techno-pop
noun
tech·no-pop
ˈtek-(ˌ)nō-ˌpäp 
: popular music featuring extensive use of synthesizers
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The trio consisting of Haruomi Hosono and the late musicians Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yukihiro Takahashi formed in 1978, sparking a techno-pop craze in Japan and successfully touring internationally.
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2025
February 4, 2025 As strobe lights flashed and a range of techno-pop tracks by Memphy and The Frost Children permeated through the scene, guests toasted to one of the first major gatherings of New York Fashion Week.
—Sam Falb, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
There are manic car chases scored to techno-pop songs; gun fu acrobatics that burst with goofy artifice.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, four Colombians compete for the title of second-most nominated at the Latin Grammys: Boasting seven nominations is global icon Shakira, whose techno-pop kiss off track with Argentine producer Bizarrap was nominated for both record and song of the year.
—Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
Critics and consumers alike had clearly responded well to her pivot into spiritual techno-pop and then folktronica, forward-looking sounds that heralded her into the burgeoning TRL era.
—Sydney Urbanek, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2023
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Billboard Japan, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2025
February 4, 2025 As strobe lights flashed and a range of techno-pop tracks by Memphy and The Frost Children permeated through the scene, guests toasted to one of the first major gatherings of New York Fashion Week.
—Sam Falb, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
There are manic car chases scored to techno-pop songs; gun fu acrobatics that burst with goofy artifice.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, four Colombians compete for the title of second-most nominated at the Latin Grammys: Boasting seven nominations is global icon Shakira, whose techno-pop kiss off track with Argentine producer Bizarrap was nominated for both record and song of the year.
—Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
Critics and consumers alike had clearly responded well to her pivot into spiritual techno-pop and then folktronica, forward-looking sounds that heralded her into the burgeoning TRL era.
—Sydney Urbanek, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2023
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“Techno-pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/techno-pop. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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