more a cultural phenomenon of the mid 60s than an actual genre the british invasion happened when rock and pop music acts from the united kingdom and other aspects of british culture became popular in the united states. the term is used to describe the sound of seminal bands like the beatles in the beginning of their carrier, that was a perfect mixture of american and british style of rn'r and pop of that time.

• reference artists:

the beatles, the rolling stones, the who, the kinks, the zombies, the animals.