How to Use alternative pop in a Sentence

alternative pop

noun
  • Her music is a fusion of alternative pop with soft and dreamy vocals.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The alternative pop artist's latest single isn't a love song.
    — Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Just think about the alternative pop culture reality that could have been!
    — Emma Dibdin, Cosmopolitan, 15 Sep. 2017
  • The young talent took the business by storm years ago with a completely new style of alternative pop, one which resonated with the masses.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
  • The alternative pop track marks a shift for Jauregui, who's mainly created across pop, dance and Latin genres in the past.
    — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • His tastes revolved around the intersection of alternative pop, ambient heavy bass, folk and tropical house.
    — Marcus K. Dowling, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The Aces, an alternative pop band hailing from Provo, Utah, have known and loved each other for as long as most of them can remember.
    — USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
  • Things were quiet for a while until a batch of Rae’s old demos began to gain traction online, with a niche group of alternative pop fans demanding an official release.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 June 2025
  • Foster is a working musician, famous for rocking the mic as the frontman of the alternative pop band Foster the People.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Tilly Louise, an alternative pop artist based in the UK, has amassed millions of streams but still works a full-time job because her music doesn't generate enough income.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2025
  • Yors blends alternative pop sensibilities with soaring vocals and a lilting falsetto, moving up and down scales like the classic rockers of the 70's.
    — Alex Blynn, Billboard, 23 Aug. 2019
  • Fearless alternative pop singer Noga Erez is on the brink of superstardom with a unique, captivating sound and a major studio album on the way.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
  • After the release of their 2023 album Table for Two, the alternative pop-rock duo recognized that there were a lot of things left unsaid.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The city welcomed the festival in its first year, 1995, when not many people wanted an alternative pop-punk festival playing in their neighborhood.
    — Lizzie Stokes, San Antonio Express-News, 5 July 2018
  • The album, which features some of their songs in Spanish, is filled with addictive beats, earworm lyrics, and memorable hooks that blend hyper-pop, hip-hop, house, dance, and alternative pop with Latin beats.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Building on top of 2023’s initial tracklist, five new songs round out the album to reflect a vast sonic library from jazz to bossa nova to R&B and alternative pop.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Her music is an amalgamation of R&B, soul, funk, and alternative pop, woven together with introspective lyrics that resonate deeply with listeners.
    — Essence Fashion Editors, Essence, 24 June 2023
  • Following her performance at Stagecoach, alternative pop artist Lana Del Rey also plans to release a country album, though the release date has not been confirmed.
    — Lauren Harvey, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
  • Tree was known for mixing alternative pop, electronic music and comedy, sporting a bowl-mullet haircut and making oversized, 1980s-style fashion choices.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
  • In 2022, Louis Tomlinson released his sophomore album Faith in the Future which leaned into an alternative pop-rock sound as a departure from his boy band days.
    — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 9 Feb. 2023
  • His set, dedicated to Chadwick Boseman, jumped genres from the gentle world music sounds of mbiras and flutes to fiery saxophone duets echoing late Coltrane, ending with a soft song that might appear on alternative pop album.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2021
  • More than a decade after breaking through with its moody, black-and-white aesthetic, the Neighbourhood remains a defining voice in alternative pop — and fans in Fort Worth can expect both nostalgia and new material when the band returns to the stage.
    — Travis Pinson, Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • This exciting, elegant alternative pop track with soulful overtones features the intense sound of the saxophone and sensual, provocative lyrics centered on love and intimate relationships, very much in the style of Roberta Flack.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 25 July 2025
  • Co-produced by Javier Sampedro, Yoyi Lagarza and Drumglass, the song is rooted in an alternative pop sound laced with an edgy reparto melody that’s backed by the genre’s distinct hard-hitting clave instrumentation.
    — Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Melanie Martinez returns with her fourth studio album, HADES, the songwriter and alternative pop artist’s social commentary on today’s upside-down world.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Through an urban and alternative pop lens, the film captures the bohemian spirit of Valparaíso and presents a tender perspective on trans love, self-expression and artistic identity in contemporary South America.
    — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 29 July 2025
  • With over three decades in music, the Mexican singer-songwriter has defined the sound of Latin alternative pop through deeply personal songwriting, poetic lyricism, and her distinctive talent as a multi-instrumentalist, particularly on the accordion and piano.
    — Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 30 Mar. 2026

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