After James Jamerson laid down all those funky bass lines in Detroit, helping to create 56 No. 1 R&B hits and 23 No. 1 pop hits, making Motown into a cultural juggernaut, popular music never has been the same.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/news/james-jamerson-street-edisto-island-sc/article_a52574a2-3bac-11ee-a9a5-53a51a9b2b2f.html

Although he is now viewed as one of the most self-indulgent narcissists in popular music (and there’s stiff competition), in those days Rod Stewart, who had just passed up a promising career as a soccer player, suffered from stage fright.

Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/01/12/exploring-the-outer-boundaries-of-sound-with-jeff-beck/

A popular music and camping festival will be rocking back into town over the upcoming bank holiday weekend with a line-up including Jethro Tull, Hawkwind and Levellers.

Source: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/northern-kin-festival-track-deliver-26751466

Back then, that station played Top-40 popular music all day and had special programs in the morning like “Opportunity Knocks” which gave the latest job openings provided by the local employment office.

Source: https://www.mtairynews.com/opinion/117447/skip-the-bad-behavior-in-congress

But at this bereft moment in time, I can’t think of a single one in any genre or subgenre of popular music who surpassed Bennett in the sheer, unfettered expression of hope.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/07/22/opinion-without-tony-bennett-what-do-we-do/

Each episode focuses on a McCartney or Beatles song and is billed as “a combination master class, memoir, and improvised journey with one of the most beloved figures in popular music.”

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/12/02/dolly-parton-and-cher-remind-us-its-greater-later/

It was not so long ago that the cause of Tibetan independence and its avatar, the 14 Dalai Lama, were celebrated by influencers of the old technological regimes, cinema and popular music.

Source: https://religiondispatches.org/dalai-lamas-suck-my-tongue-controversy-reveals-centuries-old-christian-distortion-of-tibetan-buddhism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dalai-lamas-suck-my-tongue-controversy-reveals-centuries-old-christian-distort

I've seen people go into trance in the context of the 'Aissawa Sufi music, but also popular music, Nass el Ghiwane, for example.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202312110011.html

La Bohème which was a popular music and tapas bar announced the closure on its Facebook this afternoon.

Source: https://carlow-nationalist.ie/2023/03/28/carlow-restaurant-announces-closure/

Not only one of the Everlys' best-known songs, but one of the most recognizable songs in popular music history, "Bye Bye Love" became a No. 1 country hit for the brothers in 1957.

Source: https://theboot.com/everly-brothers-country-songs/

Scottish broadcaster Bruce left Radio 2 on March 3, having presented his mid-morning programme for more than three decades, and began a new show on Greatest Hits Radio in April – taking with him his popular music radio quiz PopMaster.

Source: https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/national/23880100.bbc-local-radio-shows-suffer-drop-listeners-past-two-years/?ref=rss

The popular music player Winamp is coming to iOS, but it won’t be what users expect.

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/15/this-week-in-apps-newsrooms-leave-twitter-reels-expands-android-14-arrives/

The strategy named Hamilton and the West End as possible music destinations, though Newcastle West's most popular music pub, the Cambridge Hotel, is poised to close down to make way for apartments.

Source: https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/8180408/labor-government-pushes-relaxed-noise-rules-for-newcastle-entertainment-precinct/?src=rss

This pairing was made because popular music in Boulder matches my music taste the best.

Source: https://dakotastudent.com/16766/arts-comm/spotify-wrapped-a-year-in-review/

With more than 195 million subscribers, is arguably one of the most popular music streaming platforms in the world.

Source: https://www.samfordcrimson.com/spotify-setting-tweaks-thatll-change-how-you-listen-to-music-2023-01-03.html