1990's Music of the Decade
Check out these music lists:
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/ . Then do a search on the genre or one of the artists - - - better then wikipedia - they did a background check on wikipedia's info!
http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_rap-songs.html
http://hubpages.com/hub/Top-100-Songs-of-the-90s
http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_songs90s.html
http://countrymusiclife.com/100-greatest-country-songs-90s-part-1/
see some of the 80's sights to give yourself some background from the decade before...
ROCK Genre
Rock was still the dominant genre of the decade, but would rage a battle throughout with R&B as Hip Hop and Rap began making their presence more and more known on the music scene.
Soft Rock
Alanis Morisette
Foo Fighters
Indie Rock
The Cranberries
Grunge/Alternative Rock
Soundgarden
Nirvana
Pearl Jam
Hard Rock
Metallica
AC/DC
Rap Rock
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Kid Rock
COUNTRY Genre
The 90s were a comeback for a low point in the music industry for country. The genre on a whole made a big turn around in popularity due to artists such as these:
Garth Brooks
Billie Ray Cyrus - and the evolution of line dancing
Shania Twain - a big cross over artist who gained popularity in the country and pop genres
Alan Jackson
R&B Genre
Whitney Houston
Mariah Carey
Boys II Men
R. Kelley
Hip Hop
TLC
Aaliyah
RAP Genre
Officially, it's own genre in the 90's. Rap came into it's own as it's own particular type of music. Cultivated in the 80s, it really took off in the 90s. The iconic leaders and fathers of modern rap were those in the late 80s, early 90s.
MC Hammer
Dr. Dre
Snoop Dog
Notorious B.I.G.
see these sources:
POP Genre
New Kids on the Block
The Backstreet Boys
Paula Abdul
*NSync
Pop Punk
Green Day
Weezer
Blink 182
CHRISTIAN Genre
Due to the nature of musical content, and what songs were starting to become more and more about, a new genre started to emerge. The focus had a Christian base, or rather one that stayed away from many of the topics that were being touted on the radios. It began in the 90s, as a very early form. It would become more popular into the 2000s.
Jars of Clay
Reliant K
DC Talk