Modern adult contemporary (or Modern AC) is a popular and influential hybrid radio format. It combines softer alternative rock and upbeat adult contemporary (aka Hot AC) elements. Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ...

The Modern AC format has a slightly younger target audience than the standard adult contemporary format. The format is much more upbeat and concentrates heavily on current hits and songs from the past year. There is also a heavier concentration on modern rock hits. Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ... Modern rock or Nu-breed is term commonly used to describe a rock music format found on American commercial radio. ...

See also

Adult contemporary music Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream contemporary pop music, excluding hip hop, hard rock, and some teen pop music, which is intended for an adult audience. ...