Music trends

      Music is a very important part of people's lives in this generation. All people have genres they enjoy and songs they enjoy. But, all people are sometimes connected by genres and songs without even realizing it. 

     A poll was taken over a group of very diverse people and the results came to show that most of the people in the group were connected by one main genre. That genre was Hip Hop, which came in first place with 47 percent of the votes. Pop came close, but not close enough with 35 percent of the votes. Trailing behind greatly is one of the less acknowledged genres. It happens to be Alternative. 

     Only 18 percent of the group voted it as their favorite. Information was also gathered on what artist was mentioned the most. And though Hip Hop was the most voted genre, boyband One Direction stole the spotlight as most mentioned. Camryn Shirley, Sophomore, stated "I love One Direction because their music provides happiness and they're hot."

     Out of the less known Alternative group, people were asked the question of what they enjoyed of this specific genre. Jada Davis, Sophomore, brags about the genre with the statement "It makes me happy!" And LeighAnn Faulkner, also a Sophomore, states her reasoning to be "Because it is different than what you hear on the radio." Which is very true. 

     Due to Alternative being a less popular genre, it is not nearly noted on the radio as much as Hip Hop and Pop happen to be. One of our Seniors, Asha Holland, also loves Alternative music. Holland finds it "very relaxing."
     In the poll, Hip Hop might have gotten the majority of votes, but Pop is the genre that is taking on the world. In the rankings on the Billboard top 100, the first songs mentioned happened to be:

Shake It Off by Taylor Swift
All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor
Habits by Tove Lo
Animals by Maroon 5
Bang Bang by Jessie J ft Nicki Minaj

Most of these songs mentioned on www.billboard.com  happen to be Pop songs and it only supports the fact that Hip Hop may be the most listened to in the small group of people that were tested, but the majority of people in the world enjoy the sound of Pop.

Camryn Shirley gets emotional while listening to her favorite One Direction song.