Beatport Genres and Sub-genres [Updated on Aug 21, 2017]

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Originally from Beatport's Zendesk.
by Julie (Beatport) - August 17, Thursday, at 14:23

Coldbeat: "...Well, before we get into the post itself I would like to give a few words about this blog post. Since the last Beatport genre changes, is important for us to understand which are the genres currently being accepted on Beatport via distribution. Both, genres and sub-genres, are listed below..."

**As of August 14, 2017 Beatport will be adding three new genres to the store:
     Leftfield Bass* (incl. sub-genres:  Deep Dubstep; Juke / Footwork; Global Bass)
     Garage / Bassline / Grime (incl. sub-genres:  Garage; Bassline; Grime)
     Trap / Future Bass (incl. sub-genres:  Trap; Future Bass; Twerk)
*Please note that Leftfield Bass will be a curated genre only and cannot be delivered as a primary genre via XML.  Also, all sub-genres will be exclusively assigned by our curation team.  If submitted via XML sub-genres will be omitted during ingestion.
Listed below are all genres currently accepted via delivery to Beatport, including the proper XML notation for each:
Sub-genres cannot be delivered via XML.  If you wish to assign a sub-genre to a particular track/release please reach out to our Genre Support team.

Big Room
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Big Room</trackGenre>
     Sub-Genres
     - Electro
     - Melbourne Bounce
     - Moombahton
     - Progressive
Breaks
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Breaks</trackGenre>
Dance
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Dance</trackGenre>
     Sub-Genres
     - Pop
     - Tropical House
Deep House
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Deep House</trackGenre>
DJ Tools
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>DJ Tools</trackGenre>
     Sub-Genres
     - Loops
     - Acapellas
     - Battle Tools
Drum & Bass
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Drum &amp; Bass</trackGenre>
     Sub-Genres
     - Liquid
     - Jump Up
     - Jungle
     - Deep
     - Halftime
Dubstep
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Dubstep</trackGenre>
     Sub-Genres
     - Bass
Electro House
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Electro House</trackGenre>
     Sub-Genres
     - Complextro
Electronica / Downtempo
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Electronica / Downtempo</trackGenre>
     Sub-Genres
     - Ambient
     - Downtempo 
Funk / Soul / Disco
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Funk / Soul / Disco</trackGenre>
Funky / Groove / Jackin' House
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Funky / Groove / Jackin' House</trackGenre>
Future House
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Future House</trackGenre>
     Sub-Genres
     - G-House
     - Bass House
Garage / Bassline / Grime
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Garage / Bassline / Grime</trackGenre>
     Sub-Genres
     - Garage
     - Bassline
     - Grime
Glitch Hop
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Glitch Hop</trackGenre>
Hard Dance
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Hard Dance</trackGenre>
     Sub-Genres
     - Hardstyle
     - Hard House
     - Hard Trance
Hardcore / Hard Techno
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Hardcore / Hard Techno</trackGenre>
Hip-Hop / R&B
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Hip-Hop / R&amp;B</trackGenre>
     Sub-Genres
     - Grime
House
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>House</trackGenre>
     Sub-Genres
     - Tribal
     - Acid
     - Soulful
Indie Dance / Nu Disco
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Indie Dance / Nu Disco</trackGenre>
     Sub-Genres
     - Indie Dance
     - Nu Disco
Leftfield Bass
No XML Notation, editorial only
     Sub-Genres
     - Deep Dubstep
     - Juke / Footwork
     - Global Bass
Leftfield House & Techno
No XML Notation, editorial only
Minimal / Deep Tech
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Minimal / Deep Tech</trackGenre>
     Sub-Genres
     - Bounce
     - Deep Tech
Progressive House
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Progressive House</trackGenre>
Psy-Trance
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Psy-Trance</trackGenre>
     Sub-Genres
     - Full-On
     - Progressive
Reggae / Dancehall / Dub
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Reggae / Dancehall / Dub</trackGenre>
     Sub-Genres
     - Dancehall
     - Dub
     - Reggae
Tech House
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Tech House</trackGenre>
Techno
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Techno</trackGenre>
     Sub-Genres
     - Melodic
     - Detroit
     - Dub
     - Electro
     - Industrial
Trance
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Trance</trackGenre>
     Sub-Genres
     - Progressive
     - Tech
     - Uplifting
     - Vocal
Trap / Future Bass
XML Notation:  <trackGenre>Trap / Future Bass</trackGenre>
     Sub-Genres
     - Trap
     - Future Bass
     - Twerk
Any questions regarding the above should be directed to submissions@beatport.com

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