popular music
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
It’s one of many amusingly dead-on observations about the nature of popular music today, whether at the end that enjoys global adulation or at the opposite extreme.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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
Sedaka's popular music faded from the spotlight later in the 1960's, as the British Invasion era took hold of the US.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
I’m not going to list names; I’d have to include some of those most prominent then in popular music, even a number of them around today.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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