popular music

Noun

Meaning

any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

popular music genre rock pop ballad folk music rock music pop music dance music folk song hit parade bestseller bubble gum music soft rock charts rock 'n' roll

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Antonyms

classical music old song little-known song non-popular music unknown song unpopular music

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Hypernyms

genre music genre musical style musical genre

Hyponyms

hip-hop rock jazz folk pop rap

Examples

I think popular music in this country is one of the few things in the twentieth century that have made giant strides in reverse. Bing Crosby

I feel the popular music of a certain time really tells you a lot about what life was like in that period. Paz de la Huerta

If you don't know the blues... there's no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music. Keith Richards

I don't see that there are any particular changes in popular music. Lester Bangs

It just sort of happened. I wrote like what I'd always read and what was in the movies ... I'm sure popular music is supposed to be like this. Warren Zevon

Have you listened to the radio lately? Have you heard the canned, frozen and processed product being dished up to the world as American popular music today? Billy Joel

Close letter words and terms

popular interest popular interests popular knowledge popular music genre popular name popular officer