Rock music evolved from other genres such as blues, rhythm’n’blues, jazz, and gospel combined with certain traditions from European composition music.

Rock music appeared as a genre in the 1950s but is still evolving to this day, and has been taken in many different directions thanks to creative movements.

There are thousands of well-known rock musicians and bands within all these subgenres. Examples are: Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Sex Pistols, AC/DC, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Kate Bush, Nirvana and Muse.

Keynotes about rock may explore the historical and cultural roots of rock music, look into how the music is built and the different subgenres, or focus on specific rock musicians and their careers.