

House DJs are even creeping into the “mainstream”, with legends such as Calvin Harris taking over the radio. Clubs love playing house music because it gets people going and gives that good vibes feeling we’re all seeking. Walk into any festival you’ll hear the iconic 4 beats per minute classic sound with a sweet melody and beautiful vocals. House music is arguably the most popular genre of EDM music. Please include attribution to with this graphic.

This list identifies the 10 most popular EDM genres and their respective subgenres, but if one thing is for certain new genres are popping up all the time! Many DJs are varied in their approach and don’t fit neatly into one genre.

Electronic Dance Music tells us that the sounds we are hearing are produced electronically with a beat that makes you want to get up off your seat!Īs DJs continue to expand, and build upon earlier tracks, it’s becoming quite challenging to classify each style or genre of EDM. EDM itself is such a limited term when it comes to how we describe the music we all know and love.
