hot adult contemporary

noun

A category of contemporary music targeting a mature demographic, generally consisting of uptempo rock and pop hits but excluding more youth-oriented genres such as hip-hop.

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Meanings

nounhot adult contemporary (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA category of contemporary music targeting a mature demographic, generally consisting of uptempo rock and pop hits but excluding more youth-oriented genres such as hip-hop.
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