Often throughout history and in today's world, music, along with song lyrics and musical artists, are blamed for deviant behavior in adolescents and teens. Some argue that subcultures are created because of artists and their music, which leads groups of young adults to take part in deviant behavior, while others argue the opposite; that the behavior leads the person to listen to music. There is also concern about the effect music videos have on the behaviors of music listeners of all genres. While there is no extensive research into music and the effect it has on its listeners, there is a lot of speculation, theories, and smaller studies. Music has existed for thousands of years around the world and dates back to prehistory, as demonstrated by the excavation of a 9,000-year-old flute in which seven holes had been drilled to create a musical scale in China ("Prehistoric Flute Music:" , 2000). Music went through numerous phases before becoming what we know today. The first periods of music were the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods which took place between 16th century and 1760. The next group of periods were the Classical, Romantic and Modern periods which ended in 1930 to bring us to the most recent periods: the 20th century period century and the current Contemporary and 21st century periods. One of the first controversies involving an artist's actions and actions Songs in the music world came on June 5, 1956 when rock and roll legend Elvis Presley performed a version of his song "Hound Dog" that outraged the public. It received negative reviews for its hip-shaking intensity, which its fans screamed for, while TV critics described it as "scary... middle of paper... as known in the rocker days of end of the 20th century". Metal artists such as Judas Priest and Marilyn Manson have been accused of “…encouraging Satanism, drug use, suicide, and promiscuous sex” (Haenfler, 2013, p. 61). All of these subcultures are seen as normal by the people who are part of them. The idea of ​​audience relativity is what drives society to consider them deviant. The idea that music leads its listeners to participate in deviant acts can be left to each individual's opinion. The truth is that there is not enough research to prove or disprove whether music has a strong influence, if any, on listener's choices to engage in deviant behavior. One thing is certain: music can influence the appearance and culture of a population. Regardless of whether the music makes listeners deviant or not, music will continue to be produced and played around the world.