Is rock music still popular in 2020?

According to a recent report by MRC Data (formerly Nielsen Music), R&B/hip-hop remains the most popular genre of music in the US. In 2020, R&B/hip-hop accounted for 28.2\% of the Total Volume of music consumed, while Rock came in at No. 2 with 19.5\%, and Pop at No. 3 with 12.9\%.

Why is rock a dying genre?

One of the main reasons that people think rock music finally reached its end is due to the decrease in the number of bands currently making popular music. The structure of the band used to be a huge part of rock ‘n’ roll, and the Beatles are a perfect example.

Is indie rock mainstream?

Indie rock is defined by its aesthetic qualities: anti-mainstream appeal, style, promotion, etc. Consumers define indie rock by its themes being implicitly anti-mainstream and a less-produced sound while producers define indie rock by a musician’s creative control over the music’s creation, distribution, and marketing.

Is indie rock dead?

Indie Rock isn’t dead, but the media coverage really isn’t there for it anymore. Go to Bandcamp or any local venue, indie rock is still the dominant genre. The role of the music media seems to have changed somewhat though.

What happened to indie rock in the 2000s?

In the 2000s, changes in the music industry and in music technology enabled a new wave of indie rock bands to achieve mainstream success. In the early 2000s, a new group of bands that played a stripped-down, back-to-basics version of guitar rock emerged into the mainstream.

Why is indie rock so popular right now in 2019?

One interesting byproduct of this is how your parent’s own development as youth will impact your own development. Indie rock is popular right now in 2019 and has been for the better part of the last decade. That means most of its fan base are people like me and my friends, early to mid twenties, raised by parents who lived through the 1980’s.

Is indindie rock on the decline?

Indie Rock has clearly been on the decline since the mid-2000s. I would say the genre had reached a clear peak in 2005-2007 and has had a distinct drop off since.