pop singer

Top-forty performer

A pop singer is a performer who sings popular music—the broad category of commercially successful, widely accessible songs that dominate radio and streaming charts.

The term emphasizes mainstream appeal over artistic genre: She started as a pop singer before moving into country.

Pop singers are often as known for their image and celebrity as their vocal ability.

Related

diva · hitmaker · charts · fans · ballad · tour · world tour · album · record label · celebrity · red carpet · autograph · spotlight · fame · lyrics · performance · idol · teen idol

Categories
Opposites
musical genre/style

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Dramatic vocal stage performer

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commercial vs. artistic orientation

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Non-corporate musical performer

cultural register/prestige

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Temperamental, self-important person

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G