popular music
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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 nearly 70 years on from their creation, they remain one of the world's most popular music groups of all time.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Known for an unfailing ear for innovative music and an innate ability to navigate the shifting currents of popular music, Davis ruled Columbia, Arista and J Records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Music is evanescent, and popular music even more so, but “The Music Is Black” is both an experience and a chronology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
When other entrepreneurs created jukeboxes by arranging for a phonograph to play popular music at the drop of a coin, Edison objected to this debasement, which apparently detracted from serious office use of his invention.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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