This purports to be a list of music genres - do we REALLY need need to add heartland rock??
http://www.musicgenreslist.com/LIST OF TYPE OF MUSIC | MUSIC GENRES
Alternative
Alternative Rock
College Rock
Experimental Rock
Goth Rock
Grunge
Hardcore Punk
Hard Rock
Indie Rock
New Wave
Progressive Rock
Punk
Shoegaze (with thx to Jackie Herrera)
Steampunk (with thx to Christopher Schaeffer)
Anime
Blues
Acoustic Blues
Chicago Blues
Classic Blues
Contemporary Blues
Country Blues
Delta Blues
Electric Blues
Children’s Music
Lullabies
Sing-Along
Stories
Classical
Avant-Garde
Baroque
Chamber Music
Chant
Choral
Classical Crossover
Early Music
High Classical
Impressionist
Medieval
Minimalism
Modern Composition
Opera
Orchestral
Renaissance
Romantic
Wedding Music
Comedy
Novelty
Standup Comedy
Country
Alternative Country
Americana
Bluegrass
Contemporary Bluegrass
Contemporary Country
Country Gospel
Honky Tonk
Outlaw Country
Traditional Bluegrass
Traditional Country
Urban Cowboy
Dance (EMD – Electronic Dance Music – see Electronic below – with thx to Eric Shaffer-Whiting)
Breakbeat
Dubstep
Exercise
Garage
Hardcore
Hard Dance
Hi-NRG / Eurodance
House
Jackin House (with thx to Jermaine Benjamin Dale Bruce)
Jungle/Drum’n'bass
Techno
Trance
Disney
Easy Listening
Bop
Lounge
Swing
Electronic
Ambient
Crunk (with thx to Jillian Edwards)
Downtempo
Electro
Electronica
Electronic Rock
IDM/Experimental
Industrial
Enka
French Pop
German Folk
German Pop
Fitness & Workout
Hip-Hop/Rap
Alternative Rap
Bounce
Dirty South
East Coast Rap
Gangsta Rap
Hardcore Rap
Hip-Hop
Latin Rap
Old School Rap
Rap
Underground Rap
West Coast Rap
Holiday
Chanukah
Christmas
Christmas: Children’s
Christmas: Classic
Christmas: Classical
Christmas: Jazz
Christmas: Modern
Christmas: Pop
Christmas: R&B
Christmas: Religious
Christmas: Rock
Easter
Halloween
Holiday: Other
Thanksgiving
Indie Pop
Industrial
Inspirational – Christian & Gospel
CCM
Christian Metal
Christian Pop
Christian Rap
Christian Rock
Classic Christian
Contemporary Gospel
Gospel
Christian & Gospel
Praise & Worship
Qawwali (with thx to Jillian Edwards)
Southern Gospel
Traditional Gospel
Instrumental
March (Marching Band)
J-Pop
J-Rock
J-Synth
J-Ska
J-Punk
Jazz
Acid Jazz (with thx to Hunter Nelson)
Avant-Garde Jazz
Big Band
Blue Note (with thx to Jillian Edwards)
Contemporary Jazz
Cool
Crossover Jazz
Dixieland
Ethio-jazz (with thx to Jillian Edwards)
Fusion
Hard Bop
Latin Jazz
Mainstream Jazz
Ragtime
Smooth Jazz
Trad Jazz
K-Pop
Karaoke
Kayokyoku
Latino
Alternativo & Rock Latino
Baladas y Boleros
Brazilian
Contemporary Latin
Latin Jazz
Pop Latino
Raíces
Reggaeton y Hip-Hop
Regional Mexicano
Salsa y Tropical
New Age
Environmental
Healing
Meditation
Nature
Relaxation
Travel
Opera
Pop
Adult Contemporary
Britpop
Pop/Rock
Soft Rock
Teen Pop
R&B/Soul
Contemporary R&B
Disco
Doo Wop
Funk
Motown
Neo-Soul
Quiet Storm
Soul
Reggae
Dancehall
Dub
Roots Reggae
Ska
Rock
Adult Alternative
American Trad Rock
Arena Rock
Blues-Rock
British Invasion
Death Metal/Black Metal
Glam Rock
Hair Metal
Hard Rock
Metal
Jam Bands
Prog-Rock/Art Rock
Psychedelic
Rock & Roll
Rockabilly
Roots Rock
Singer/Songwriter
Southern Rock
Surf
Tex-Mex
Singer/Songwriter
Alternative Folk
Contemporary Folk
Contemporary Singer/Songwriter
Folk-Rock
New Acoustic
Traditional Folk
Soundtrack
Foreign Cinema
Musicals
Original Score
Soundtrack
TV Soundtrack
Spoken Word
Tex-Mex / Tejano (with thx to Israel Lopez)
Chicano
Classic
Conjunto
Conjunto Progressive
New Mex
Tex-Mex
Vocal
Barbershop (with thx to Kelly Chism)
Doo-wop (with thx to Bradley Thompson)
Standards
Traditional Pop
Vocal Jazz
Vocal Pop
World
Africa
Afro-Beat
Afro-Pop
Asia
Australia
Bossa Nova (with thx to Marcos José Sant’Anna Magalhães)
Cajun
Caribbean
Celtic
Celtic Folk
Contemporary Celtic
Drinking Songs
Drone )with thx to Robert Conrod)
Europe
France
Hawaii
Indian Pop
Japan
Japanese Pop
Klezmer
Middle East
North America
Polka
South Africa
South America
Traditional Celtic
Worldbeat
Zydeco
