Platform, based on international publishing standards and featuring specialized subdivisions.
🎧 Why is it important to select the correct gender?
Improve your music's visibility on DSPs (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.)
Facilitates indexing in search engines and recommendation algorithms
Increase your chances of inclusion in playlists, radio stations, and licenses
Optimizes detection in monitoring reports and royalty payments
🗂️ Available genres
We have more than 400 genres and subgenres organized by family.
Here are some notable examples:
Alternative
Alternative/Experimental
Alternative/Gothic
Alternative/Grunge
Alternative/Indie Pop
Alternative/Indie Rock
Alternative/Rock
Ambient/New Age
Ambient/New Age/Meditation
Blues
Blues/Contemporary Blues
Blues/New Orleans Blues
Blues/Traditional Blues
Children's Music
Children's Music/Classic
Children's Music/Holiday
Children's Music/Stories
Classical
Classical/Antique
Classical/Baroque
Classical/Chamber
Classical/Concert
Classical/Modern Compositions
Classical/Opera
Classical/Orchestral
Classical/Piano
Classical/Romantic
Comedy
Country
Country/Bluegrass
Country/Contemporary
Country/Honky Tonk
Country/Nashville
Country/Pop
Country/Square Dance
Easy Listening
Easy Listening/Bar Jazz/Cocktail
Easy Listening/Bossa Nova
Easy Listening/Lounge
Easy Listening/Traditional
Electronic
Electronic/Acid House
Electronic/Breaks
Electronic/Broken beat
Electronic/Chill Out
Electronic/Dance
Electronic/Deep House
Electronic/DJ Tools/Sample Packs
Electronic/Downtempo - experimental
Electronic/Drum & Bass
Electronic/Dub/Reggae/Dancehall
Electronic/Dubstep/Grime
Electronic/Electro House
Electronic/Glitch Hop
Electronic/Hard Dance
Electronic/Hard Techno
Electronic/Hardcore
Electronic/Hardstyle
Electronic/House
Electronic/Indie Dance/Nu Disco
Electronic/Jazz
Electronic/Minimal
Electronic/Pop Trance
Electronic/Progressive House
Electronic/Psy-Trance
Electronic/Tech House
Electronic/Techno
Electronic/Trance
Electronic/Trip Hop
Experimental
Fitness&Workout
Flamenco
Folk
Funk/R&B
Hip-Hop/Rap
Hip-Hop/Rap/Gangsta & Hardcore
Holiday/Christmas
Inspirational
Jazz
Jazz/Bebop
Jazz/Big Band
Jazz/Brazilian Jazz
Jazz/Classic
Jazz/Contemporary
Jazz/Dixie/Rag Time
Jazz/Free Jazz
Jazz/Fusion
Jazz/Jazz Funk
Jazz/Latin Jazz
Jazz/Nu Jazz/Acid Jazz
Jazz/Smooth Jazz
Jazz/Swing
Jazz/Traditional
Jazz/World
Karaoke
Latin
Latin/Bachata
Latin/Banda
Latin/Big Band
Latin/Bolero
Latin/Bossa Nova
Latin/Brasil/Tropical
Latin/Christian
Latin/Conjunto
Latin/Corridos
Latin/Cuban
Latin/Cumbia
Latin/Duranguense
Latin/Electronica
Latin/Grupero
Latin/Hip Hop
Latin/Latin Rap
Latin/Mambo
Latin/Mariachi
Latin/Norteño
Latin/Pop
Latin/Ranchera
Latin/Reggaeton
Latin/Regional Mexicano
Latin/Rock en Español
Latin/Salsa
Latin/Salsa/Merengue
Latin/Sierreño
Latin/Sonidero
Latin/Tango
Latin/Tejano
Latin/Tierra Caliente
Latin/Traditional Mexican
Latin/Vallenato
New Age
Pop
Pop/Contemporary/Adult
Pop/J-Pop
Pop/K-Pop
Pop/Mandopop
Pop/Singer Songwriter
Punk
R&B
Reggae
Rock
Rock/Blues-Rock
Rock/Brit-Pop
Rock/British Invasion
Rock/Chinese Rock
Rock/Classic
Rock/Death Metal
Rock/Black Metal
Rock/Glam Rock
Rock/Hair Metal
Rock/Hard Rock
Rock/Heavy Metal
Rock/Jam Bands
Rock/Korean Rock
Rock/Progressive
Rock/Psychedelic
Rock/Rock 'n' Roll
Rock/Rockabilly
Rock/Russian Rock
Rock/Southern Rock
Rock/Surf
Rock/Tex-Mex
Rock/Turkish Rock
Rock/Singer/Songwriter
Ska
Soul
Soundtrack
Soundtrack/Anime
Soundtrack/Musical
Soundtrack/TV
Spiritual
Spiritual/Christian
Spiritual/Gospel
Spiritual/Gregorian
Spiritual/India
Spiritual/Judaica
Spiritual/World
Spoken Word/Speeches
Trap
Trap/Future Bass
Trap/Future Bass/Twerk
Vocal/Nostalgia
World
World/African
World/African/African Dancehall
World/African/African Reggae
World/African/Afrikaans
World/African/Afro-Beat
World/African/Afro-Folk
World/African/Afro-Fusion
World/African/Afro-House
World/African/Afro-Pop
World/African/Afro-Soul
World/African/Afrobeats
World/African/Alte
World/African/Amapiano
World/African/Benga
World/African/Bongo-Flava
World/African/Coupé-Décalé
World/African/Gqom
World/African/Highlife
World/African/Kizomba
World/African/Kuduro
World/African/Kwaito
World/African/Maskandi
World/African/Mbalax
World/African/Ndombolo
World/African/Shangaan Electro
World/African/Soukous
World/African/Taarab
World/African/Zouglou
World/Americas/Argentina
World/Americas/Brazilian
World/Americas/Brazilian/Axé
World/Americas/Brazilian/Baile Funk
World/Americas/Brazilian/Black Music
World/Americas/Brazilian/Bossa Nova
World/Americas/Brazilian/Chorinho
World/Americas/Brazilian/Folk
World/Americas/Brazilian/Forró
World/Americas/Brazilian/Frevo
World/Americas/Brazilian/Funk Carioca
World/Americas/Brazilian/Marchinha
World/Americas/Brazilian/MPB
World/Americas/Brazilian/Pagode
World/Americas/Brazilian/Samba
World/Americas/Brazilian/Samba-de-Raiz
World/Americas/Brazilian/Samba-enredo
World/Americas/Brazilian/Samba-Rock
World/Americas/Brazilian/Sambalanço
World/Americas/Brazilian/Sertanejo
World/Americas/Cajun-Creole
World/Americas/Calypso
World/Americas/Colombia
World/Americas/Cuba-Caribbean
World/Americas/Mexican
World/Americas/North-American
World/Americas/Panama
World/Americas/Peru
World/Americas/South-American
World/Arabic
World/Asian/Central Asia
World/Asian/China
World/Asian/Indian
World/Asian/Indian/Assamese
World/Asian/Indian/Bengali
World/Asian/Indian/Bengali/Rabindra Sangeet
World/Asian/Indian/Bhojpuri
World/Asian/Indian/Bollywood
World/Asian/Indian/Carnatic Classical
World/Asian/Indian/Devotional & Spiritual
World/Asian/Indian/Ghazals
World/Asian/Indian/Gujarati
World/Asian/Indian/Haryanvi
World/Asian/Indian/Hindustani Classical
World/Asian/Indian/Indian Classical
World/Asian/Indian/Indian Folk
World/Asian/Indian/Indian Pop
World/Asian/Indian/Kannada
World/Asian/Indian/Malayalam
World/Asian/Indian/Marathi
World/Asian/Indian/Odia
World/Asian/Indian/Punjabi
World/Asian/Indian/Punjabi/Punjabi Pop
World/Asian/Indian/Rajasthani
World/Asian/Indian/Regional Indian
World/Asian/Indian/Tamil
World/Asian/Indian/Telugu
World/Asian/Indian/Urdu
World/Asian/Indian/Sufi
World/Asian/Japan
World/Asian/South Asia
World/Australian/Pacific
World/Ethnic
World/Europe/Eastern
World/Europe/French
World/Europe/German
World/Europe/Northern
World/Europe/Southern
World/Europe/Spain
World/Europe/Western
World/Mediterranean/Greece
World/Mediterranean/Italy
World/Mediterranean/Spain
World/Russian
World/Worldbeat
📝 Can't find your style?
At UMW, we strive to be inclusive and up-to-date. If your musical project belongs to a style not yet available, you can submit a request so we can evaluate it for future inclusion.
📩 Write to us using the support form and select the category: “Unlisted music genre.”