Examples of alt-pop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Rubio, the Mexican Salvadoran singer-songwriter who’s joined Omar Apollo and the Marías on tour, has always dreamt of fusing those alt-pop girl sensibilities with the Latin music that surrounded her childhood. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024 The alt-pop duo will release the Mercurial World follow-up on August 23, via Mom+Pop Music. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 10 July 2024 Highlights include the French Choir of Washington and German percussionist Christian Benning in the embassy’s auditorium, the Magnolia Hungarian Folk Band and Baltimore Swing Drop in the ballroom, and the alt-pop Smooth City and French DJ Escandaleux in the Place Charles de Gaulle. Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 21 June 2024 But Brat came at a moment when mainstream pop music is finally embracing more of the crunchy alt-pop sounds she’s been swimming in for the last decade, while Charli’s own cult of personality has grown to exponential proportions. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for alt-pop 

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Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of alt-pop was in 1994

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“Alt-pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alt-pop. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.

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