pop rock

American  

[pop rok] / ˈpɒp ˌrɒk /

noun

1. a genre of music that fuses the driving beat and energy of rock-’n’-roll with less aggressive lyrics, higher performance and production values, and greater emphasis on well-crafted melodies.

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Etymology

Origin of pop rock

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

This isn’t bro country; it’s songs for aching hearts, for dreamers, for the lovelorn, steeped in pop, rock, Tejano and Mariachi.

From Salon

From the basement, a cross between a man cave and a photo studio, Williams has made parodies of pop, rock, R&B, rap and country songs.

From The Wall Street Journal

In previous years acts such as US pop star Taylor Swift came to Norwich and Swansea, grime star Stormzy performed in Exeter, pop rock band The 1975 in Dundee and US singer Bruno Mars in Londonderry.

From BBC

The 35-year-old from North Carolina will be supported by Irish pop rock band The Script, American country singer Ty Myers and all-female country music trio The Castellows.

From BBC

Yet while “life happened,” as Simpson puts it, the serrated guitars and snotty-sweet vocals of her early music emerged as a key influence on younger artists making new connections between pop, rock and punk.

From Los Angeles Times