popular music

British

noun

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

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“Oh, and what’s some new popular music I should be listening to?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

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 then they were gone, leaving a sense of wonder and mystique in their wake that remains unparalleled in the annals of popular music — perhaps even for the whole of Western art.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 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

These forms came to have enormous influence on twentieth-century music, first in the Americas and then in time around the world, through popular music of countless genres.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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