1. Britpop
Britpop emerged from the British alternative rock scene of the early
1990s and was characterised by bands particularly influenced by
British guitar music of the 1960s and 1970s. The Smiths were a
major influence, as were bands of the Madchester scene, which had
dissolved in the early 1990s. The movement has been seen partly as
a reaction against various U.S. based, musical and cultural trends in
the late 1980s and early 1990s, particularly
the grunge phenomenon and as a reassertion of a British rock
identity. Britpop was varied in style, but often used catchy tunes
and hooks, beside lyrics with particularly British concerns and the
adoption of the iconography of the 1960s British Invasion, including
the symbols of British identity previously utilised by the mods. It
was launched around 1992 with releases by groups such as
Suede and Blur, who were soon joined by others
including Oasis, Pulp, Supergrass and Elastica.

2. Soul
Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in
the United States in the 1950s and early 1960s, combining elements
of African American gospel music and rhythm and blues. Soul music
has its roots in gospel music and rhythm and blues. The term 'soul'
in black American parlance has connotations of black pride and
culture. Gospel groups in the 1940s and 1950s occasionally used
the term as part of their name. As singers and arrangers began
using techniques from gospel and soul jazz in black popular music
during the 1960s, soul music gradually functioned as an umbrella
term for the black popular music at the time. The term "soul music"
describes gospel-style music with secular lyrics, and was first used
in 1961. A popular and very well known soul song was Aretha
Franklin's version of "Respect," and other artists include Estelle,
Tom Jones, and Otis Redding.

3. Indie
Indie/Rock Indie/Rock is a music genre within rock which from
started of in the U.S and came to the U.K in the 1980’s. The term
Indie/Rock is used to describe the production of independent
underground music; most songs and labels of the genre are self
owned. The roots of Indie/Rock came from ‘The velvet
underground's debut album back in 1967, this successful album was
ranked number 7 out of 100. The success of this album caused great
influence for other talented artists to come forward and produce
their own songs. However, recently the independent rock genre has
increased over the years of 2000 and so on due to some of the
influential bands and artists such as ‘modest mouse’ and ‘death cab
for cutie’. This has caused many new and young artists to promote
more, such as on the internet; in order to get recognised.

4. R&B
R’n’B Rhythm and blues (also known as R&B) is the
name given to a wide-ranging genre of popular music
created by African Americans in the late 1940s and
early 1950s. In the early 1950s and beyond, the term
"rhythm and blues" was frequently applied to blues
records, for instance, John Lee Hooker's "I'm in the
Mood" became number- one on Billboard R&B Music
Charts. By the 1970s, the term "rhythm and blues" was
being used as a blanket term for soul and funk. Since
the 1990s, the term "Contemporary R&B" has been
used to refer to a modern version of soul and funk-
influenced pop music.

5. Dubstep
Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South
London, England. The overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled
productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns,
clipped samples, and occasional vocals". Darker versions of dubstep date
back to 1998, but as time has progressed it has become less instrumental,
and more of a host to lyrics. The term "dubstep" in reference to a genre of
music began to be used by around 2002 by labels such as Big Apple,
Ammunition, and Tempa, by which time stylistic trends used in creating
these remixes started to become more noticeable and distinct. Today
dubstep has become more commercially successful in the UK, with more
singles and remixes entering the music charts, as well as pop artists being
heavily influenced by the genre's succes and appeal. A few years ago
dubstep would have been described as an underground genre, but in
today's age it is much more mainstream and grown in popularity. Most
recent dubstep artists are Skrillex, Magnetic Man, and Nero.