pop music

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In pop music, the musicians are there to support the song.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

That does not, however, mean that “Mother Mary” isn’t about pop music.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

But it also offered the audience a chance to look back on a career that’s encompassed virtually every major shift in pop music over the last two decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

There’s a lesson there, though, in the never-ending give and take between popular folk and commercial pop music.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The term pop music can refer to a specific kind of popular music, as in "bubblegum pop."

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones