1. genre-bending - Noun
2. genre-bending - Adjective
genre-bending (uncountable)
The subversion of tropes associated with a particular artistic genre or the synthesis of multiple genres.
genre-bending (comparative more genre-bending, superlative most genre-bending)
Characterized by subversion of generic tropes or fusion of disparate genres.
After a brief, a cappella take on his hit “Earfquake” with Charlie Wilson and Boyz II Men, the genre-bending rapper launched into a ferocious, fiery rendition of his song “New Magic Wand.” Source: Internet
As a genre-bending 20-year-old artist, Umi is a trendy favorite amongst the current generation of millennial and Gen Z music listeners, serving as a multicultural role model that embodies a chill vibe. Source: Internet
TORONTO — A graphic novel, a work of experimental fiction and a sisterly collaboration are among the genre-bending reads in the running for Ontario’s Trillium Book Award. Source: Internet
The Georgia artist’s debut album (released earlier this year on ATO Records) was touted as a genre-bending anomaly, and I refrained from listening to it for a long time due to fears that was some kind of Orville Peck knockoff reveling in its own schtick. Source: Internet
Atkins hipped him to charismatic, genre-bending radio DJ the Electrifying Mojo a while back, and May immediately set out to get the record on the radio. Source: Internet
Taking a break from work on his second, as-yet-unnamed album, he explained some of the philosophical underpinnings behind music’s genre-bending, global future. Source: Internet