# Contemporary music

Contemporary music is whatever music is produced at the current time. Specifically, it could refer to:

## Genres or audiences

* Adult contemporary music
* British contemporary R&B
* Christian adult contemporary
* Christian contemporary hit radio
* Contemporary a cappella
* Contemporary blues
* Contemporary Catholic liturgical music
* Contemporary Christian music
* Contemporary classical music
* Contemporary commercial music
* Contemporary folk music
* Contemporary hit radio
* Contemporary improvisation
* Contemporary Jewish religious music
* Contemporary laïkó
* Contemporary R&B
* Contemporary soul
* Contemporary worship music
* New adult contemporary
* Rhythmic adult contemporary
* Rhythmic contemporary
* Urban adult contemporary
* Urban contemporary gospel
* Urban contemporary music

## Regions

* Contemporary music of France
* Contemporary music of Indonesia
* Contemporary music of Madagascar
* Malaysian contemporary music
* Contemporary underground music in Syria

## Institutions

* Academy of Contemporary Music
* Advanced School of Contemporary Music
* ARChive of Contemporary Music
* Association for Contemporary Music
* Center for Contemporary Music
* Center for Contemporary Opera
* Contemporary Music Project
* Cornel School of Contemporary Music
* Edition of Contemporary Music
* INSAM Institute for Contemporary Artistic Music
* The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance
* International Society for Contemporary Music
* Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts
* London Centre of Contemporary Music
* Quebec Contemporary Music Society
* Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music
* School of Jazz and Contemporary Music

## Ensembles

* Accessible Contemporary Music
* Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
* Concorde Contemporary Music Ensemble
* The Contemporary Singers of Australia
* Contemporary Youth Orchestra
* The Group for Contemporary Music
* NOTUS, the Contemporary Vocal Ensemble
* San Francisco Contemporary Music Players

## Festivals

* Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
* Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts
* Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
* London Festival of Contemporary Church Music
* Royan Festival for Contemporary Music
* Tehran Contemporary Music Festival
* Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival
* University of Plymouth Contemporary Music Festival

## Albums

* Cal Tjader Plays the Contemporary Music of Mexico and Brazil
* Contemporary Jazz (Branford Marsalis album)
* Contemporary Jeep Music
* Dreamweapon: An Evening of Contemporary Sitar Music
* Jazz Contemporary (Kenny Dorham album)
* The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music

## Publications

* Apostles of Rock: The Splintered World of Contemporary Christian Music
* Contemporary Christian Music Magazine
* Contemporary Country

## Awards

* Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
* Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
* Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song
* Grammy Award for Best Contemporary R&B Album
* Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album
* Grammy Award for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance
* Helpmann Award for Best Contemporary Concert Presentation

## Instruments

* Contemporary harpsichord