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The 15 pages that link to Adult contemporary music, each with the reason it gives.

• Country popCompared with: Country pop can share its production and audience while retaining country instrumentation and themes.

• Radio formatBroader topic: It illustrates how a format joins a defined audience with a recognizable musical mix.

• Easy listeningRelated: Adult contemporary radio inherited some easy listening's emphasis on melodic, polished songs.

• Contemporary R&BCompared with: The categories overlap in polished ballads, but contemporary R&B foregrounds rhythmic and vocal traditions.

• Smooth jazzRelated: Smooth jazz shares its polished sound and radio-oriented accessibility.

• Pop rockCompared with: It overlaps with pop rock’s audience and production while often minimizing rock instrumentation.

• Traditional popRelated: It inherited aspects of traditional pop's smooth vocal presentation and adult audience.

• Children's musicCompared with: Its target audience and lyrical conventions differ from music made for children.

• Barry ManilowNarrower topic: Manilow became one of the format’s most recognizable performers.

• Boyz II MenRelated: The group’s romantic ballads crossed from R&B into adult contemporary audiences.

• Music radioRelated: Adult contemporary stations use familiar, broadly appealing songs to define a major music-radio format.

• Neil DiamondNarrower topic: Diamond’s polished ballads and pop hits became staples of the format.

• Lara FabianRelated: Several of Fabian’s ballads fit the format’s emphasis on expressive vocals and broad appeal.

• Luther VandrossRelated: Vandross’s ballads crossed from R&B charts into adult contemporary radio.

• Sentimental balladRelated: Sentimental ballads have been a durable part of its radio repertoire.