popular music po·pu·lar·music uncommon noun 1. any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) Synonymspopular musicpopular music genre Related words Word family popular music genre Broader terms music genre Narrower terms macumbapop musicfolk musicdance musicjazzraprhythm and bluesrockabilly WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
