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
Yet all of them convey an understanding, even an appreciation, for their close connection to an artist whose influence rippled across popular music.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
The veteran actor was still reeling from the electric response to her cameo appearance a few weeks earlier during headliner Sabrina Carpenter’s second weekend set at the popular music festival.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
The sound world of Les Noces is, quite simply, the most imitated of all twentieth-century combinations outside the fields of jazz and popular music.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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