"What genre
is this?" Solved.
Upload any track and the Genre Finder maps it against hundreds of genres and subgenres — with mood, era, and confidence scores. Settle the argument.
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Metadata is distribution.
Playlist pitching
Spotify for Artists asks for genre when you pitch. The right subgenre puts you in front of the right editorial curators.
Distribution forms
DistroKid, TuneCore, CD Baby all require primary and secondary genres. Guessing wrong buries your release.
Sync licensing
Music supervisors search libraries by genre and mood tags. Accurate tags mean your track actually shows up.
DJ library hygiene
Consistent genre tags across thousands of tracks make crate-digging in Rekordbox actually work. Pair with the BPM Finder.
Genre questions.
You get the full probability spread, not one label — e.g. 91% Neo-Soul, 64% R&B, 38% Jazz-Funk. Blended is a real answer, and often the most useful one.
No — Shazam identifies which song it is. We describe what kind of music it is, which works on unreleased demos and your own productions.
Thirty seconds is enough for a confident call; a full track lets the model weigh intros, drops, and bridges for a more nuanced profile.
Over 400 genres and subgenres, from broad (Rock, House) to specific (Shoegaze, Amapiano, UK Garage), plus mood, energy, and era descriptors.