What is the difference? To me, the use of the word "kinds" means looking at the noun that follows into many kinds and expecting an answer based on that expectation.
What kind/kinds of music do you like?
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What kind of music do you like? Answer: I like jazz. What kinds of music do you like?
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What kind of music do you like?
Answer: I like jazz.
What kinds of music do you like?
Answer: I like jazz and blues and rap.
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