Popcorn (Romanian music style)

Not to be confused with Popcorn (Belgian music style).
Inna (left), Alexandra Stan (middle) and Edward Maya (right) are among the most notable performers of popcorn music, having released the hit singles "Hot" (2008), "Mr. Saxobeat" (2010) and "Stereo Love" (2009).

Popcorn is a subgenre of dance music that originated in Romania in the late 2000s. It is inspired by Europop and dance-pop, featuring house and trance rhythms and fast tempos. The arrangement is characterized by the use of syncopated synthesizers played in staccato, and brass.[1] Instruments such as accordions were eventually also included in several popcorn songs, which were most commonly performed in English.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "Romanian Popcorn". Rate Your Music. Archived from the original on 1 June 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Vika Jigulina, Edward Maya – Stereo Love". Die Welt (in German). 16 December 2010. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.