{
  "name": "Easy Listening",
  "description": "Typically instrumental, including lush arrangements and melodies played by orchestras or big bands aiming for light entertainment.",
  "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/easy-listening/",
  "sub_genres_count": 6,
  "sub_genres": [
    {
      "name": "Cocktail Nation",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/cocktail-nation/",
      "description": "Decidedly ironic take on Lounge that emerged in the early 1990s.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Easy Listening"
    },
    {
      "name": "Exotica",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/exotica/",
      "description": "Emerged in the early 1950s as the United States developed a fascination with Polynesia and the South Pacific, incorporates traditional instruments and rhythms from these cultures into a Western Pop context.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Easy Listening"
    },
    {
      "name": "Light Music",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/light-music/",
      "description": "Instrumental, typically through-composed style performed by an orchestra or small ensemble, with simpler arrangements and an emphasis on strong melodies.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Easy Listening"
    },
    {
      "name": "Lounge",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/lounge/",
      "description": "Emerged in the United States during the 1950s, emphasizing a chilled-out atmosphere with light instrumentation and sometimes vocals indebted to Vocal Jazz.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Easy Listening"
    },
    {
      "name": "Pops Orchestra",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/pops-orchestra/",
      "description": "Orchestra that plays covers of popular songs as well as famous classical compositions.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Easy Listening"
    },
    {
      "name": "Space Age Pop",
      "url": "https://rateyourmusic.com/genre/space-age-pop/",
      "description": "Inspired by the excitement and optimism of the Space Age during the 1950s and 1960s, frequently experimenting with futuristic sounds made possible by contemporary technology.",
      "level": "sub",
      "parent": "Easy Listening"
    }
  ]
}