But he and others say Motown will always be remembered for its historic influence on American popular music.

VOA: special.2009.05.11

It has been recorded by more than fifty singers and groups in almost every style of popular music.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

American popular music changed forever fifty years ago when Berry Gordy,Junior started a record company in Detroit,Michigan.

VOA: special.2009.05.11

African Americans had gained worldwide fame for their work in popular music -- especially for creating jazz.

VOA: special.2010.03.07

Today we tell about Les Paul, one of the most influential people in modern popular music.

VOA: special.2009.09.27

Their second album with the company went to number one on Billboard Magazine popular music charts.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

As a member of the Beatles, he wrote hundreds of songs that changed popular music forever.

VOA: special.2010.06.18

We wanted to report on American culture, answer questions from listeners and play popular music.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

He was also an inventor. The electric guitar and recording devices he created changed the sound of popular music and greatly influenced rock and roll.

VOA: special.2009.09.27

The Beatles wrote more than two hundred songs that revolutionized American popular music.

VOA: special.2010.07.30

But she was not very successful with that kind of popular music.

VOA: special.2010.07.04

Another popular music festival takes place that same weekend in Mammoth Lakes,California.

VOA: special.2010.08.02

But his strongest interest continued to be jazz and popular music.

VOA: special.2009.02.08

He wrote both serious classical music and light popular music.

VOA: special.2009.08.02

It became a powerful influence in popular music.

VOA: special.2010.05.12

And,he thought Gershwin wrote only popular music.

VOA: special.2010.03.07

The orchestra was formed in 1885 by some of the Boston Symphony's early benefactors, who were looking to expand the orchestra's appeal by playing popular music.

VOA: standard.2010.07.28

In the late nineteen seventies, music producer Sylvia Robinson realized that hip-hop was becoming a popular part of street celebrations.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

Immortal Technique is a popular artist who has ignored requests to sign up with large companies to produce his music.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

One hip-hop artist, Francis Durango Magalona, also known as FrancisM, made this music even more popular in the Philippines.

VOA: special.2009.10.14

One reporter questioned why Flamenco music is on the list since it is extremely popular and economically successful.

VOA: special.2010.12.01