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  1. Rock | Definition, History, Artists, Songs, & Facts | Britannica

    Jan 6, 2026 · Rock is a form of popular music that emerged in the 1950s and that by the end of the 20th century was the world’s dominant form of popular music. It originated in the United States and …

  2. Rock Music Portal | Britannica

    Rock's origins lie in rock and roll, a new form of American popular music in the 1950s that was personified early on by Elvis Presley. Other successful rock singers, musicians, and groups include …

  3. Rock - Pioneers, Genres, Legends | Britannica

    Jan 6, 2026 · The trouble is that the term rock describes an evolving musical practice informed by a variety of nonmusical arguments (about creativity, sincerity, commerce, and popularity).

  4. Rock - Social Change, Cultural Evolution, Music Revolution | Britannica

    5 days ago · Rock remains the most democratic of mass media—the only one in which voices from the margins of society can still be heard out loud. Yet, at the beginning of the 21st century, rock and the …

  5. Rock | Definition, Characteristics, Formation, Cycle, Classification ...

    Feb 6, 2026 · Rock, in geology, naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of one or more minerals. Such aggregates constitute the basic unit of which the solid Earth is composed and typically form …

  6. List of Musical Bands | Rock, Pop, Grunge | Britannica

    This is an alphabetically ordered list of bands. See also band, rock, alternative rock, popular music, heavy metal, grunge, psychedelic rock, punk, and country music.

  7. Influential Rock Bands | Britannica

    Jul 16, 2017 · Simply put, the Rolling Stones changed rock forever, setting touring standards and fashion trends, featuring iconic album cover art, and being masterful showmen and innovators of …

  8. Schoolhouse Rock! | Conjunction Junction, I’m Just a Bill, Songs ...

    Schoolhouse Rock! is an American series of three-minute musical cartoons with educational lyrics created to teach children concepts in mathematics, grammar, science, history, civics, and economics.

  9. Rock and roll | History, Songs, Artists, & Facts | Britannica

    Feb 6, 2026 · Rock and roll, style of popular music that originated in the United States in the mid-1950s and that evolved by the mid-1960s into the more encompassing international style known as rock …

  10. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum - Encyclopedia Britannica

    Jan 2, 2026 · rock and roll, style of popular music that originated in the United States in the mid-1950s and that evolved by the mid-1960s into the more encompassing international style known as rock …