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Genre: background music

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Parent Genre: new age

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The background music genre is characterized by soothing and relaxing instrumental melodies that create a calming atmosphere. This genre is often used as background music in cafes, restaurants, and other public spaces to enhance the ambiance. The music is typically composed of soft piano, guitar, and saxophone sounds, and may incorporate elements of jazz, classical, and easy listening music. The genre is also popular for meditation and yoga practices, as well as for studying and working.


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List of background music artists

Here is a list of background music artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the background music genre. You can find out what background music genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 50 4701
2 65 244917
3 39 3845
4 39 9897
5 39 1903
6 37 4482
7 39 10817
8 50 1410
9 40 8422
10 40 4192
11 36 2663
12 39 5410
13 48 2290
14 53 2453
15 52 1743
16 38 1498
17 43 2991
18 52 26040
19 36 6695
20 36 5018
21 36 4315
22 36 9462
23 47 9151
24 42 2724
25 46 423
26 46 1583
27 37 1680
28 40 5921
29 36 5521
30 45 1525
31 44 630
32 40 1888
33 44 3587
34 35 2437
35 44 3798
36 40 3572
37 43 13251
38 43 4708
39 43 270
40 42 2689
41 42 2553
42 42 862
43 42 2813
44 42 4194
45 42 7281
46 42 789
47 42 1307
48 42 640
49 41 1763
50 41 744
51 41 4274
52 41 4867
53 41 626
54 36 2367
55 40 3730
56 40 1662
57 40 371
58 40 2430
59 40 3744
60 37 1586
61 38 405
62 36 2089
63 35 878
64 39 309
65 39 4169
66 39 1550
67 39 3000
68 39 431
69 39 1888
70 39 97
71 39 799
72 39 579
73 38 1443
74 38 888
75 36 1472
76 38 233
77 38 1730
78 35 2457
79 38 567
80 38 3988
81 38 4329
82 38 1055
83 36 2316
84 37 1265
85 37 494
86 37 2818
87 37 4740
88 37 289
89 37 987
90 36 1639
91 36 974
92 36 159
93 36 218
94 36 3846
95 36 684
96 36 475
97 35 5542
98 35 377
99 35 5422
100 35 2893

background music playlist created by Chosic

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