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I try to listen to over a hundred different songs a day. I listen to every single thing. If you're just listening to pop music, you're just gonna make pop music. I listen to Adele, Yo Yo Ma, Gucci Mane.
Benny Blanco

Meaning of "pop music" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POP MUSIC

pop music  [pɒp ˈmjuːzɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POP MUSIC

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pop music is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POP MUSIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pop music

Pop music

Pop music is a genre of popular music which originated in its modern form in the 1950s, deriving from rock and roll. The terms "popular music" and "pop music" are often used interchangeably, even though the former is a description of music which is popular. As a genre, pop music is very eclectic, often borrowing elements from other styles including urban, dance, rock, Latin and country; nonetheless, there are core elements which define pop. Such include generally short-to-medium length songs, written in a basic format, as well as the common employment of repeated choruses, melodic tunes, and catchy hooks. So-called "pure pop" music, such as power pop, features all these elements, using electric guitars, drums and bass for instrumentation; in the case of such music, the main goal is usually that of being pleasurable to listen to, rather than having much artistic depth. Pop music is generally thought of as a genre which is commercially recorded and desires to have a mass audience appeal.

Definition of pop music in the English dictionary

The definition of pop music in the dictionary is music of general appeal, esp among young people, that originated as a distinctive genre in the 1950s. It is generally characterized by a strong rhythmic element and the use of electrical amplification.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POP MUSIC


algesic
ælˈdʒiːzɪk
analgesic
ˌænəlˈdʒiːzɪk
antimusic
ˈæntɪˌmjuːzɪk
Ashkenazic
ˌæʃkəˈnɑːzɪk
boeremusiek
ˈbʊərəˌmjuːzɪk
cryptomnesic
ˌkrɪptəmˈniːzɪk
early-music
ˈɜːlɪ ˈmjuːzɪk
hyperalgesic
ˌhaɪpərælˈdʒiːzɪk
mesic
ˈmiːzɪk
music
ˈmjuːzɪk
nonmusic
ˌnɒnˈmjuːzɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POP MUSIC

pop
pop art
pop band
pop concert
pop group
pop off
pop one´s clogs
pop psychology
pop quiz
pop shop
pop singer
pop socks
pop song
pop star
pop the question
pop-up
pop-up book
pop-up menu
pop-up toaster
pop.

WORDS THAT END LIKE POP MUSIC

absolute music
art music
background music
chamber music
classical music
country music
dance music
electronic music
folk music
gospel music
House music
incidental music
piano music
popular music
rap music
rock music
sheet music
soul music
swing music
theme music
world music

Synonyms and antonyms of pop music in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pop music» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POP MUSIC

Find out the translation of pop music to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pop music from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pop music» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

流行音乐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la música pop
570 millions of speakers

English

pop music
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पॉप संगीत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

موسيقى البوب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поп-музыка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

música pop
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পপ সঙ্গীত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la musique pop
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

muzik pop
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Popmusik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ポップミュージック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

팝 음악
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pop musik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhạc pop
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாப் இசை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॉप संगीत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pop müzik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

musica pop
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

muzyka pop
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поп - музика
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

muzica pop
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pop μουσική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

popmusiek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

popmusik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

popmusikk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pop music

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POP MUSIC»

The term «pop music» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.819 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POP MUSIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pop music

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10 QUOTES WITH «POP MUSIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word pop music.
1
Kris Allen
I love pop music, but I love pop music that does something a little bit different.
2
Paul Anka
If you're in pop music, you've got to deal with the changing of the guard every few years. By the time the '70s arrived, I was well aware of the cyclical nature of the game. pop music is a creature of the moment; it thrives on the mood of its time. Either you hook into that or you're not going to be part of it.
3
James Bay
I loved pop music as a little kid. Things like the Black Eyed Peas. If it had a catchy chorus, I was into it.
4
Benny Blanco
I try to listen to over a hundred different songs a day. I listen to every single thing. If you're just listening to pop music, you're just gonna make pop music. I listen to Adele, Yo Yo Ma, Gucci Mane.
5
Danny Boyle
I love that sense of change that you'd get in pop music every three minutes, every four minutes.
6
Steven Curtis Chapman
That's one wonderful thing about country music - it shifts, ebbs, and flows stylistically, unlike pop music.
7
Elvis Costello
I don't think I was ever particularly mean. I can certainly think of some idiotic exchanges I've had. I was accused of destroying pop music, like Wagner destroyed opera - a guy in Germany started ranting that at me.
8
Ricki-Lee Coulter
I think 'pop' can be a bit of a dirty word. People are very cool in Australia. They don't like to admit that they like pop. There are people who listen to Triple J and cool stuff like that, but commercial radio is massive, and if you look at the sales of the pop songs every week, people love pop music.
9
John Cusack
Do I listen to pop music because I'm miserable or am I miserable because listen to pop music?
10
Sheena Easton
Disco is just pop music you can dance to.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POP MUSIC»

Discover the use of pop music in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pop music and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pop Music, Pop Culture
This book offers readers a comprehensive guide to understanding pop music today. It provides a clear survey of the field and a description of core concepts.
Chris Rojek, 2011
2
Pop Music and the Press
The contributors to the volume include academics and journalists; several wear both hats, and some are musicians as well.
Steve Jones, 2002
3
Listen Again: A Momentary History of Pop Music
Here's where my American history--and yours--goes to find itself."--Jonathan Lethem, author of "You Don't Love Me Yet"
Eric Weisbard, 2007
4
From Pac-Man to Pop Music: Interactive Audio in Games and ...
Despite its importance to contemporary multi-media, this is the first book that provides a framework for understanding the history, issues and theories surrounding interactive audio.
Ms Karen Collins, 2013
5
Korean pop music: riding the wave
Offers an account written by thirteen scholars of Korean Studies, ethnomusicology and popular culture from Canada, Great Britain, Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the US. This book includes discussion of North Korean popular music ...
Keith Howard, 2006
6
Pop music: technology and creativity : Trevor Horn and the ...
This relationship, the book argues, is exemplified by the work of Trevor Horn, who is widely acknowledged as the most important, innovative and successful British pop record producer of the early 1980s.In the first part of the book, Timothy ...
Timothy Warner, 2003
7
No Sympathy for the Devil: Christian Pop Music and the ...
In this cultural history of evangelical Christianity and popular music, David Stowe demonstrates how mainstream rock of the 1960s and 1970s has influenced conservative evangelical Christianity through the development of Christian pop music.
David Ware Stowe, 2011
8
Blerwytirhwng?: The Place of Welsh Pop Music
The resulting tensions necessitate the understanding of Welsh pop as part of a much larger cultural process. By surveying the development of Welsh-language popular music from 1945-2000, 'Blerwytirhwng?
Sarah Hill, 2007
9
I'll Take You There: Pop Music and the Urge for Transcendence
Regardless of their spiritual leanings, all of the subjects discussed in this book (including Public Enemy, Madonna, Sleater-Kinney, Tricky, Johnny Cash, Nine Inch Nails, Moby, Marvin Gaye, Eminem, Polly Harvey, Bruce Springsteen and Sly & ...
Bill Friskics-Warren, 2006
10
The Cambridge Companion to Pop and Rock
In particular they focus on the controversial issues concerning race and ethnicity, politics, gender and globalisation. Contains full profiles of a selection of figures from the pop and rock world.
Simon Frith, Will Straw, John Street, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POP MUSIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pop music is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Can the Weeknd Turn Himself Into the Biggest Pop Star in the World?
But Swift had, in essence, been making pop music all along, in terms of subject matter and structural approach. Tesfaye's transformation is a ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Mawazine sessions: Nigerian duo P-Square represent Africa's rise …
Peter is not entirely comfortable with acknowledging P-Square's role in bringing African pop music to the world, despite the fact they have sold ... «The National, Jul 15»
3
Do Songs by Female Pop Stars Always Need to Have a Feminist …
As with all forms of art, there are multiple spaces for pop music to exist, and not all of them have to be bound up in politics. It's a woman's ... «Noisey, Jul 15»
4
Mo Pop Music Festival, Saturday
The Mo Pop Festival got off to a fast start as hundreds of music fans music fans took in all the sights, sounds and tastes of the two-day event at ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
5
Top of the Pops: Pop music the nation's favourite
It seems pop music is number one right now, and it doesn't look like it's to change anytime soon. You only have to see the furore around ... «Music News, Jul 15»
6
The ticket: Pop music
Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images. SAMANTHA CRAIN The songs on her new fourth album, “Under Branch & Thorn & Tree,” are elegant ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
7
Passion Pit cancels Sunday appearance at Detroit's Mo Pop music fest
DETROIT, MI - One of the main acts of this weekend's Mo Pop music festival in Detroit has cancelled just before their scheduled performance ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
8
ArtsBeat | Popcast: Prince Royce, Pitbull and Multilingual Pop Music
Prince Royce, the young Bronx-raised Dominican-American bachata singer, has just made “Double Vision,” his first non-bachata album, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
9
Mo rain, mo rain, mo rain... but Mo Pop plays on
This weekend, the Mo Pop music festival is bringing indie music, local sounds, food trucks, live art, craft beer and DIY spirit to downtown Detroit. «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
10
It wasn't just the Queen – pop music borrowed Nazi symbols too
There were fascist salutes on Top of the Pops and swastikas worn by the Sex Pistols. But don't confuse personal politics with naivety and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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