This is a list of genres of literature and entertainment ( film, television, music, and video games ), excluding genres in the visual arts . Genre is the term for any category of creative work, which includes literature and other forms of art or entertainment (e.g. music)—whether written or spoken, audio or visual—based on some set of.

A music genre is a categorization system that defines pieces of music under a style according to their most distinctive elements. All songs under a genre share similarities in their forms, styles, and/or origins. Genres are also divided into sub-genres for more accurate classification. Music genres are defined with many different elements, such.