A genre is a type of music. Sub-genres are types of music that belong to the main genre. Music is not only about the music however, many people see it as a lifestyle. The music that is listened to in today's life is mainly regarded as a major part of each persons lifestyle; usually this can affect the was somebody dresses, thinks or acts. this style of the persons life is often derived from the artists or other individuals that they listen to or admire.
Audiences can be divided in different ways. Music can generally be aimed at a specific target audience or demographic. To sell music and the merchandise that comes with it, such as magazines and DVDs, there needs to be some appeal to the audience. The media companies like to know the groups of people they are selling their music to, this helps them to market effectively. The type of groups of people that the media companies base this advertising on is called their typical consumer. Although this is true it also means that not every generalisations will be true, and their will be some exceptions.
Many genres of music can also be categorised by different aspects such as gender, race, sexuality and age. These however are also not always true, as with the typical consumer generalisations. For example age does not necessarily mean that a fifty-year old woman would dislike R'n'B or that an old couple in their seventies would enjoy classical music. However some people do fit with these generalisations, with Kylie Minogue always having a fairly large gay fan base. Social class or a persons socio economic group can also affect stereotypes of musical preferences: for example people in a ABC1 bracket are stereotyped to prefer classical, opera or jazz music.
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