popular music

Noun popular music has 1 sense

• popular music(n = noun.communication) popular music genre - any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time);
has particulars: disco, disco music, macumba, pop, pop music, ethnic music, folk, folk music, ballroom music, dance music, danceroom music, jazz, hip-hop, rap, rap music, r and b, rhythm and blues, rockabilly, rock, rock'n'roll, rock-and-roll, rock 'n' roll, rock and roll, rock music, reggae, skiffle
is a kind of genre, music genre, musical genre, musical style