Title: Top Musical Genres of the 90s | Mental Itch
Headings: Top Musical Genres of the 90s
Top Musical Genres of the 90s
Grunge Music
The Rise of Girl Power
Counterculture
Rap/Hip-Hop
Indie
Country Pop
Pop
R&B
Britpop
Conclusion

Content: Let’s have a closer look at the top musical genres of the 90s now: Grunge Music
The history of grunge is worth reading up on for its own sake, but the music of that movement was a major curveball of the 90s. The inflection point of grunge music is usually believed to be ‘Nevermind’ by Nirvana. In the early 90s, the category of guitar-based music included alternative rocks, a hair metal scene, and classic-rock standbys. Around the same time, we had MTV as the main influencer on youth and the culture it followed. The premiere for ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit, which many agree to be the epitome of 90s grunge was a quiet one. It was on 120 Minutes, which aired during the late night. This music video betrayed the usual conventions of the channel with its darkness and cynicism. 90s grunge meant a reconfiguring of heavy metal, with bands like Metallica and Aerosmith transcending the fads and performing as stadium bands. Some might find it unfortunate that grunge was large male-dominated back in the 90s, though some bands with female fronters (such as Hole and Courtney Love) did benefit from the popularity of this genre.