alternative rock
noun
: alternative music that blends elements of conventional rock with influences from other musical styles (such as punk rock, hard rock, hip-hop, or folk)
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Other winners Monday night included Waxahatchee, who won best country record with Tiger’s Blood, Fontaines D.C., who were awarded best rock record for Romance, and Kim Gordon, whose The Collective won best alternative rock record.
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Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
Pop music is played readily, but anything that is even remotely challenging — at least in alternative rock — doesn’t really [get played].
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
Cage the Elephant has ranked as one of the most reliable names in alternative rock for years now, and the group can be counted on to deliver hit after hit.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Lollapalooza, for example, which began as a farewell tour before evolving into an underground alternative rock festival, was acquired by Live Nation in 2014.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
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Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
Pop music is played readily, but anything that is even remotely challenging — at least in alternative rock — doesn’t really [get played].
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
Cage the Elephant has ranked as one of the most reliable names in alternative rock for years now, and the group can be counted on to deliver hit after hit.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Lollapalooza, for example, which began as a farewell tour before evolving into an underground alternative rock festival, was acquired by Live Nation in 2014.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 1 June 2025
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“Alternative rock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alternative%20rock. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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