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56e6d8a1de9d371400068079 | Adult_contemporary_music | While most artists became established in other formats before moving to adult contemporary, Michael Bublé and Josh Groban started out as AC artists. Throughout this decade, artists such as Nick Lachey, James Blunt, John Mayer, Bruno Mars, Jason Mraz, Kelly Clarkson, Adele, Clay Aiken and Susan Boyle have become successful thanks to a ballad heavy sound. Much as some hot AC and modern rock artists have crossed over into each other, so too has voiced AC crossed with country music in this decade. Country musicians such as Faith Hill, Shania Twain, LeAnn Rimes and Carrie Underwood have had success on both charts. | What genre of music has soft AC found common ground with? | {
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"country"
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467
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56e6d8f9de9d37140006807e | Adult_contemporary_music | Since the mid-2000s, the mainstreaming of bands like Wilco and Feist have pushed indie rock into the adult contemporary conversation. In the early 2010s, indie musicians like Imagine Dragons, Mumford & Sons, Of Monsters & Men, The Lumineers and Ed Sheeran also had indie songs that crossed over to the adult contemporary charts. | What genre of music are bands like Feist and Wilco? | {
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"indie rock"
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81
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} |
56e6d8f9de9d37140006807f | Adult_contemporary_music | Since the mid-2000s, the mainstreaming of bands like Wilco and Feist have pushed indie rock into the adult contemporary conversation. In the early 2010s, indie musicians like Imagine Dragons, Mumford & Sons, Of Monsters & Men, The Lumineers and Ed Sheeran also had indie songs that crossed over to the adult contemporary charts. | Along with Mumford & Sons, Of Monsters & Men, Ed Sheeran and The Lumineers, what indie artist has had adult contemporary success? | {
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"Imagine Dragons"
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"answer_start": [
175
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} |
56e6d8f9de9d371400068080 | Adult_contemporary_music | Since the mid-2000s, the mainstreaming of bands like Wilco and Feist have pushed indie rock into the adult contemporary conversation. In the early 2010s, indie musicians like Imagine Dragons, Mumford & Sons, Of Monsters & Men, The Lumineers and Ed Sheeran also had indie songs that crossed over to the adult contemporary charts. | In what decade did indie musicians first began getting attention from the adult contemporary audience? | {
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"2000s"
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"answer_start": [
14
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} |
56e6d988de9d371400068084 | Adult_contemporary_music | The consolidation of the "hot AC" format contrasted with the near-demise of most other AC formats: Beginning with the 2005-2007 economical downturn and eventual recession most stations went for the more chart-based CHR, along with the top 40, urban and even Latino formats. Diminishing physical record sales also proved a major blow to the AC genre. | Along with the recession, what broad economic trend marked the decline of adult contemporary radio stations? | {
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"the 2005-2007 economic downturn"
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114
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} |
56e6d988de9d371400068085 | Adult_contemporary_music | The consolidation of the "hot AC" format contrasted with the near-demise of most other AC formats: Beginning with the 2005-2007 economical downturn and eventual recession most stations went for the more chart-based CHR, along with the top 40, urban and even Latino formats. Diminishing physical record sales also proved a major blow to the AC genre. | Along with CHR, Top 40 and Latino, what format have former AC stations transitioned to? | {
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"urban"
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241
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} |
56e6d988de9d371400068086 | Adult_contemporary_music | The consolidation of the "hot AC" format contrasted with the near-demise of most other AC formats: Beginning with the 2005-2007 economical downturn and eventual recession most stations went for the more chart-based CHR, along with the top 40, urban and even Latino formats. Diminishing physical record sales also proved a major blow to the AC genre. | What AC format is still viable? | {
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"hot AC"
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26
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56e6d988de9d371400068087 | Adult_contemporary_music | The consolidation of the "hot AC" format contrasted with the near-demise of most other AC formats: Beginning with the 2005-2007 economical downturn and eventual recession most stations went for the more chart-based CHR, along with the top 40, urban and even Latino formats. Diminishing physical record sales also proved a major blow to the AC genre. | Declining sales of what items harmed the adult contemporary genre? | {
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"physical record"
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284
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56e6da02de9d37140006808c | Adult_contemporary_music | The "soft" AC format has reinvented in the late 2000s/early 2010s as a result of its declining relevance, adopting a more upmarket, middle-of-the-road approach, with a selection of "oldies" (usually from the 1960s/70s onwards), primarily rock, jazz, R&B and pop music. Newer songs are more often (but not limited to) "easy listening" fare, this amount varying depending on the age of the station's target demographic. | Generally speaking, what is the earliest decade represented by the "oldies" on soft AC stations? | {
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"1960s"
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208
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} |
56e6da02de9d37140006808d | Adult_contemporary_music | The "soft" AC format has reinvented in the late 2000s/early 2010s as a result of its declining relevance, adopting a more upmarket, middle-of-the-road approach, with a selection of "oldies" (usually from the 1960s/70s onwards), primarily rock, jazz, R&B and pop music. Newer songs are more often (but not limited to) "easy listening" fare, this amount varying depending on the age of the station's target demographic. | Along with R&B, pop and rock, what genre of music is represented on modern soft AC stations? | {
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"jazz"
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244
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56e6da02de9d37140006808e | Adult_contemporary_music | The "soft" AC format has reinvented in the late 2000s/early 2010s as a result of its declining relevance, adopting a more upmarket, middle-of-the-road approach, with a selection of "oldies" (usually from the 1960s/70s onwards), primarily rock, jazz, R&B and pop music. Newer songs are more often (but not limited to) "easy listening" fare, this amount varying depending on the age of the station's target demographic. | What genre of music do new songs on soft AC stations often belong to? | {
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"\"easy listening\""
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317
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} |
56e6da02de9d37140006808f | Adult_contemporary_music | The "soft" AC format has reinvented in the late 2000s/early 2010s as a result of its declining relevance, adopting a more upmarket, middle-of-the-road approach, with a selection of "oldies" (usually from the 1960s/70s onwards), primarily rock, jazz, R&B and pop music. Newer songs are more often (but not limited to) "easy listening" fare, this amount varying depending on the age of the station's target demographic. | During what period did soft AC stations attempt to reinvent themselves? | {
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"the late 2000s/early 2010s"
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39
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56e6daae6fe0821900b8ebe0 | Adult_contemporary_music | Termed "the acoustical equivalent to Prozac", soft adult contemporary, a more adult-oriented version of AC, was born in the late 1970s and grew in the early 1980s. WEEI-FM in Boston was the first station to use the term "soft rock", with ad slogans such as, "Fleetwood Mac ... without the yack" and "Joni ... without the baloney". The vast majority of music played on soft AC stations is mellow, more acoustic, and primarily solo vocalists. | What radio format was described as being "the acoustic equivalent to Prozac"? | {
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"soft adult contemporary"
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44
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56e6daae6fe0821900b8ebe1 | Adult_contemporary_music | Termed "the acoustical equivalent to Prozac", soft adult contemporary, a more adult-oriented version of AC, was born in the late 1970s and grew in the early 1980s. WEEI-FM in Boston was the first station to use the term "soft rock", with ad slogans such as, "Fleetwood Mac ... without the yack" and "Joni ... without the baloney". The vast majority of music played on soft AC stations is mellow, more acoustic, and primarily solo vocalists. | What decade saw the birth of the soft adult contemporary format? | {
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"1970s"
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127
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56e6daae6fe0821900b8ebe2 | Adult_contemporary_music | Termed "the acoustical equivalent to Prozac", soft adult contemporary, a more adult-oriented version of AC, was born in the late 1970s and grew in the early 1980s. WEEI-FM in Boston was the first station to use the term "soft rock", with ad slogans such as, "Fleetwood Mac ... without the yack" and "Joni ... without the baloney". The vast majority of music played on soft AC stations is mellow, more acoustic, and primarily solo vocalists. | What radio station introduced the term "soft rock"? | {
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"WEEI-FM"
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162
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} |
56e6daae6fe0821900b8ebe3 | Adult_contemporary_music | Termed "the acoustical equivalent to Prozac", soft adult contemporary, a more adult-oriented version of AC, was born in the late 1970s and grew in the early 1980s. WEEI-FM in Boston was the first station to use the term "soft rock", with ad slogans such as, "Fleetwood Mac ... without the yack" and "Joni ... without the baloney". The vast majority of music played on soft AC stations is mellow, more acoustic, and primarily solo vocalists. | Where was the station that introduced the term "soft rock" based? | {
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"Boston"
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173
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} |
56e6daae6fe0821900b8ebe4 | Adult_contemporary_music | Termed "the acoustical equivalent to Prozac", soft adult contemporary, a more adult-oriented version of AC, was born in the late 1970s and grew in the early 1980s. WEEI-FM in Boston was the first station to use the term "soft rock", with ad slogans such as, "Fleetwood Mac ... without the yack" and "Joni ... without the baloney". The vast majority of music played on soft AC stations is mellow, more acoustic, and primarily solo vocalists. | What processed meat, featured in WEEI-FM's ad slogan, rhymes with Joni? | {
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"baloney"
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319
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56e6db4d6fe0821900b8ebea | Adult_contemporary_music | other popular names for the format include "Warm", "Sunny", "Bee" (or "B") and (particularly in Canada) "EZ Rock". The format can be seen as a more contemporary successor to and combination of the middle of the road (MOR), beautiful music, easy listening and soft rock formats. Many stations in the soft AC format capitalize on its appeal to office workers (many of them females aged 25–54, a key advertiser demographic), and brand themselves as stations "everyone at work can agree on" (KOST originated that phrase as a primary tagline, and other soft AC stations have followed suit). | In what country is soft adult contemporary called "EZ Rock"? | {
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"Canada"
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96
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56e6db4d6fe0821900b8ebeb | Adult_contemporary_music | other popular names for the format include "Warm", "Sunny", "Bee" (or "B") and (particularly in Canada) "EZ Rock". The format can be seen as a more contemporary successor to and combination of the middle of the road (MOR), beautiful music, easy listening and soft rock formats. Many stations in the soft AC format capitalize on its appeal to office workers (many of them females aged 25–54, a key advertiser demographic), and brand themselves as stations "everyone at work can agree on" (KOST originated that phrase as a primary tagline, and other soft AC stations have followed suit). | Along with MOR, easy listening and soft rock, what format is soft adult contemporary a successor to? | {
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"beautiful music"
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223
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} |
56e6db4d6fe0821900b8ebec | Adult_contemporary_music | other popular names for the format include "Warm", "Sunny", "Bee" (or "B") and (particularly in Canada) "EZ Rock". The format can be seen as a more contemporary successor to and combination of the middle of the road (MOR), beautiful music, easy listening and soft rock formats. Many stations in the soft AC format capitalize on its appeal to office workers (many of them females aged 25–54, a key advertiser demographic), and brand themselves as stations "everyone at work can agree on" (KOST originated that phrase as a primary tagline, and other soft AC stations have followed suit). | What occupation is stereotypical held by soft adult contemporary listeners? | {
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"office workers"
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342
]
} |
56e6db4d6fe0821900b8ebed | Adult_contemporary_music | other popular names for the format include "Warm", "Sunny", "Bee" (or "B") and (particularly in Canada) "EZ Rock". The format can be seen as a more contemporary successor to and combination of the middle of the road (MOR), beautiful music, easy listening and soft rock formats. Many stations in the soft AC format capitalize on its appeal to office workers (many of them females aged 25–54, a key advertiser demographic), and brand themselves as stations "everyone at work can agree on" (KOST originated that phrase as a primary tagline, and other soft AC stations have followed suit). | What advertising demographic is soft adult contemporary marketed towards? | {
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"females aged 25–54"
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371
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} |
56e6db4d6fe0821900b8ebee | Adult_contemporary_music | other popular names for the format include "Warm", "Sunny", "Bee" (or "B") and (particularly in Canada) "EZ Rock". The format can be seen as a more contemporary successor to and combination of the middle of the road (MOR), beautiful music, easy listening and soft rock formats. Many stations in the soft AC format capitalize on its appeal to office workers (many of them females aged 25–54, a key advertiser demographic), and brand themselves as stations "everyone at work can agree on" (KOST originated that phrase as a primary tagline, and other soft AC stations have followed suit). | What station first introduced the tagline "everyone at work can agree on"? | {
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"KOST"
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488
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} |
56e6dbd66fe0821900b8ebf4 | Adult_contemporary_music | A big portion of music played on this format are either considered oldies or recurrent. It often deals with modern romantic and sexual relationships (and sometimes other adult themes such as work, raising children, and family) in a thoughtful and complex way. Soft AC, which has never minded keeping songs in high rotation literally for years in some cases, does not appear necessarily to be facing similar pressures to expand its format. Soft AC includes a larger amount of older music, especially classic R&B, soul, and 1960s and 1970s music, than hot AC. | Along with romantic and sexual relationships, family and work, what do soft adult contemporary songs sometimes discuss? | {
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"raising children"
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199
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} |
56e6dbd66fe0821900b8ebf5 | Adult_contemporary_music | A big portion of music played on this format are either considered oldies or recurrent. It often deals with modern romantic and sexual relationships (and sometimes other adult themes such as work, raising children, and family) in a thoughtful and complex way. Soft AC, which has never minded keeping songs in high rotation literally for years in some cases, does not appear necessarily to be facing similar pressures to expand its format. Soft AC includes a larger amount of older music, especially classic R&B, soul, and 1960s and 1970s music, than hot AC. | Music from what two decades is notably featured on the soft AC format? | {
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"1960s and 1970s"
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524
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} |
56e6dbd66fe0821900b8ebf6 | Adult_contemporary_music | A big portion of music played on this format are either considered oldies or recurrent. It often deals with modern romantic and sexual relationships (and sometimes other adult themes such as work, raising children, and family) in a thoughtful and complex way. Soft AC, which has never minded keeping songs in high rotation literally for years in some cases, does not appear necessarily to be facing similar pressures to expand its format. Soft AC includes a larger amount of older music, especially classic R&B, soul, and 1960s and 1970s music, than hot AC. | Along with classic R&B, what genre is notably featured on soft AC stations? | {
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"soul"
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514
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} |
56e6dbd66fe0821900b8ebf7 | Adult_contemporary_music | A big portion of music played on this format are either considered oldies or recurrent. It often deals with modern romantic and sexual relationships (and sometimes other adult themes such as work, raising children, and family) in a thoughtful and complex way. Soft AC, which has never minded keeping songs in high rotation literally for years in some cases, does not appear necessarily to be facing similar pressures to expand its format. Soft AC includes a larger amount of older music, especially classic R&B, soul, and 1960s and 1970s music, than hot AC. | What radio station format is soft AC often contrasted with? | {
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"hot AC"
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552
]
} |
56e6dd2bde9d37140006809c | Adult_contemporary_music | The voiced AC format may soon be facing the demographic pressures that the jazz and big band formats faced in the 1960s and 1970s and that the oldies format is starting to face today, with the result that one may hear voiced AC less on over-the-air radio and more on satellite radio systems in coming years. Much of the music and artists that were traditionally played on voiced AC stations have been relegated to the adult standards format, which is itself disappearing because of aging demographics. Some voiced AC stations have found a niche by incorporating more oldies into their playlists and are more open to playing softer songs that fit the "traditional" definition of AC. | What radio station formats faced demographic pressures in the 1960s and 70s? | {
"text": [
"jazz and big band"
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73
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} |
56e6dd2bde9d37140006809d | Adult_contemporary_music | The voiced AC format may soon be facing the demographic pressures that the jazz and big band formats faced in the 1960s and 1970s and that the oldies format is starting to face today, with the result that one may hear voiced AC less on over-the-air radio and more on satellite radio systems in coming years. Much of the music and artists that were traditionally played on voiced AC stations have been relegated to the adult standards format, which is itself disappearing because of aging demographics. Some voiced AC stations have found a niche by incorporating more oldies into their playlists and are more open to playing softer songs that fit the "traditional" definition of AC. | What radio station format is facing demographic pressures in the present day? | {
"text": [
"oldies"
],
"answer_start": [
141
]
} |
56e6dd2bde9d37140006809e | Adult_contemporary_music | The voiced AC format may soon be facing the demographic pressures that the jazz and big band formats faced in the 1960s and 1970s and that the oldies format is starting to face today, with the result that one may hear voiced AC less on over-the-air radio and more on satellite radio systems in coming years. Much of the music and artists that were traditionally played on voiced AC stations have been relegated to the adult standards format, which is itself disappearing because of aging demographics. Some voiced AC stations have found a niche by incorporating more oldies into their playlists and are more open to playing softer songs that fit the "traditional" definition of AC. | What radio station format have many of the former soft AC artists moved to? | {
"text": [
"adult standards"
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412
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} |
56e6dd2bde9d37140006809f | Adult_contemporary_music | The voiced AC format may soon be facing the demographic pressures that the jazz and big band formats faced in the 1960s and 1970s and that the oldies format is starting to face today, with the result that one may hear voiced AC less on over-the-air radio and more on satellite radio systems in coming years. Much of the music and artists that were traditionally played on voiced AC stations have been relegated to the adult standards format, which is itself disappearing because of aging demographics. Some voiced AC stations have found a niche by incorporating more oldies into their playlists and are more open to playing softer songs that fit the "traditional" definition of AC. | Certain soft AC stations have found a niche on the radio by doing what? | {
"text": [
"incorporating more oldies"
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540
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} |
56e6dd2bde9d3714000680a0 | Adult_contemporary_music | The voiced AC format may soon be facing the demographic pressures that the jazz and big band formats faced in the 1960s and 1970s and that the oldies format is starting to face today, with the result that one may hear voiced AC less on over-the-air radio and more on satellite radio systems in coming years. Much of the music and artists that were traditionally played on voiced AC stations have been relegated to the adult standards format, which is itself disappearing because of aging demographics. Some voiced AC stations have found a niche by incorporating more oldies into their playlists and are more open to playing softer songs that fit the "traditional" definition of AC. | Why are adult standards format radio stations declining? | {
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"aging demographics"
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"answer_start": [
476
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} |
56e6dd64de9d3714000680a6 | Adult_contemporary_music | Artists contributing to this format include mainly voiced rock/pop singers such as, Andy Williams, Johnny Mathis, Nana Mouskouri, Celine Dion, Julio Iglesias, Frank Sinatra, Barry Manilow, Engelbert Humperdinck, and Marc Anthony. | 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? | {
"text": [
"Frank Sinatra"
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157
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} |
56e6de2cde9d3714000680b2 | Adult_contemporary_music | Hot adult contemporary radio stations play a variety of classical hits and contemporary mainstream music aimed at an adult audience. Some Hot AC stations concentrate slightly more on pop music and alternative rock to target the Generation Z audience, though they include the more youth-oriented teen pop, urban and rhythmic dance tracks. | Along with classic hits, what type of music do hot adult contemporary stations feature? | {
"text": [
"contemporary mainstream music"
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"answer_start": [
73
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} |
56e6de2cde9d3714000680b3 | Adult_contemporary_music | Hot adult contemporary radio stations play a variety of classical hits and contemporary mainstream music aimed at an adult audience. Some Hot AC stations concentrate slightly more on pop music and alternative rock to target the Generation Z audience, though they include the more youth-oriented teen pop, urban and rhythmic dance tracks. | What is the primary audience of hot adult contemporary format stations? | {
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"adult"
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4
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} |
56e6de2cde9d3714000680b4 | Adult_contemporary_music | Hot adult contemporary radio stations play a variety of classical hits and contemporary mainstream music aimed at an adult audience. Some Hot AC stations concentrate slightly more on pop music and alternative rock to target the Generation Z audience, though they include the more youth-oriented teen pop, urban and rhythmic dance tracks. | What demographic do hot AC stations featuring more pop and alternative rock focus on? | {
"text": [
"Generation Z"
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"answer_start": [
226
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} |
56e6de2cde9d3714000680b5 | Adult_contemporary_music | Hot adult contemporary radio stations play a variety of classical hits and contemporary mainstream music aimed at an adult audience. Some Hot AC stations concentrate slightly more on pop music and alternative rock to target the Generation Z audience, though they include the more youth-oriented teen pop, urban and rhythmic dance tracks. | Along with urban and rhythmic dance tracks, what genre is featured on hot AC stations with a younger audience? | {
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"teen pop"
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293
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} |
56e6df336fe0821900b8ec10 | Adult_contemporary_music | This format often includes dance-pop (such as upbeat songs by Madonna, Cher, Gloria Estefan and Kylie Minogue), power pops (mainly by boybands such as Backstreet Boys and Westlife), and adult-oriented voiced rock music that are ballad-driven (typically by Aerosmith[citation needed], The Eagles, Sting, Toto and The Moody Blues). Generally, Hot AC radio stations target their music output towards the 18-54 age group and a demographic audience of both men and women. | Madonna, Cher, Gloria Estefan and Kylie Minogue are artists in what genre of music? | {
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"dance-pop"
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"answer_start": [
27
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56e6df336fe0821900b8ec11 | Adult_contemporary_music | This format often includes dance-pop (such as upbeat songs by Madonna, Cher, Gloria Estefan and Kylie Minogue), power pops (mainly by boybands such as Backstreet Boys and Westlife), and adult-oriented voiced rock music that are ballad-driven (typically by Aerosmith[citation needed], The Eagles, Sting, Toto and The Moody Blues). Generally, Hot AC radio stations target their music output towards the 18-54 age group and a demographic audience of both men and women. | What type of band are Backstreet Boys and Westlife? | {
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"boybands"
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"answer_start": [
134
]
} |
56e6df336fe0821900b8ec12 | Adult_contemporary_music | This format often includes dance-pop (such as upbeat songs by Madonna, Cher, Gloria Estefan and Kylie Minogue), power pops (mainly by boybands such as Backstreet Boys and Westlife), and adult-oriented voiced rock music that are ballad-driven (typically by Aerosmith[citation needed], The Eagles, Sting, Toto and The Moody Blues). Generally, Hot AC radio stations target their music output towards the 18-54 age group and a demographic audience of both men and women. | What genre of music is played by Westlife? | {
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"power pops"
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"answer_start": [
112
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} |
56e6df336fe0821900b8ec13 | Adult_contemporary_music | This format often includes dance-pop (such as upbeat songs by Madonna, Cher, Gloria Estefan and Kylie Minogue), power pops (mainly by boybands such as Backstreet Boys and Westlife), and adult-oriented voiced rock music that are ballad-driven (typically by Aerosmith[citation needed], The Eagles, Sting, Toto and The Moody Blues). Generally, Hot AC radio stations target their music output towards the 18-54 age group and a demographic audience of both men and women. | What genre of music is played by The Eagles? | {
"text": [
"soft rock"
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"answer_start": [
201
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} |
56e6df336fe0821900b8ec14 | Adult_contemporary_music | This format often includes dance-pop (such as upbeat songs by Madonna, Cher, Gloria Estefan and Kylie Minogue), power pops (mainly by boybands such as Backstreet Boys and Westlife), and adult-oriented voiced rock music that are ballad-driven (typically by Aerosmith[citation needed], The Eagles, Sting, Toto and The Moody Blues). Generally, Hot AC radio stations target their music output towards the 18-54 age group and a demographic audience of both men and women. | What is the target age range of Hot AC stations? | {
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"18-54"
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399
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} |
56e6efa9de9d3714000680ba | Adult_contemporary_music | modern adult contemporary can be a variation of hot AC, and includes modern rock titles in its presentation. In 1997, Mike Marino of KMXB in Las Vegas described the format as reaching "an audience that has outgrown the edgier hip-hop or alternative music but hasn't gotten old and sappy enough for the soft ACs." The format's artists included Alanis Morissette, Counting Crows, Gin Blossoms, Bon Jovi, Train, No Doubt, The Script, The Cranberries, Lifehouse, Sarah McLachlan, Sara Bareilles, John Mayer, Jewel, and Ingrid Michaelson. Unlike modern rock, which went after 18-34 men, this format appealed to women. | What station did Mike Marino work for in 1997? | {
"text": [
"KMXB"
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"answer_start": [
133
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} |
56e6efa9de9d3714000680bb | Adult_contemporary_music | modern adult contemporary can be a variation of hot AC, and includes modern rock titles in its presentation. In 1997, Mike Marino of KMXB in Las Vegas described the format as reaching "an audience that has outgrown the edgier hip-hop or alternative music but hasn't gotten old and sappy enough for the soft ACs." The format's artists included Alanis Morissette, Counting Crows, Gin Blossoms, Bon Jovi, Train, No Doubt, The Script, The Cranberries, Lifehouse, Sarah McLachlan, Sara Bareilles, John Mayer, Jewel, and Ingrid Michaelson. Unlike modern rock, which went after 18-34 men, this format appealed to women. | Where was the radio station KMXB based in 1997? | {
"text": [
"Las Vegas"
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"answer_start": [
141
]
} |
56e6efa9de9d3714000680bc | Adult_contemporary_music | modern adult contemporary can be a variation of hot AC, and includes modern rock titles in its presentation. In 1997, Mike Marino of KMXB in Las Vegas described the format as reaching "an audience that has outgrown the edgier hip-hop or alternative music but hasn't gotten old and sappy enough for the soft ACs." The format's artists included Alanis Morissette, Counting Crows, Gin Blossoms, Bon Jovi, Train, No Doubt, The Script, The Cranberries, Lifehouse, Sarah McLachlan, Sara Bareilles, John Mayer, Jewel, and Ingrid Michaelson. Unlike modern rock, which went after 18-34 men, this format appealed to women. | What age demographic is modern rock radio focused on? | {
"text": [
"18-34"
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"answer_start": [
571
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} |
56e6efa9de9d3714000680bd | Adult_contemporary_music | modern adult contemporary can be a variation of hot AC, and includes modern rock titles in its presentation. In 1997, Mike Marino of KMXB in Las Vegas described the format as reaching "an audience that has outgrown the edgier hip-hop or alternative music but hasn't gotten old and sappy enough for the soft ACs." The format's artists included Alanis Morissette, Counting Crows, Gin Blossoms, Bon Jovi, Train, No Doubt, The Script, The Cranberries, Lifehouse, Sarah McLachlan, Sara Bareilles, John Mayer, Jewel, and Ingrid Michaelson. Unlike modern rock, which went after 18-34 men, this format appealed to women. | What is the sex of the listeners modern rock radio is geared towards? | {
"text": [
"men"
],
"answer_start": [
577
]
} |
56e6efa9de9d3714000680be | Adult_contemporary_music | modern adult contemporary can be a variation of hot AC, and includes modern rock titles in its presentation. In 1997, Mike Marino of KMXB in Las Vegas described the format as reaching "an audience that has outgrown the edgier hip-hop or alternative music but hasn't gotten old and sappy enough for the soft ACs." The format's artists included Alanis Morissette, Counting Crows, Gin Blossoms, Bon Jovi, Train, No Doubt, The Script, The Cranberries, Lifehouse, Sarah McLachlan, Sara Bareilles, John Mayer, Jewel, and Ingrid Michaelson. Unlike modern rock, which went after 18-34 men, this format appealed to women. | Unlike modern rock radio, what sex is adult contemporary radio said to appeal to? | {
"text": [
"women"
],
"answer_start": [
606
]
} |
56e6f11ade9d3714000680c4 | Adult_contemporary_music | Urban AC is a form of AC music geared towards adult African-American audiences, and therefore, the artists that are played on these stations are most often black, such as Des'ree, whose album I Ain't Movin' was massively popular amongst both African American audience as well as the wider national audience. | What age group is Urban AC focused towards? | {
"text": [
"adult"
],
"answer_start": [
46
]
} |
56e6f11ade9d3714000680c5 | Adult_contemporary_music | Urban AC is a form of AC music geared towards adult African-American audiences, and therefore, the artists that are played on these stations are most often black, such as Des'ree, whose album I Ain't Movin' was massively popular amongst both African American audience as well as the wider national audience. | What race is the target demographic of Urban AC radio? | {
"text": [
"African-American"
],
"answer_start": [
52
]
} |
56e6f11ade9d3714000680c6 | Adult_contemporary_music | Urban AC is a form of AC music geared towards adult African-American audiences, and therefore, the artists that are played on these stations are most often black, such as Des'ree, whose album I Ain't Movin' was massively popular amongst both African American audience as well as the wider national audience. | Who is an example of an artist played on Urban AC format radio stations? | {
"text": [
"Des'ree"
],
"answer_start": [
171
]
} |
56e6f11ade9d3714000680c7 | Adult_contemporary_music | Urban AC is a form of AC music geared towards adult African-American audiences, and therefore, the artists that are played on these stations are most often black, such as Des'ree, whose album I Ain't Movin' was massively popular amongst both African American audience as well as the wider national audience. | What is the name of the popular album released by Des'ree? | {
"text": [
"I Ain't Movin'"
],
"answer_start": [
192
]
} |
56e6f11ade9d3714000680c8 | Adult_contemporary_music | Urban AC is a form of AC music geared towards adult African-American audiences, and therefore, the artists that are played on these stations are most often black, such as Des'ree, whose album I Ain't Movin' was massively popular amongst both African American audience as well as the wider national audience. | What is the ethnicity of artists commonly played on urban adult contemporary radio? | {
"text": [
"black"
],
"answer_start": [
156
]
} |
56e6f3236fe0821900b8ec4a | Adult_contemporary_music | The urban AC stations resemble voiced AC rather than hot AC; they play predominantly R&B and soul music with little hip-hop. This is reflected in many of the urban AC radio stations' taglines, such as "Today's R&B and classic soul", "The best variety of R&B hits and oldies" and "(City/Region)'s R&B leader". Urban AC's core artists include Luther Vandross, Trey Songz, Patti LaBelle, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Frank Ocean, Craig David and Mariah Carey. | What other adult contemporary radio format is urban AC similar to? | {
"text": [
"soft AC"
],
"answer_start": [
31
]
} |
56e6f3236fe0821900b8ec4b | Adult_contemporary_music | The urban AC stations resemble voiced AC rather than hot AC; they play predominantly R&B and soul music with little hip-hop. This is reflected in many of the urban AC radio stations' taglines, such as "Today's R&B and classic soul", "The best variety of R&B hits and oldies" and "(City/Region)'s R&B leader". Urban AC's core artists include Luther Vandross, Trey Songz, Patti LaBelle, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Frank Ocean, Craig David and Mariah Carey. | What genre of music is not played frequently on urban AC? | {
"text": [
"hip-hop"
],
"answer_start": [
114
]
} |
56e6f3236fe0821900b8ec4c | Adult_contemporary_music | The urban AC stations resemble voiced AC rather than hot AC; they play predominantly R&B and soul music with little hip-hop. This is reflected in many of the urban AC radio stations' taglines, such as "Today's R&B and classic soul", "The best variety of R&B hits and oldies" and "(City/Region)'s R&B leader". Urban AC's core artists include Luther Vandross, Trey Songz, Patti LaBelle, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Frank Ocean, Craig David and Mariah Carey. | What two genres of music are popular on urban AC? | {
"text": [
"R&B and soul music"
],
"answer_start": [
83
]
} |
56e6f3236fe0821900b8ec4d | Adult_contemporary_music | The urban AC stations resemble voiced AC rather than hot AC; they play predominantly R&B and soul music with little hip-hop. This is reflected in many of the urban AC radio stations' taglines, such as "Today's R&B and classic soul", "The best variety of R&B hits and oldies" and "(City/Region)'s R&B leader". Urban AC's core artists include Luther Vandross, Trey Songz, Patti LaBelle, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Frank Ocean, Craig David and Mariah Carey. | 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? | {
"text": [
"Luther Vandross"
],
"answer_start": [
339
]
} |
56e6f3236fe0821900b8ec4e | Adult_contemporary_music | The urban AC stations resemble voiced AC rather than hot AC; they play predominantly R&B and soul music with little hip-hop. This is reflected in many of the urban AC radio stations' taglines, such as "Today's R&B and classic soul", "The best variety of R&B hits and oldies" and "(City/Region)'s R&B leader". Urban AC's core artists include Luther Vandross, Trey Songz, Patti LaBelle, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Frank Ocean, Craig David and Mariah Carey. | What adult contemporary radio format is urban AC not similar to? | {
"text": [
"hot AC"
],
"answer_start": [
51
]
} |
56e6f3976fe0821900b8ec54 | Adult_contemporary_music | A more elaborate form of urban AC is the rhythmical oldies format, which focuses primarily on "old school" R&B and soul hits from the 1960s to the 1990s, including Motown and disco hits. The format includes soul or disco artists such as ABBA, The Village People, The Jackson 5, Donna Summer, Tina Charles, Gloria Gaynor and the Bee Gees. Rhythmic oldies stations still exist today, but target African-Americans as opposed to a mass audience. | What radio format is similar to urban AC but features older soul and R&B songs? | {
"text": [
"rhythmic oldies"
],
"answer_start": [
41
]
} |
56e6f3976fe0821900b8ec55 | Adult_contemporary_music | A more elaborate form of urban AC is the rhythmical oldies format, which focuses primarily on "old school" R&B and soul hits from the 1960s to the 1990s, including Motown and disco hits. The format includes soul or disco artists such as ABBA, The Village People, The Jackson 5, Donna Summer, Tina Charles, Gloria Gaynor and the Bee Gees. Rhythmic oldies stations still exist today, but target African-Americans as opposed to a mass audience. | What is the earliest decade of music typically featured on the rhythmic oldies format? | {
"text": [
"1960s"
],
"answer_start": [
132
]
} |
56e6f3976fe0821900b8ec56 | Adult_contemporary_music | A more elaborate form of urban AC is the rhythmical oldies format, which focuses primarily on "old school" R&B and soul hits from the 1960s to the 1990s, including Motown and disco hits. The format includes soul or disco artists such as ABBA, The Village People, The Jackson 5, Donna Summer, Tina Charles, Gloria Gaynor and the Bee Gees. Rhythmic oldies stations still exist today, but target African-Americans as opposed to a mass audience. | What is the most recent decade music from which music can be heard on a rhythmic oldies station? | {
"text": [
"1990s"
],
"answer_start": [
145
]
} |
56e6f3976fe0821900b8ec57 | Adult_contemporary_music | A more elaborate form of urban AC is the rhythmical oldies format, which focuses primarily on "old school" R&B and soul hits from the 1960s to the 1990s, including Motown and disco hits. The format includes soul or disco artists such as ABBA, The Village People, The Jackson 5, Donna Summer, Tina Charles, Gloria Gaynor and the Bee Gees. Rhythmic oldies stations still exist today, but target African-Americans as opposed to a mass audience. | What is the target demographic of the rhythmic oldies format? | {
"text": [
"African-Americans"
],
"answer_start": [
391
]
} |
56e6f41a6fe0821900b8ec64 | Adult_contemporary_music | A format called quiet storm is often included in urban adult contemporary, and is often played during the evening, blending the urban AC and voiced AC styles of music. The music that is played is strictly ballads and slow jams, mostly but not limited to Black and Latino artists. Popular artists in the quiet storm format are Teena Marie, Freddie Jackson, Johnny Gill, Lalah Hathaway, Vanessa L. Williams, Toni Braxton, and En Vogue among others. | What radio format consists of ballads and slow jams? | {
"text": [
"quiet storm"
],
"answer_start": [
16
]
} |
56e6f41a6fe0821900b8ec65 | Adult_contemporary_music | A format called quiet storm is often included in urban adult contemporary, and is often played during the evening, blending the urban AC and voiced AC styles of music. The music that is played is strictly ballads and slow jams, mostly but not limited to Black and Latino artists. Popular artists in the quiet storm format are Teena Marie, Freddie Jackson, Johnny Gill, Lalah Hathaway, Vanessa L. Williams, Toni Braxton, and En Vogue among others. | What is the name of the radio format that is a mixture of urban and soft adult contemporary? | {
"text": [
"quiet storm"
],
"answer_start": [
16
]
} |
56e6f41a6fe0821900b8ec66 | Adult_contemporary_music | A format called quiet storm is often included in urban adult contemporary, and is often played during the evening, blending the urban AC and voiced AC styles of music. The music that is played is strictly ballads and slow jams, mostly but not limited to Black and Latino artists. Popular artists in the quiet storm format are Teena Marie, Freddie Jackson, Johnny Gill, Lalah Hathaway, Vanessa L. Williams, Toni Braxton, and En Vogue among others. | At what time of day is the quiet storm format played? | {
"text": [
"the evening"
],
"answer_start": [
102
]
} |
56e6f41a6fe0821900b8ec67 | Adult_contemporary_music | A format called quiet storm is often included in urban adult contemporary, and is often played during the evening, blending the urban AC and voiced AC styles of music. The music that is played is strictly ballads and slow jams, mostly but not limited to Black and Latino artists. Popular artists in the quiet storm format are Teena Marie, Freddie Jackson, Johnny Gill, Lalah Hathaway, Vanessa L. Williams, Toni Braxton, and En Vogue among others. | What is the typical ethnicity of artists played on quiet storm stations? | {
"text": [
"Black and Latino"
],
"answer_start": [
252
]
} |
56e6f41a6fe0821900b8ec68 | Adult_contemporary_music | A format called quiet storm is often included in urban adult contemporary, and is often played during the evening, blending the urban AC and voiced AC styles of music. The music that is played is strictly ballads and slow jams, mostly but not limited to Black and Latino artists. Popular artists in the quiet storm format are Teena Marie, Freddie Jackson, Johnny Gill, Lalah Hathaway, Vanessa L. Williams, Toni Braxton, and En Vogue among others. | Along with Freddie Jackson, Johnny Gill, Teena Marie, Lalah Hathaway, Toni Braxton, and En Vogue, what artist is popular on quiet storm stations? | {
"text": [
"Vanessa L. Williams"
],
"answer_start": [
383
]
} |
56e6f47d6fe0821900b8ec6e | Adult_contemporary_music | Anita Baker, Sade, Regina Belle, and Luther Vandross are other examples of artists who appeal to mainstream AC, urban AC and legato jazz listeners. Some soft AC and urban AC stations like to play legato jazz on the weekends. In recent years, the Smooth Jazz format has been renamed to Smooth AC, as an attempt to lure younger listeners. | Along with urban adult contemporary and smooth jazz, what station format might feature music from Sade? | {
"text": [
"mainstream AC"
],
"answer_start": [
97
]
} |
56e6f47d6fe0821900b8ec6f | Adult_contemporary_music | Anita Baker, Sade, Regina Belle, and Luther Vandross are other examples of artists who appeal to mainstream AC, urban AC and legato jazz listeners. Some soft AC and urban AC stations like to play legato jazz on the weekends. In recent years, the Smooth Jazz format has been renamed to Smooth AC, as an attempt to lure younger listeners. | What other format is sometimes played on urban AC stations? | {
"text": [
"smooth jazz"
],
"answer_start": [
125
]
} |
56e6f47d6fe0821900b8ec70 | Adult_contemporary_music | Anita Baker, Sade, Regina Belle, and Luther Vandross are other examples of artists who appeal to mainstream AC, urban AC and legato jazz listeners. Some soft AC and urban AC stations like to play legato jazz on the weekends. In recent years, the Smooth Jazz format has been renamed to Smooth AC, as an attempt to lure younger listeners. | When might you hear smooth jazz on a soft AC station? | {
"text": [
"the weekends"
],
"answer_start": [
211
]
} |
56e6f47d6fe0821900b8ec71 | Adult_contemporary_music | Anita Baker, Sade, Regina Belle, and Luther Vandross are other examples of artists who appeal to mainstream AC, urban AC and legato jazz listeners. Some soft AC and urban AC stations like to play legato jazz on the weekends. In recent years, the Smooth Jazz format has been renamed to Smooth AC, as an attempt to lure younger listeners. | What is a more recent name for the smooth jazz format? | {
"text": [
"Smooth AC"
],
"answer_start": [
285
]
} |
56e6f47d6fe0821900b8ec72 | Adult_contemporary_music | Anita Baker, Sade, Regina Belle, and Luther Vandross are other examples of artists who appeal to mainstream AC, urban AC and legato jazz listeners. Some soft AC and urban AC stations like to play legato jazz on the weekends. In recent years, the Smooth Jazz format has been renamed to Smooth AC, as an attempt to lure younger listeners. | What was the smooth jazz format renamed? | {
"text": [
"to lure younger listeners"
],
"answer_start": [
310
]
} |
56e6f4fdde9d3714000680e2 | Adult_contemporary_music | Adult contemporary R&B may exist played on both soft AC stations and urban AC. It is a form of neo soul R&B that places emphasis on songcraft and sophistication. As the use of drum machines, synthesizers, and sequencers dominates R&B-rooted music, adult contemporary R&B tends to take most of its cues from the more refined strains of 1970s soul, such as smooth soul, Philly soul and quiet storm. Classic songwriting touches and organic-leaning instrumentation, often featuring string arrangements and horn charts, were constants. | Along with soft AC, on what station format might adult contemporary R&B be featured? | {
"text": [
"urban AC"
],
"answer_start": [
66
]
} |
56e6f4fdde9d3714000680e3 | Adult_contemporary_music | Adult contemporary R&B may exist played on both soft AC stations and urban AC. It is a form of neo soul R&B that places emphasis on songcraft and sophistication. As the use of drum machines, synthesizers, and sequencers dominates R&B-rooted music, adult contemporary R&B tends to take most of its cues from the more refined strains of 1970s soul, such as smooth soul, Philly soul and quiet storm. Classic songwriting touches and organic-leaning instrumentation, often featuring string arrangements and horn charts, were constants. | What features are emphasized in adult contemporary R&B music? | {
"text": [
"songcraft and sophistication"
],
"answer_start": [
129
]
} |
56e6f4fdde9d3714000680e4 | Adult_contemporary_music | Adult contemporary R&B may exist played on both soft AC stations and urban AC. It is a form of neo soul R&B that places emphasis on songcraft and sophistication. As the use of drum machines, synthesizers, and sequencers dominates R&B-rooted music, adult contemporary R&B tends to take most of its cues from the more refined strains of 1970s soul, such as smooth soul, Philly soul and quiet storm. Classic songwriting touches and organic-leaning instrumentation, often featuring string arrangements and horn charts, were constants. | Along with smooth soul and quiet storm, what genre influenced adult contemporary R&B? | {
"text": [
"Philly soul"
],
"answer_start": [
365
]
} |
56e6f4fdde9d3714000680e5 | Adult_contemporary_music | Adult contemporary R&B may exist played on both soft AC stations and urban AC. It is a form of neo soul R&B that places emphasis on songcraft and sophistication. As the use of drum machines, synthesizers, and sequencers dominates R&B-rooted music, adult contemporary R&B tends to take most of its cues from the more refined strains of 1970s soul, such as smooth soul, Philly soul and quiet storm. Classic songwriting touches and organic-leaning instrumentation, often featuring string arrangements and horn charts, were constants. | During what decade was smooth soul popular? | {
"text": [
"1970s"
],
"answer_start": [
332
]
} |
56e6f4fdde9d3714000680e6 | Adult_contemporary_music | Adult contemporary R&B may exist played on both soft AC stations and urban AC. It is a form of neo soul R&B that places emphasis on songcraft and sophistication. As the use of drum machines, synthesizers, and sequencers dominates R&B-rooted music, adult contemporary R&B tends to take most of its cues from the more refined strains of 1970s soul, such as smooth soul, Philly soul and quiet storm. Classic songwriting touches and organic-leaning instrumentation, often featuring string arrangements and horn charts, were constants. | Along with drum machines and synthesizers, what electronic instruments are often found in modern R&B-based music? | {
"text": [
"sequencers"
],
"answer_start": [
206
]
} |
56e6f651de9d3714000680f6 | Adult_contemporary_music | In the 1980s, lush jazz-R&B fusion (George Benson, Patti Austin, Al Jarreau) and fashionable crossover R&B (Anita Baker and Luther Vandross, New Edition and Keith Sweat) were equally successful within the mainstream. In the 1990s and early 2000s (decade), artists as sonically contrasting as R. Kelly, Leona Lewis (mainly ballads) and Jill Scott both fit the bill, provided the audience for the material was mature. By riding and contributing to nearly all of the trends, no one has exemplified the style more than Babyface, whose career thrived over 20 years as a member of the Deele (Two Occasions), a solo artist (Whip Appeal, When Can I See You), and a songwriter/producer (Toni Braxton's Breathe Again, Boyz II Men's I'll Make Love to You). | What genre of music did Patti Austin perform? | {
"text": [
"jazz-R&B fusion"
],
"answer_start": [
19
]
} |
56e6f651de9d3714000680f7 | Adult_contemporary_music | In the 1980s, lush jazz-R&B fusion (George Benson, Patti Austin, Al Jarreau) and fashionable crossover R&B (Anita Baker and Luther Vandross, New Edition and Keith Sweat) were equally successful within the mainstream. In the 1990s and early 2000s (decade), artists as sonically contrasting as R. Kelly, Leona Lewis (mainly ballads) and Jill Scott both fit the bill, provided the audience for the material was mature. By riding and contributing to nearly all of the trends, no one has exemplified the style more than Babyface, whose career thrived over 20 years as a member of the Deele (Two Occasions), a solo artist (Whip Appeal, When Can I See You), and a songwriter/producer (Toni Braxton's Breathe Again, Boyz II Men's I'll Make Love to You). | Of what genre was the musician Keith Sweat? | {
"text": [
"crossover R&B"
],
"answer_start": [
89
]
} |
56e6f651de9d3714000680f8 | Adult_contemporary_music | In the 1980s, lush jazz-R&B fusion (George Benson, Patti Austin, Al Jarreau) and fashionable crossover R&B (Anita Baker and Luther Vandross, New Edition and Keith Sweat) were equally successful within the mainstream. In the 1990s and early 2000s (decade), artists as sonically contrasting as R. Kelly, Leona Lewis (mainly ballads) and Jill Scott both fit the bill, provided the audience for the material was mature. By riding and contributing to nearly all of the trends, no one has exemplified the style more than Babyface, whose career thrived over 20 years as a member of the Deele (Two Occasions), a solo artist (Whip Appeal, When Can I See You), and a songwriter/producer (Toni Braxton's Breathe Again, Boyz II Men's I'll Make Love to You). | During what decade were musicians like Al Jarreau and Luther Vandross notably successful? | {
"text": [
"1980s"
],
"answer_start": [
7
]
} |
56e6f651de9d3714000680f9 | Adult_contemporary_music | In the 1980s, lush jazz-R&B fusion (George Benson, Patti Austin, Al Jarreau) and fashionable crossover R&B (Anita Baker and Luther Vandross, New Edition and Keith Sweat) were equally successful within the mainstream. In the 1990s and early 2000s (decade), artists as sonically contrasting as R. Kelly, Leona Lewis (mainly ballads) and Jill Scott both fit the bill, provided the audience for the material was mature. By riding and contributing to nearly all of the trends, no one has exemplified the style more than Babyface, whose career thrived over 20 years as a member of the Deele (Two Occasions), a solo artist (Whip Appeal, When Can I See You), and a songwriter/producer (Toni Braxton's Breathe Again, Boyz II Men's I'll Make Love to You). | What type of songs was Leona Lewis known for? | {
"text": [
"ballads"
],
"answer_start": [
318
]
} |
56e6f651de9d3714000680fa | Adult_contemporary_music | In the 1980s, lush jazz-R&B fusion (George Benson, Patti Austin, Al Jarreau) and fashionable crossover R&B (Anita Baker and Luther Vandross, New Edition and Keith Sweat) were equally successful within the mainstream. In the 1990s and early 2000s (decade), artists as sonically contrasting as R. Kelly, Leona Lewis (mainly ballads) and Jill Scott both fit the bill, provided the audience for the material was mature. By riding and contributing to nearly all of the trends, no one has exemplified the style more than Babyface, whose career thrived over 20 years as a member of the Deele (Two Occasions), a solo artist (Whip Appeal, When Can I See You), and a songwriter/producer (Toni Braxton's Breathe Again, Boyz II Men's I'll Make Love to You). | Who wrote Boyz II Men's I'll Make Love to You? | {
"text": [
"Babyface"
],
"answer_start": [
511
]
} |
56e6f6e0de9d371400068100 | Adult_contemporary_music | Contemporary christian music (CCM) has several subgenres, one being "Christian AC". Radio & Records, for instance, lists christian AC among its format charts. There has been crossover to mainstream and hot AC formats by many of the core artists of the christian AC genre, notably Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Kathy Troccoli, Steven Curtis Chapman, Plumb, and more recently, MercyMe. | What is CCM an acronym of? | {
"text": [
"Contemporary Christian music"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
56e6f6e0de9d371400068101 | Adult_contemporary_music | Contemporary christian music (CCM) has several subgenres, one being "Christian AC". Radio & Records, for instance, lists christian AC among its format charts. There has been crossover to mainstream and hot AC formats by many of the core artists of the christian AC genre, notably Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Kathy Troccoli, Steven Curtis Chapman, Plumb, and more recently, MercyMe. | What genre of music is performed by MercyMe? | {
"text": [
"Christian AC"
],
"answer_start": [
69
]
} |
56e6f6e0de9d371400068102 | Adult_contemporary_music | Contemporary christian music (CCM) has several subgenres, one being "Christian AC". Radio & Records, for instance, lists christian AC among its format charts. There has been crossover to mainstream and hot AC formats by many of the core artists of the christian AC genre, notably Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Kathy Troccoli, Steven Curtis Chapman, Plumb, and more recently, MercyMe. | What publication includes Christian AC with its format charts? | {
"text": [
"Radio & Records"
],
"answer_start": [
84
]
} |
56e6f6e0de9d371400068103 | Adult_contemporary_music | Contemporary christian music (CCM) has several subgenres, one being "Christian AC". Radio & Records, for instance, lists christian AC among its format charts. There has been crossover to mainstream and hot AC formats by many of the core artists of the christian AC genre, notably Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Kathy Troccoli, Steven Curtis Chapman, Plumb, and more recently, MercyMe. | Along with mainstream AC, what format has also featured Christian AC artists on a crossover basis? | {
"text": [
"hot AC"
],
"answer_start": [
202
]
} |
56e6f78d6fe0821900b8ec78 | Adult_contemporary_music | In recent years it has become common for many AC stations, particularly voiced AC stations, to play primarily or exclusively Christmas music during the Christmas season in November and December. While these tend mostly to be contemporary seasonal recordings by the same few artists featured under the normal format, most stations will also air some vintage holiday tunes from older pop, MOR, and adult standards artists – such as Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, The Carpenters, Percy Faith, Johnny Mathis and Andy Williams – many of whom would never be played on these stations during the rest of the year. | What AC format is especially known for playing Christmas music in the Christmas season? | {
"text": [
"soft AC"
],
"answer_start": [
72
]
} |
56e6f78d6fe0821900b8ec79 | Adult_contemporary_music | In recent years it has become common for many AC stations, particularly voiced AC stations, to play primarily or exclusively Christmas music during the Christmas season in November and December. While these tend mostly to be contemporary seasonal recordings by the same few artists featured under the normal format, most stations will also air some vintage holiday tunes from older pop, MOR, and adult standards artists – such as Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, The Carpenters, Percy Faith, Johnny Mathis and Andy Williams – many of whom would never be played on these stations during the rest of the year. | During what two months does the Christmas season take place? | {
"text": [
"November and December"
],
"answer_start": [
170
]
} |
56e6f78d6fe0821900b8ec7a | Adult_contemporary_music | In recent years it has become common for many AC stations, particularly voiced AC stations, to play primarily or exclusively Christmas music during the Christmas season in November and December. While these tend mostly to be contemporary seasonal recordings by the same few artists featured under the normal format, most stations will also air some vintage holiday tunes from older pop, MOR, and adult standards artists – such as Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, The Carpenters, Percy Faith, Johnny Mathis and Andy Williams – many of whom would never be played on these stations during the rest of the year. | 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? | {
"text": [
"Johnny Mathis"
],
"answer_start": [
498
]
} |
56e6f84ede9d371400068108 | Adult_contemporary_music | These Christmas music marathons typically start during the week before Thanksgiving Day and end after Christmas Day, or sometimes extending to New Year's Day. Afterwards, the stations usually resume their normal music fare. Several stations begin the holiday format much earlier, at the beginning of November. The roots of this tradition can exist traced back to the beautiful music and easy listening stations of the 1960s and 1970s. | When does Christmas music on AC format stations usually begin? | {
"text": [
"the week before Thanksgiving Day"
],
"answer_start": [
55
]
} |
56e6f84ede9d371400068109 | Adult_contemporary_music | These Christmas music marathons typically start during the week before Thanksgiving Day and end after Christmas Day, or sometimes extending to New Year's Day. Afterwards, the stations usually resume their normal music fare. Several stations begin the holiday format much earlier, at the beginning of November. The roots of this tradition can exist traced back to the beautiful music and easy listening stations of the 1960s and 1970s. | When is the earlier of the two times that Christmas music on adult contemporary stations typically ends? | {
"text": [
"after Christmas Day"
],
"answer_start": [
96
]
} |
56e6f84ede9d37140006810a | Adult_contemporary_music | These Christmas music marathons typically start during the week before Thanksgiving Day and end after Christmas Day, or sometimes extending to New Year's Day. Afterwards, the stations usually resume their normal music fare. Several stations begin the holiday format much earlier, at the beginning of November. The roots of this tradition can exist traced back to the beautiful music and easy listening stations of the 1960s and 1970s. | When is the later of the two times that Christmas music on adult contemporary stations usually ends? | {
"text": [
"New Year's Day"
],
"answer_start": [
143
]
} |
56e6f84ede9d37140006810b | Adult_contemporary_music | These Christmas music marathons typically start during the week before Thanksgiving Day and end after Christmas Day, or sometimes extending to New Year's Day. Afterwards, the stations usually resume their normal music fare. Several stations begin the holiday format much earlier, at the beginning of November. The roots of this tradition can exist traced back to the beautiful music and easy listening stations of the 1960s and 1970s. | When is the earliest an AC station will switch to a Christmas format? | {
"text": [
"the beginning of November"
],
"answer_start": [
283
]
} |
56e6f84ede9d37140006810c | Adult_contemporary_music | These Christmas music marathons typically start during the week before Thanksgiving Day and end after Christmas Day, or sometimes extending to New Year's Day. Afterwards, the stations usually resume their normal music fare. Several stations begin the holiday format much earlier, at the beginning of November. The roots of this tradition can exist traced back to the beautiful music and easy listening stations of the 1960s and 1970s. | What two formats pioneered the Christmas music tradition in the 1960s? | {
"text": [
"beautiful music and easy listening"
],
"answer_start": [
364
]
} |
56e6d2ee6fe0821900b8eba0 | Matter | Before the 20th century, the term matter included ordinary matter composed of atoms and excluded other energy phenomena such as light or sound. This concept of matter may be generalized from atoms to include any objects having mass even when at rest, but this is ill-defined because an object's mass can arise from its (possibly massless) constituents' motion and interaction energies. Thus, matter does not have a universal definition, nor is it a fundamental concept in physics today. Matter is also used loosely as a general term for the substance that makes up all observable physical objects. | In what century was the term matter defined excluding energy phenomena like light and sound? | {
"text": [
"20th"
],
"answer_start": [
11
]
} |
56e6d2ee6fe0821900b8eba1 | Matter | Before the 20th century, the term matter included ordinary matter composed of atoms and excluded other energy phenomena such as light or sound. This concept of matter may be generalized from atoms to include any objects having mass even when at rest, but this is ill-defined because an object's mass can arise from its (possibly massless) constituents' motion and interaction energies. Thus, matter does not have a universal definition, nor is it a fundamental concept in physics today. Matter is also used loosely as a general term for the substance that makes up all observable physical objects. | What term is used for the substance that composes all observable physical objects? | {
"text": [
"matter"
],
"answer_start": [
34
]
} |
56e6d2ee6fe0821900b8eba2 | Matter | Before the 20th century, the term matter included ordinary matter composed of atoms and excluded other energy phenomena such as light or sound. This concept of matter may be generalized from atoms to include any objects having mass even when at rest, but this is ill-defined because an object's mass can arise from its (possibly massless) constituents' motion and interaction energies. Thus, matter does not have a universal definition, nor is it a fundamental concept in physics today. Matter is also used loosely as a general term for the substance that makes up all observable physical objects. | The mass of an object can come from the motion of its constituents or what other source? | {
"text": [
"interaction energies"
],
"answer_start": [
364
]
} |
56e6d2ee6fe0821900b8eba3 | Matter | Before the 20th century, the term matter included ordinary matter composed of atoms and excluded other energy phenomena such as light or sound. This concept of matter may be generalized from atoms to include any objects having mass even when at rest, but this is ill-defined because an object's mass can arise from its (possibly massless) constituents' motion and interaction energies. Thus, matter does not have a universal definition, nor is it a fundamental concept in physics today. Matter is also used loosely as a general term for the substance that makes up all observable physical objects. | What term is used to describe the type of definition that matter would have if all scientists could agree on its definition? | {
"text": [
"universal"
],
"answer_start": [
415
]
} |
56e6d2ee6fe0821900b8eba4 | Matter | Before the 20th century, the term matter included ordinary matter composed of atoms and excluded other energy phenomena such as light or sound. This concept of matter may be generalized from atoms to include any objects having mass even when at rest, but this is ill-defined because an object's mass can arise from its (possibly massless) constituents' motion and interaction energies. Thus, matter does not have a universal definition, nor is it a fundamental concept in physics today. Matter is also used loosely as a general term for the substance that makes up all observable physical objects. | Prior to the 20th century, the definition of matter included any object that had mass even when it was in what state? | {
"text": [
"at rest"
],
"answer_start": [
242
]
} |
56e6d6556fe0821900b8ebb2 | Matter | All the objects from everyday life that we can knock into, touch or squeeze are composed of atoms. This atomic matter is in turn made up of interacting subatomic particles—usually a nucleus of protons and neutrons, and a cloud of orbiting electrons. Typically, science considers these composite particles matter because they have both rest mass and volume. By contrast, massless particles, such as photons, are not considered matter, because they have neither rest mass nor volume. However, not all particles with rest mass have a classical volume, since fundamental particles such as quarks and leptons (sometimes equated with matter) are considered "point particles" with no effective size or volume. Nevertheless, quarks and leptons together make up "ordinary matter", and their interactions contribute to the effective volume of the composite particles that make up ordinary matter. | What kind of particles make up every object in the world that can be touched? | {
"text": [
"atoms"
],
"answer_start": [
91
]
} |
56e6d6556fe0821900b8ebb3 | Matter | All the objects from everyday life that we can knock into, touch or squeeze are composed of atoms. This atomic matter is in turn made up of interacting subatomic particles—usually a nucleus of protons and neutrons, and a cloud of orbiting electrons. Typically, science considers these composite particles matter because they have both rest mass and volume. By contrast, massless particles, such as photons, are not considered matter, because they have neither rest mass nor volume. However, not all particles with rest mass have a classical volume, since fundamental particles such as quarks and leptons (sometimes equated with matter) are considered "point particles" with no effective size or volume. Nevertheless, quarks and leptons together make up "ordinary matter", and their interactions contribute to the effective volume of the composite particles that make up ordinary matter. | The smaller particles that make up atoms, like protons and neutrons, are what kind of particles? | {
"text": [
"subatomic"
],
"answer_start": [
151
]
} |
56e6d6556fe0821900b8ebb4 | Matter | All the objects from everyday life that we can knock into, touch or squeeze are composed of atoms. This atomic matter is in turn made up of interacting subatomic particles—usually a nucleus of protons and neutrons, and a cloud of orbiting electrons. Typically, science considers these composite particles matter because they have both rest mass and volume. By contrast, massless particles, such as photons, are not considered matter, because they have neither rest mass nor volume. However, not all particles with rest mass have a classical volume, since fundamental particles such as quarks and leptons (sometimes equated with matter) are considered "point particles" with no effective size or volume. Nevertheless, quarks and leptons together make up "ordinary matter", and their interactions contribute to the effective volume of the composite particles that make up ordinary matter. | What subatomic particle has no volume or rest mass? | {
"text": [
"photons"
],
"answer_start": [
397
]
} |
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