Synonyms for popular music
pop·u·lar mu·sic

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1. popular music, popular music genrenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   popular music genre

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1. Keith Richards ':

   There's something incredibly powerful about the blues -- the raw blues. But then, there isn't a piece of popular music probably that you've heard that hasn't in some weird way been influenced by the blues, i think it's probably the original musical form in the world, when it comes down to it.

2. Django Reinhardt:

   Jazz attracted me because in it I found a formal perfection and instrumental precision that I admire in classical music, but which popular music doesn't have.

3. Armand Leroi:

   We had a sense that lots of people have opinions about popular music, but nobody has any objective evidence.

4. Ken Ehrlich:

   We couldn't think of a more appropriate way to honor him than by bringing together his bandmates and longtime friend and collaborator, Jackson Browne, to play an Eagles classic that forever changed popular music, it'll be an emotional moment for many of us -- one of reflection, respect, and celebration.