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| Malaysian popular music | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Pop Malaysia |
| Other names | M-pop |
| Stylistic origins | |
| Cultural origins | 1920s Malaysia |
| Typical instruments | Standard instruments used in popular music genres |
Malaysian popular music, sometimes called Malaysian pop (Malay: Pop Malaysia) or abbreviated as M-pop, refers to popular music forms in the Southeast Asian nation of Malaysia. Although pop music in various languages, such as Mandopop, is popular and has been produced in Malaysia, Malaysian pop refers to music recorded primarily in the Malay language in Malaysia.
Malaysian pop covers a diversity of genres, such as pop, ballad, Malaysian folk, hip hop, EDM, R&B, and rock.