popular music
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
Clive Davis, the music mogul who became one of the most influential figures in popular music, died Monday in Manhattan.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
"It's a very unique place. There's nowhere else that really you can study popular music to this intensity," said Crown.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
The creators of some of the most transcendent and popular music ever made have largely fallen off the charts — or simply fallen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 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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