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popular music

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noun

  1. music having wide appeal, esp characterized by lightly romantic or sentimental melodies See also pop 2

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He shaped the careers of artists as both a producer and adviser with a mix of financial acumen, taste for popular music across genres and willingness to encourage creative freedom.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 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

But the question of where Laufey sits in the pantheon of popular music has befuddled critics ever since.

From BBC May 2, 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

A simple cricket, no longer than half my little finger—which is rather long because I play the piano—but a cricket that is able to chirp operatic, symphonic, and popular music.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden

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