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Meanings of pop music in English

Russian
поп-музыка
Portuguese
pop
Spanish
pop
Catalan
pop
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Genre of popular music which originated in its modern form in the late-1950s, deriving from rock and roll.

Related terms
поп-музыка
Usage of pop music in English
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Now, pop music has finally come round to Glastonbury's way of thinking.
The Guardian
2
Years & Years make dance- pop music distinguished by its feelings of intimacy.
The Irish Times
3
And sure, why not create pop music history while you're at it?
The Irish Times
4
You see, pop music has been around for a long, long time.
Wired
5
BP Valenzuela's sweet-voiced and loopy, techy pop music is far from basic.
The Guardian
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I would say I choose to listen to chart and pop music.
The Irish Times
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Paul Morley concedes that pop music and art have much in common.
The Guardian
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What you'll hear on Glow is Marco Niemerski's definition of pop music.
The Irish Times
9
The near-absence of strong, smart female voices in pop music is troubling.
Ebony
10
That's not just with country, that's with a lot of pop music.
Reuters
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The themes of pop music videos are very much a copycat game.
The Irish Times
12
The pop music star died at the age of 57 on Thursday.
BBC
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Catchy music mixed with sturdy and expected vocals, that was pop music.
Wired
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By the end of the 1970s, pop music was up for grabs.
The Irish Times
15
Danyel Smith is writing a history of African-American women in pop music.
Ebony
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He says it was a mix of classical and some pop music.
Radio NZ