Examples of alt-pop in a Sentence

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Swims will perform at The BRIT Awards at The O2 in London on March 1. Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet falls two places to No. 4, while alt-pop hero FKA twigs lands her best-ever placing on the charts with Eusexua (No. 3), besting her previous high with 2014’s LP (No. 16). Thomas Smith, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2025 In a cover story for W Magazine published on Thursday, Jan. 30, the alt-pop star (whose real name is Charlotte Aitchison) opened up about receiving eight nominations at the 2025 Grammy Awards. Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025 The track — a dreamy, alt-pop song about being young and in love — has touches of Born to Die-era Lana Del Rey and a black-and-white video that references both the 1965 cult film Faster, Pussycat! Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025 But nonetheless, the alt-pop maven is freaking fans out with her new project, Perverts. Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for alt-pop 

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of alt-pop was in 1994

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“Alt-pop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alt-pop. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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