big beat

noun

often capitalized both Bs

: music (such as rock) characterized by a heavy persistent beat

Examples of big beat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Kneecap transition with that same seamless ambition across the album’s soundscapes—a diverse terrain of U.K. garage, big beat, drum and bass, acid house, techno, and old school hip-hop, to name a few. —

Margaret Farrell, SPIN, 14 June 2024 The Memorial Day weekend tradition brought big beats and colorful fashions to the sunny riverfront, along with artists on six stages, part of a blitz of electronic music this weekend across the city at bars, clubs, popups and afterparties. —

Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 25 May 2024 Its forecast for first quarter revenue of about $24 billion was also a big beat. —

Carmen Reinicke, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024 Most striking was the release of his eighth album Fuse, the lively big beat twist on country-pop that came out in 2013. —

Poppy Reid, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2021 Sportswear behemoth Nike had one heckuva week last week, climbing more than 20% after releasing a big beat on Thursday after the bell, plus delivering a sterling sales forecast that could push its top line over $50 billion this year. —

Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 28 June 2021 Throughout the ‘90s, the U.K.’s big beat scene carried on the party-starting legacy that expanded in the house and techno scenes of New York, Chicago, and Detroit during the '80s. —

Patrick Lyons, Billboard, 12 Mar. 2021 Britain's big beat heroes The Chemical Brothers liked it, incorporating the song's upbeat robotic snarl into their live shows. —

Kat Bein, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2021 The Chemical Brothers Pioneers of big beat and an electronic act with commercial success. —

Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 6 Jan. 2021

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