Tin Pan Alley in British English
noun
1.
a district in a city concerned with the production of popular music, originally a small district in New York
2. derogatory
the strictly commercial side of show business and pop music
Tin Pan Alley in American English
US
1.
a district of New York, where there are many songwriters, publishers of popular music, etc.
2.
a.
any similar urban area
b.
the publishers, writers, and promoters of popular music
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