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What genre of music has soft AC found common ground with?
indie rock
What genre of music are bands like Feist and Wilco?
Imagine Dragons
Along with Mumford & Sons, Of Monsters & Men, Ed Sheeran and The Lumineers, what indie artist has had adult contemporary success?
2000s
In what decade did indie musicians first began getting attention from the adult contemporary audience?
the 2005-2007 economic downturn
Along with the recession, what broad economic trend marked the decline of adult contemporary radio stations?
urban
Along with CHR, Top 40 and Latino, what format have former AC stations transitioned to?
hot AC
What AC format is still viable?
physical record
Declining sales of what items harmed the adult contemporary genre?
1960s
Generally speaking, what is the earliest decade represented by the "oldies" on soft AC stations?
jazz
Along with R&B, pop and rock, what genre of music is represented on modern soft AC stations?
"easy listening"
What genre of music do new songs on soft AC stations often belong to?
the late 2000s/early 2010s
During what period did soft AC stations attempt to reinvent themselves?
soft adult contemporary
What radio format was described as being "the acoustic equivalent to Prozac"?
1970s
What decade saw the birth of the soft adult contemporary format?
WEEI-FM
What radio station introduced the term "soft rock"?
Boston
Where was the station that introduced the term "soft rock" based?
baloney
What processed meat, featured in WEEI-FM's ad slogan, rhymes with Joni?
Canada
In what country is soft adult contemporary called "EZ Rock"?
beautiful music
Along with MOR, easy listening and soft rock, what format is soft adult contemporary a successor to?
office workers
What occupation is stereotypical held by soft adult contemporary listeners?
females aged 25–54
What advertising demographic is soft adult contemporary marketed towards?
KOST
What station first introduced the tagline "everyone at work can agree on"?
raising children
Along with romantic and sexual relationships, family and work, what do soft adult contemporary songs sometimes discuss?
1960s and 1970s
Music from what two decades is notably featured on the soft AC format?
soul
Along with classic R&B, what genre is notably featured on soft AC stations?
hot AC
What radio station format is soft AC often contrasted with?
jazz and big band
What radio station formats faced demographic pressures in the 1960s and 70s?
oldies
What radio station format is facing demographic pressures in the present day?
adult standards
What radio station format have many of the former soft AC artists moved to?
incorporating more oldies
Certain soft AC stations have found a niche on the radio by doing what?
aging demographics
Why are adult standards format radio stations declining?
Frank Sinatra
Along with Andy Williams, Johnny Mathis, Nana Mouskouri, Celine Dion, Julio Iglesias, Barry Manilow, Engelbert Humperdinck, and Marc Anthony, what notable artist is featured on the soft AC format?
contemporary mainstream music
Along with classic hits, what type of music do hot adult contemporary stations feature?
adult
What is the primary audience of hot adult contemporary format stations?
Generation Z
What demographic do hot AC stations featuring more pop and alternative rock focus on?
teen pop
Along with urban and rhythmic dance tracks, what genre is featured on hot AC stations with a younger audience?
dance-pop
Madonna, Cher, Gloria Estefan and Kylie Minogue are artists in what genre of music?
boybands
What type of band are Backstreet Boys and Westlife?
power pops
What genre of music is played by Westlife?
soft rock
What genre of music is played by The Eagles?
18-54
What is the target age range of Hot AC stations?
KMXB
What station did Mike Marino work for in 1997?
Las Vegas
Where was the radio station KMXB based in 1997?
18-34
What age demographic is modern rock radio focused on?
men
What is the sex of the listeners modern rock radio is geared towards?
women
Unlike modern rock radio, what sex is adult contemporary radio said to appeal to?
adult
What age group is Urban AC focused towards?
African-American
What race is the target demographic of Urban AC radio?
Des'ree
Who is an example of an artist played on Urban AC format radio stations?
I Ain't Movin'
What is the name of the popular album released by Des'ree?
black
What is the ethnicity of artists commonly played on urban adult contemporary radio?
soft AC
What other adult contemporary radio format is urban AC similar to?
hip-hop
What genre of music is not played frequently on urban AC?
R&B and soul music
What two genres of music are popular on urban AC?
Luther Vandross
Along with Trey Songz, Patti LaBelle, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Frank Ocean, Craig David and Mariah Carey, who is a well-known urban AC artist?
hot AC
What adult contemporary radio format is urban AC not similar to?
rhythmic oldies
What radio format is similar to urban AC but features older soul and R&B songs?
1960s
What is the earliest decade of music typically featured on the rhythmic oldies format?
1990s
What is the most recent decade music from which music can be heard on a rhythmic oldies station?
African-Americans
What is the target demographic of the rhythmic oldies format?
quiet storm
What radio format consists of ballads and slow jams?
quiet storm
What is the name of the radio format that is a mixture of urban and soft adult contemporary?
the evening
At what time of day is the quiet storm format played?
Black and Latino
What is the typical ethnicity of artists played on quiet storm stations?
Vanessa L. Williams
Along with Freddie Jackson, Johnny Gill, Teena Marie, Lalah Hathaway, Toni Braxton, and En Vogue, what artist is popular on quiet storm stations?
mainstream AC
Along with urban adult contemporary and smooth jazz, what station format might feature music from Sade?
smooth jazz
What other format is sometimes played on urban AC stations?
the weekends
When might you hear smooth jazz on a soft AC station?
Smooth AC
What is a more recent name for the smooth jazz format?
to lure younger listeners
What was the smooth jazz format renamed?
urban AC
Along with soft AC, on what station format might adult contemporary R&B be featured?
songcraft and sophistication
What features are emphasized in adult contemporary R&B music?
Philly soul
Along with smooth soul and quiet storm, what genre influenced adult contemporary R&B?
1970s
During what decade was smooth soul popular?
sequencers
Along with drum machines and synthesizers, what electronic instruments are often found in modern R&B-based music?
jazz-R&B fusion
What genre of music did Patti Austin perform?
crossover R&B
Of what genre was the musician Keith Sweat?
1980s
During what decade were musicians like Al Jarreau and Luther Vandross notably successful?
ballads
What type of songs was Leona Lewis known for?
Babyface
Who wrote Boyz II Men's I'll Make Love to You?
Contemporary Christian music
What is CCM an acronym of?
Christian AC
What genre of music is performed by MercyMe?
Radio & Records
What publication includes Christian AC with its format charts?
hot AC
Along with mainstream AC, what format has also featured Christian AC artists on a crossover basis?
soft AC
What AC format is especially known for playing Christmas music in the Christmas season?
November and December
During what two months does the Christmas season take place?
Johnny Mathis
Along with Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, The Carpenters, Percy Faith and Andy Williams, who is an artist played on AC stations around Christmastime but not otherwise?
the week before Thanksgiving Day
When does Christmas music on AC format stations usually begin?
after Christmas Day
When is the earlier of the two times that Christmas music on adult contemporary stations typically ends?
New Year's Day
When is the later of the two times that Christmas music on adult contemporary stations usually ends?
the beginning of November
When is the earliest an AC station will switch to a Christmas format?
beautiful music and easy listening
What two formats pioneered the Christmas music tradition in the 1960s?
20th
In what century was the term matter defined excluding energy phenomena like light and sound?
matter
What term is used for the substance that composes all observable physical objects?
interaction energies
The mass of an object can come from the motion of its constituents or what other source?
universal
What term is used to describe the type of definition that matter would have if all scientists could agree on its definition?
at rest
Prior to the 20th century, the definition of matter included any object that had mass even when it was in what state?
atoms
What kind of particles make up every object in the world that can be touched?
subatomic
The smaller particles that make up atoms, like protons and neutrons, are what kind of particles?
photons
What subatomic particle has no volume or rest mass?