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adult contemporary

NOUN
New Age music
Synonyms
WEAK
Fourth World music ambient music easy listening electronic music fusion lite jazz minimalist music relaxation music space music world music

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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

The song is No. 1 on Hot AC — that’s adult contemporary.

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

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

Country music is the third-largest radio format in the nation, behind Top 40 and adult contemporary, reaching 68 million listeners a week, according to Nielsen.

From Washington Post • Jun. 14, 2017