popular music
Britishnoun
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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
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
Founded in 1969, the Songwriters Hall of Fame annually honours those "whose work represents a spectrum of the most beloved songs from the world's popular music songbook".
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 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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