By Michael Echavarria

Inside Fullerton conducted an Instagram poll of 15 individuals on their music interests.

Out of the 15, two prefer R&B, two prefer soul/reggae, two prefer EDM, and four prefer country. The rest say they like classic rock, reggaeton, rap, and hip hop.

According to the Billboard top 100 U.S. artist charts, the top artists represent the diversity of music interests unique to this generation. The top artists of 2018 include Drake, a contemporary R&B and pop-rap music artist; Ed Sheeran, a contemporary folk, pop, and hip hop artist; Taylor Swift, a pop rock and hip hop artist; Imagine Dragons, an alternative rock and indie rock band; BTS, a K-pop and electronic dance music (EDM) band; Bruno Mars, a soul, reggae, contemporary R&B, hip hop artist.

Ten years ago, in the Billboard top 100 U.S. artist chart from 2009, we see more hip hop and pop artists such as Beyonce, Lady Gaga, The Black Eyed Peas, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Jason Mraz, Miley Cyrus, and Kanye West.

“There is no limit to my music interest,” says third-year Fullerton College student Giovanni Rojas, who is majoring in music. “I can listen to EDM and switch to rap within a second, then country a little later. I hate when people are so fixed on one genre of music because it takes away the opportunity for people to expand their interest and possibly like something new that they never knew they would enjoy.”