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genre

[zhahn-ruh, zhahn-ruh] / ˈʒɑn rə, ˈʒɑ̃ rə /


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We argue over the genre we want to be.

From Literature

Horror is filled with trend-hopping and mimicry — the genre itself holds a mirror to our cultural anxieties, replicating them with chilling, hyperbolic intensity.

From Salon

A Newcastle City Council spokesperson said it was "committed to supporting the sector and have been working with partners to create new opportunities for artists and venues across multiple music genres".

From BBC

“We will discover and create new kinds of music, new genres, new forms of music,” Shulman says.

From The Wall Street Journal

The genre hadn’t seen multiple bestsellers in the same year since 2019 — and those were from veteran acts.

From Los Angeles Times