popular music
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“Rock ’N’ Roll,” which he dedicated to Vaclav Havel, explores the rebellious, Dionysian force of popular music, an eternal source of inspiration for him, in a play set partly in Prague during the Communist era.
From Los Angeles Times
Adele, one of Britain's most popular music stars, released her last album four years ago and has been largely out of the limelight since she ended a Las Vegas residency a year ago.
From BBC
Or is it simply the enduring power of popular music and the icons who’ve created and performed it?
From Los Angeles Times
To that end, Sinatra became the first major singer to regularly perform popular music in formal concert settings backed by a full symphony orchestra.
“Most people never write any hits, let alone songs that change popular music, which certainly defines him as a player and a writer,” says Sowders.
From Los Angeles Times
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