
Scotland
* Scottish Folk
Shoegaze
Sinogrime
Ska
Ska Punk
Space Rock
Speed Metal
Street Punk
Synth-pop
Time Lord Rock (Trock)
Trapwave
Trip Hop
UK
UK Drill
UK Funky
UK Garage
UK R&B
UK Rap

Unsorted

Afghanistan
Albania
Axé
Bashkir Rap
Belarus
België/Belgique
Bengali
Bolivia
Bosnia
Bossa Nova
Brasil
Brega
Bulgaria
Canada
China
Corrido

Cuba
Czech
Czech Rap
Danmark
Estonia
Fado
Filipino
Galega
Greece
Haiti
Hindi
Hip Hop Hausarbeiten
Iceland
Iraq
Kachin
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani Rap
Kizomba
Kultura W Rapie
Kurdish
Lebanese Rap راب لبناني
Macedonian Rap
Magyar
Mallorca
Mexico
Middle East
Moçambique
Moldovan Pop
Myanmar
Nepal
New Zealand
Österreich
Peru
Polynesia
Punjabi
Québec
Québec Rap
Sto Pro Rap
Switzerland
Syria
Tamazight
Tibet
Украина (Ukraine)
Urdu
Vietnam

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