I would say my favorite genre is rock, grunge to be specific. The biggest example, in my opinion, of grunge is Nirvana, but I also love Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Temple of the Dog, Audioslave. When it comes to rock in general, I listen to a lot of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Beatles, Tears for Fears, The Smiths, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Doors, Joy Division. Also listen to Linkin Park, Slipknot, System of a Down, Rage against the Machine, Metallica. I like some "new" rock/pop too, such as Paramore, Arctic Monkeys, Hozier, Coldplay. I also love Bon Iver. Some pop music too, especially Rihanna, Beyonce, Doja Cat… randomly, depending on the song.
Rap and hiphop, such as XXXTentacion, Trippie Redd, Juice WRLD, Frank Ocean, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West…
Then there is Brazilian Music. The classics: Cazuza, Nando Reis, Cassia Eller, Legião Urbana, Capital Inicial, Elis Regina, Belchior, Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Cartola, Alceu Valença… and the ""newest"" bands or singers, such as Los Hermanos, Marina Serra, Ludmilla, Charlie Brown Jr., Pitty, Baco Exu do Blues, Luiz Lins, Gabriel Pensador, Poesia Acústica, Gloria Groove.
I could stay hours telling you about them lol.
The reason that makes me like a song is the sensation of wanting to run naked through a forest. Or when it makes me go to another world.