pop rock
Radio-friendly guitar music
Pop rock blends the catchy melodies and polished production of pop music with the guitars and energy of rock.
The genre emerged in the 1960s and dominates commercial radio, prioritizing accessibility over rock's harder edges: The Beatles pioneered pop rock.
The term sometimes carries a dismissive tone, implying music that's pleasant but not serious.
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- airplayRadio or TV broadcast
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
- singleOne in number
- chart-topperSong at position one
mainstream · playlist · rotation · radio-friendly · FM · catchy · earworm · singalong
Fretted stringed instrument
- drumsStruck membrane instruments
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- keyboardArray of input keys
- synthesizerElectronic sound-generating instrument
vocals · hooks · riffs · chorus · verse · bridge · melody · harmony
Cheerfully optimistic
- energeticHaving much vigor
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- accessibleAble to be reached
- melodicMusically pleasing to hear
bouncy · anthemic · feel-good · vibrant · glossy · danceable · sing-along · hooky
Emerging trend or movement
- alternativeAnother available choice
- indieProduced outside majors
- post-punkExperimental rock after '77
- adult contemporaryMellow mainstream radio format
Iconic sixties rock quartet
- Fleetwood MacBritish-American rock band
- ABBASwedish disco-era pop group
- BlondieLight-haired person's moniker
- Bon JoviNew Jersey arena rock group
Elton John · Cyndi Lauper · Maroon 5 · Kelly Clarkson · Alanis Morissette · Sheryl Crow · Avril Lavigne · Paramore
billboard
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chart-topper · mainstream · playlist · rotation · radio-friendly · FM · catchy · earworm · singalong · anthem
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
synthesizer · vocals · hooks · riffs · chorus · verse · bridge · melody · harmony · power chords
upbeat
Cheerfully optimistic
- energeticHaving much vigor
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- accessibleAble to be reached
melodic · bouncy · anthemic · feel-good · vibrant · glossy · danceable · sing-along · hooky · bright
new wave
Emerging trend or movement
- alternativeAnother available choice
- indieProduced outside majors
- post-punkExperimental rock after '77
Beatles
Iconic sixties rock quartet
- Fleetwood MacBritish-American rock band
- ABBASwedish disco-era pop group
- BlondieLight-haired person's moniker
Elton John · Cyndi Lauper · Bon Jovi · Maroon 5 · Kelly Clarkson · Alanis Morissette · Sheryl Crow · Avril Lavigne · Paramore · Weezer
- rock genresheavy metal, metal, punk, grunge, Britpop
- musicmusic, song, songs, singing, singer
- music genresblues, jazz, classical, country, hip hop
- Pop MusicTaylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga
- Popboy band, girl group, soda, cola, root beer
- 60s rockpower chords, fuzz tone
pop rockheavy metal
Aggressive amplified rock genre
death metal · thrash metal · black metal · hardcore punk · grindcore
pop rockavant-garde
Innovative cultural pioneers
noise music · experimental music · noise rock · progressive rock · musique concrète
pop rockEDM
Beat-driven club genre
techno · house music · electronic music · synthwave · industrial
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