a british-based music genre and culture movement that emphasised britishness. it produced brighter, catchier rock music partly in reaction to the popularity of the darker lyrical themes of theus-led grunge music and to the uk's own shoegaze music scene. although the term britpop was viewed as a marketing tool, and more of a cultural moment than a musical style or genre, its associated bands typically drew from the British pop music of the 1960s, glam rock and and indie pop of the 1980s.

• reference artists:

oasis, pulp, blur, the verve, radiohead (until 2000).