Popular Music

Popular music is music intended for a broad audience, especially an audience that has no formal training in or understanding of musical theory.

Music genres that can be described as popular music include

• Acid House
• Bluegrass
• Blues
• Country music
• Disco
• Electronic music
• Folk music
• Jazz
• New wave music
• Punk rock
• Rap music
• Reggae
• Rock and roll
• Rhythm and blues
• [Soul music]?
• Pop

As the term is most commonly understood, "popular music" or "pop music" describes kinds of rock and roll most popular on the radio. A list of current performers playing on "pop music" radio stations can be found at /Performers.