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easy listening
Parent Genre: easy listening

Easy listening music is a genre characterized by its soothing and mellow sound, often featuring smooth vocals and orchestral arrangements. This type of music is perfect for relaxation and background music, with its calming melodies and gentle rhythms. The genre is often associated with classic crooners and vocalists, who have become synonymous with the easy listening sound.


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Similar Genres to easy listening

Discover more related genres to easy listening genre. This list is ordered by similarity from left to right.

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List of easy listening artists

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

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