adult contemporary
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And yet, a few Red Hot bangers manage to endlessly caravan in and out of lives because they’re in constant rotation on Jack FM and other adult contemporary radio stations: “Give It Away.”
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
Francis continued to be a popular concert attraction through the 1960s, her live success sustaining her as she eased into adult contemporary fare.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2025
Since then, Seattle’s adult contemporary sax king has been the subject of an HBO doc, parodied in a SpongeBob movie and starred in a Super Bowl beer commercial.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2022
Its music has been called pop, alt-rock, Americana, adult contemporary and pop-jazz, among others.
From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2021
Dolly Parton, whose duet with Rogers on “Islands in the Stream” topped Billboard’s country, pop, and adult contemporary charts in the summer of 1983, posted a video tribute.
From Slate • Mar. 21, 2020
