Examples of alt-pop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For the benefit of those who line up early, 13-year-old alt-pop singer Piper Connelly will be doing an acoustic set outside from 6-7 a.m. Details: 2990 N. Alma School Road, Suite 5, Chandler. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024 The reissue should sell nicely, and the album will also be helped by the general boost in streaming her buzzy set has given her catalog for the days since – assisted by an appearance from fellow alt-pop superstar (and longtime LDR acolyte) Billie Eilish. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2024 Among 2024 'Billboard' Women in Music Awards Honorees The alt-pop artist (whose real name is Charlotte Aitchison) also opened up about her vision behind the cover. Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024 Saya Gray: Qwerty II EP [Dirty Hit] Qwerty II concludes Saya Gray’s dual-EP follow-up to her 2022 album, 19 Masters, swirling that record’s puckish R&B into hyperactive alt-pop. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 29 Mar. 2024 Saturday, May 11’s headliners are alternative rock veterans Weezer and new school alt-pop singer-songwriter Dominic Fike. Spin Contributor, SPIN, 18 Mar. 2024 Many of Amos’ songs built toward surging, anthemic alt-pop hooks with unsettlingly direct lyrics like that. Cat Cardenas, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2024 The fun continues Friday with an early show by alt-pop singer Plvtinum (7:30 p.m., $15-$75) before DJ Phoenix’s late-night exploration of the Music of 2004, which probably means tunes by the Go! Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024 Sitting at a small workstation at his Nashville home, alt-pop artist Morgxn holds up a piece of white poster board. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2024

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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 26 Apr. 2024.

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