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This was a fun an informative book for a music fan. He also notes that over the past 50 years that each of these genres is converging to create a new “pop” music even at a time when streaming music platforms should allow greater splits. Sanneh does a great job at summarizing the history and the struggles of artists within these genres to remain true to their style. I find that appropriate since music is such a personal thing. The author of 'Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres' talks about a mixtape that changed his life at age 14, and how a Ramones concert evoked the thrill of punk music. The Wall Street Journal An epic achievement and a huge delight, the entire history of popular music over the past fifty years refracted through the big genres that have defined and dominated it: rock, R&B, country, punk, hip. Sanneh is a fan of all these types of music so he brings in his personal experience when discussing them. One of Oprah Daily's 20 Favorite Books of 2021 Selected as one of Pitchfork 's Best Music Books of the Year O ne of the best books of its kind in decades. The final essay focuses on the amorphous genre of Pop. These genres include the venerable traditions of Rock, R&B, and Country as well as the upstarts Punk, Hip-Hop, and Dance. Kelefa Sanneh, a former music critic for the New York Times, and writer for the New Yorker, revisists the history of popular music from the 1970s to today in a series of essays focusing on genres. Publication Info: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Title: Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres