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Genre Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells Funny: Rethinking Musical Genre for the Streaming Era
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Genre Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells Funny: Rethinking Musical Genre for the Streaming Era

By
Ryan Blakeley
/ 8 May 2024

Is “genre” really dead, dissolving, or disappearing? Are traditional categories like hip-hop, rock, R&B, folk, soul, and jazz less meaningful than before?

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