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pop music

NOUN
popular music
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“I used to have kind of a thing about pop music, like wanting to make pop music is lame,” she explains.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Raised in Tennessee, she rose to fame in the late 1960s with hits that bridged country and pop music.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Any songwriter should be so lucky — to have one of your hallmark tunes be lovingly swept out from under you and become one of the definitive ballads of pop music.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

The Recording Academy said the new award aims to honour "artistic excellence in Asian pop music performances originating from or widely recognized within Asian markets, including but not limited to K-pop, J-pop and C-pop".

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

They heard a snatch of laughter and pop music as the pub door opened and closed; then they heard a carol start up inside the little church.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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