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Re:Record labels dig their own grave, and the shovel is call... by wutbrodo on Friday June 03, 2022 @09:04AM (#31607657)
It's not a traditional genre as much as a characterization, but it definitely has hallmarks that you can identify without reference to its popularity. From Wikipedia:

> Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to.

BTW, Wikipedia also draws a distinction between "pop music" and "popular music", where the latter is defined as you describe.

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Re:Record labels dig their own grave, and the shovel is call... by thereddaikon on Friday June 03, 2022 @03:45PM (#31612776)
That definition is so broad as to include almost all modern western music. Such a loose definition doesn't serve much a purpose as a genre.
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Re:Record labels dig their own grave, and the shovel is call... by oneoff786 on Saturday June 04, 2022 @10:39AM (#31620847)
Define rock
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Re:Record labels dig their own grave, and the shovel is call... by thereddaikon on Tuesday June 07, 2022 @09:25AM (#31653935)
Roots in blues, and its composition is based on blues paradigms like the pentatonic scale and writing structure, 4/4 or 3/4 time signature. Instrumentation has but is not limited to, at least one electric guitar, bass, drum kit and a vocalist. Song structure will usually adhere to a verse chorus verse chorus bridge trope.
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