Pop music
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
Illustration: Sheet music to "Buffalo Gals" (c. 1840), a traditional song.
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Pop music is music intended for or accepted by a wide audience, usually with a commercial basis and distinguished from other genres such as classical music and folk music.
Etymology
Shortened form of popular music.
See also
- List of best-selling singles
- Catchiness
- List of popular music genres
- Origins of rock and roll
- Traditional pop music
- Hit record
- Pop culture
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