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alternative music

group of musical genres (mainly of pop and rock music) that deviate from the dominant trend or commonly accepted official models
Intangible music_genre Q1695023
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alternative music

Summary

alternative music is a music genre[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • alternative music's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • alternative music is a type of popular music[4].
  • alternative music's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alternative music[5].
  • alternative music's partially coincident with is recorded as independent music[6].
  • alternative music's different from is recorded as alternative rock[7].
  • alternative music's different from is recorded as Alternative music[8].

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Definition and Type

alternative music's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. It is a type of popular music[4].

Why It Matters

alternative music has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_alternative-music_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{alternative music}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/alternative-music}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 4w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Partially coincident with → independent music
    Topic's main category → Category:Alternative music
    Different from → alternative rock, Alternative music
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0007370-alternativni-hudba, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
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