Tin Pan Alley

noun

1. the district of a city, especially New York City, where most of the popular music is published.

2. the composers or publishers of popular music as a group.

Tin Pan Alley

noun

1. a district in a city concerned with the production of popular music, originally a small district in New York

2. derogatory,  the strictly commercial side of show business and pop music

Tin Pan Alley

1. A reference to the popular music industry in the United States; the term is not used as much today as it was a generation or two ago.

Tin Pan Alley is often associated with songwriters who are more interested in making money off their songs than in producing high-quality music.