popular music
Britishnoun
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“Oh, and what’s some new popular music I should be listening to?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
That’s the premise of Chuck Klosterman’s “Rock*,” an alternate history of popular music from 1967 to well into this century, built on a single historical accident.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The trio also gained fame for their popular music videos, including "Gimme All Your Lovin,'" going on to win three MTV Video Music Awards.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
And then they were gone, leaving a sense of wonder and mystique in their wake that remains unparalleled in the annals of popular music — perhaps even for the whole of Western art.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
Certainly, for popular music, recording was an unqualified blessing.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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