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# genreNames

The media genres to search.

```
var genreNames: [String]? { get }
```

## Discussion

The following tables contain genres the user can search for. The information in the tables may not be exhaustive and is subject to change without notice.

|Acoustic                |Acoustic Guitar          |Adult Alternative|Adult Contemporary|
|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|Adult Urban Contemporary|African Music            |Afrikaans        |Afro-Beat         |
|Afro-Pop                |Alt Country              |Alt Rock         |Alternative       |
|Alternative Metal       |Alternativo en Español   |Ambient          |Americana         |
|Anime                   |Arabesque                |Arabic           |Arabic Pop        |
|Arena Rock              |Aussie Hip-Hop/Rap       |Australian       |Austrian          |
|Avant-Garde Jazz        |Axé                      |Bachata          |Baile Funk        |
|Bakersfield Sound       |Banda                    |Baroque Era      |Bashment          |
|Bass                    |Bebop                    |Belgian          |Big Band          |
|Black Metal             |Blackgaze                |Bluegrass        |Blues             |
|Boleros                 |Bollywood                |Bossa Nova       |Brazilian         |
|Breakbeat               |British                  |British Invasion |British Metal     |
|Britpop                 |C-Pop                    |Calypso          |Canadian          |
|Cantautori              |Cantopop                 |Caribbean        |Celtic            |
|Chamber Music           |Chicago Blues            |Chillwave        |Chinese           |
|Chinese Alt             |Chinese Hip-Hop          |Chinese Rock     |Choral            |
|Christian               |Christian Country        |Christian Pop    |Christian Rap     |
|Christian Rock          |Classic Blues            |Classic Country  |Classic Metal     |
|Classic Rock            |Classic Singer/Songwriter|Classical        |Classical Guitar  |
|Coffee Shop             |College Rock             |Comedy           |Contemporary Blues|
|Contemporary Classical  |Contemporary Gospel      |Contemporary Jazz|Corridos          |
|Country Rock            |Country                  |Countrypolitan   |Crunk             |
|Cuban                   |Cubaton                  |Cumbia           |                  |

|Dance      |Dancehall          |Dangdut      |Danish                |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------|----------------------|
|DarkWave   |Death Metal        |Deathcore    |Deep House            |
|Delta Blues|Deutscher Streetrap|Deutschpop   |Devotional & Spiritual|
|Dirty South|Disco              |Disney       |Dixieland             |
|Doo Wop    |Doom               |Downtempo    |Dub                   |
|Dubstep    |Duranguense        |Dutch        |Dutch Pop             |
|East Coast |Easy Listening     |Egyptian Pop |Electric Blues        |
|Electro    |Electronic         |Electronica  |EMO                   |
|Enka       |Experimental       |Extreme Metal|Fado                  |
|Farsi      |Filipino           |Finnish      |Flamenco              |
|Folk       |Folk-Rock          |Forró        |Freestyle             |
|French     |French Hip-Hop/Rap |French Pop   |French Variété        |
|Funk       |Fusion Jazz        |Gangsta Rap  |Garage                |
|German     |German Folk        |Ghazals      |Glam Rock             |
|Golden Age |Gospel             |Goth         |Grime                 |
|Grindcore  |Grunge             |             |                      |

|Hair Metal        |Halk            |Hanukkah           |Hard Bop            |
|------------------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|Hard Rock         |Hardcore Punk   |Hawaiian           |Hindi               |
|Hip-Hop en Espańol|Hip-Hop/Rap     |Hip-Hop            |Hip-Hop/Rap Italiano|
|Holiday           |Honky Tonk      |Hörspiele          |House               |
|Hyphy             |IDM             |Indian             |Indian Classical    |
|Indian Folk       |Indian Pop      |Indie              |Indie Dance         |
|Indie en Espańol  |Indie Pop       |Indie R&B          |Indie Rock          |
|Indonesian Music  |Industrial Metal|Inspirational      |Instrumental        |
|Irish             |Israeli         |Israeli Alternative|Israeli Pop         |
|Israeli Rock      |Italian         |J-Hip-Hop          |J-Pop               |
|J-R&B             |J-Rock          |Jam Bands          |Japanese            |
|Jazz              |Jazz Vocal      |Jungle             |K Hip-Hop           |
|K Rap             |K-Indie         |K-Pop              |K-R&B               |
|K-Rock            |Kannada         |Karaoke            |Kayokyoku           |
|Khaleeji          |Khaleeji Pop    |Khaleeji Tarab     |Kids & Family       |
|Korean            |Kwanzaa         |                   |                    |

|Latin Jazz      |Latino         |Levant Pop       |Lounge             |
|----------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|Lovers Rock     |Lullabies      |Malayalam        |Malaysian Music    |
|Malaysian Pop   |Mandopop       |Marathi          |Mariachi           |
|Memphis Soul    |Merengue       |Metal            |Metalcore          |
|Mexican         |Minimalism     |Mizrahi          |Mod                |
|Modern Dancehall|Modern Era     |Motown           |MPB                |
|Música Mexicana |Música Religios|Musicals         |Musique Francophone|
|Muzak           |Nature         |Neo-Soul         |New Age            |
|New Jack Swing  |New Romantic   |New Wave         |Norteño            |
|Norwegian       |Nu Metal       |Nueva Canción    |Nursery Rhymes     |
|Old School      |Oldies         |Opera            |Orchestral         |
|Outlaw Country  |Pagode         |Piano            |Pinoy Pop          |
|Polka           |Pop            |Pop in Portuguese|Pop Italiano       |
|Pop Latino      |Pop Punk       |Pop Rock         |Portugeuse         |
|Post-Grunge     |Post-Punk      |Post-Rock        |Power Pop          |
|Praise & Worship|Prog-Rock      |Progressive House|Psych Rock         |
|Punjabi         |Punk           |                 |                   |

|Quebec     |Quiet Storm        |R&B               |Ragtime          |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|Rancheras  |Rap                |Rave              |Reggae           |
|Reggaeton  |Regional Indian    |Relaxation        |Renaissance      |
|Requinto   |Rock               |Rock in Portuguese|Rock en Español  |
|Rockabilly |Romantic Era       |Roots Reggae      |Roots Rock       |
|Russian    |Russian Alternative|Russian Chanson   |Russian Hip-Hop  |
|Russian Pop|Russian Rock       |Salsa             |Samba            |
|Sanat      |Saxophone          |Schlager          |Scores           |
|Scottish   |Sertanejo          |Shoegaze          |Singer/Songwriter|
|Ska        |Sludge             |Smooth Jazz       |Soca             |
|Soft Rock  |Son Jarocho        |Sonidero          |Soul             |
|Soul Jazz  |Southern Gospel    |Southern Rock     |South American   |
|Spanish    |Stage and Screen   |Standards         |Stoner Rock      |
|Strings    |Sufi & Ghazals     |Surf              |Swiss            |
|Synth-Pop  |                   |                  |                 |

|Tai-Pop              |Tamil              |Tango             |Tarab                  |
|---------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------------|
|Techno               |Teen Pop           |Telugu            |Thai Music             |
|Thai Pop             |Third Wave Ska     |Thrash Metal      |Tololoche              |
|Traditional Bluegrass|Traditional Country|Traditional Folk  |Trance                 |
|Trap                 |Trap Latino        |Tropical House    |Trova                  |
|Turkish              |UK Garage          |UK Hip-Hop/Rap    |Underground Hip-Hop/Rap|
|Urbano Latino        |Vallenato          |Vietnamese        |West Coast             |
|Worldbeat            |Yacht Rock         |Christmas         |Halloween              |
|Children’s Music     |Fitness & Workout  |Soundtrack        |Spoken Word            |
|Vocal                |Americana          |Christian & Gospel|Música Tropical        |
|Rock Y Alternativo   |Soul/Funk          |World             |                       |

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