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# Popular Music

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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]?

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.

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