popular music

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Along with boasting one of the most easily recallable and down-to-Earth refrains in popular music, “Kiss” has a noteworthy history.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

A guitarist, composer and bandleader who died on Saturday, Taylor's six-decade career played a key role in shaping modern popular music in West Africa.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

I guess I should never grow to value any popular music, because it will always become contaminated by the Super Bowl.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2026

The King also noted the "success of Irish pop and rock bands in the field of popular music".

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

This syncopation is now so common in all popular music that it has quite forgotten its Cuban roots.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall