alt-pop

noun

ˈȯlt-ˌpäp 

: alternative pop

Examples of alt-pop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The three Cyrus siblings have all excelled in the music industry, with Miley becoming a major pop star, Noah an alt-pop singer-songwriter, and Trace a guitarist for the band Metro Station. —Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 15 May 2025

Tickets to see the alt-pop singer-songwriter will be available through a presale starting at 10 a.m. local time May 14 and a general on sale at 10 a.m. local time May 16 via Lorde’s website. —Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 9 May 2025

The alt-pop musician is set to star alongside Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson in the upcoming Neil Diamond tribute act biopic Song Sung Blue. —Emily Blackwood, People.com, 1 May 2025

In a poll published Friday (April 18) on Billboard, music fans chose the alt-pop icon’s gorgeous new ballad as their favorite new release of the past week. —Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 20 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for alt-pop

• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop
• blacktop
• bookshop
• clatsop
• desktop
• eavesdrop
• estop
• hardtop
• hilltop