Editing Philadelphia (section)

===Music===
{{Main|Music of Philadelphia}}
[[File:Curtisinstofmusic.JPG|thumb|The [[Curtis Institute of Music]] at 1726 [[Locust Street]] in [[Center City, Philadelphia|Center City]], one of the world's premier [[music school|conservatories]]]]

The [[Philadelphia Orchestra]] is generally considered one of the [[Big Five (orchestras)|top five orchestras]] in the United States. The orchestra performs at the [[Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts|Kimmel Center]]<ref>[https://www.philorch.org/kimmel-center#/ "The Kimmel Center: Home of The Philadelphia Orchestra"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709123409/https://www.philorch.org/kimmel-center#/ |date=July 9, 2018 }}. ''philorch.org''. The [[Philadelphia Orchestra]] Association. Retrieved April 13, 2018.</ref> and has a [[concert#Venues|summer concert series]] at the [[Mann Center for the Performing Arts]].<ref>[https://www.philorch.org/mann-center-performing-arts#/ "Summer Home of The Philadelphia Orchestra: Mann Center for the Performing Arts"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709123401/https://www.philorch.org/mann-center-performing-arts#/ |date=July 9, 2018 }}. ''philorch.org''. The Philadelphia Orchestra Association. Retrieved April 13, 2018.</ref> [[Opera Philadelphia]] performs at the nation's oldest continually operating opera house—the [[Academy of Music (Philadelphia)|Academy of Music]].<ref name="Dallasnews" /> The [[Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale]] has performed its music all over the world.<ref name="aboutus">{{cite web |title=About Us |url=http://www.phillyboyschoir.org/programs-choir |publisher=Philadelphia Boys Choir |access-date=March 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218205841/http://www.phillyboyschoir.org/programs-choir |archive-date=December 18, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Philly Pops]] plays orchestral versions of popular [[jazz]], [[swing music|swing]], [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], and [[blues]] songs at the Kimmel Center and other venues within the [[Mid-Atlantic (United States)|mid-Atlantic]] region.<ref name=POPS>{{cite web |title=About The Philly POPS |url=http://www.phillypops.org/about-us.php |website=phillypops.org |date=January 13, 2015 |publisher=Encore Series, Inc. |access-date=March 2, 2018 |archive-date=February 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206004221/http://phillypops.org/about-us.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Curtis Institute of Music]] is one of the world's premier [[music school|conservatories]] and among the most selective institutes of higher education in the nation.<ref name=PV>{{cite web |url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/curtis-institute-music-ranked-most-selective-college-us/ |title=Curtis Institute of Music ranked most selective college in U.S. |author=Michael Tanenbaum |date=January 29, 2016 |work=Philly Voice |access-date=January 28, 2020 |archive-date=March 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305224847/https://www.phillyvoice.com/curtis-institute-music-ranked-most-selective-college-us/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Philadelphia has played a prominent role in the [[music of the United States]]. The culture of [[American popular music]] has been influenced by significant contributions of Philadelphia area musicians and producers, in both the recording and broadcasting industries. In 1952, the teen dance party program called ''Bandstand'' premiered on local television, hosted by [[Bob Horn (broadcaster)|Bob Horn]]. The show was renamed ''[[American Bandstand]]'' in 1957, when it began national syndication on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], hosted by [[Dick Clark]] and produced in Philadelphia until 1964 when it moved to Los Angeles.<ref>Rodney Buxton [http://www.museum.tv/eotv/americanband.htm "American Bandstand: U.S. Music Program"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803075751/http://www.museum.tv/eotv/americanband.htm |date=August 3, 2018 }}. ''museum.tv''. [[Museum of Broadcast Communications]]. Retrieved April 9, 2018.</ref> Promoters marketed youthful musical artists known as [[teen idol]]s to appeal to the young audience. Philadelphia-born singers, including [[Frankie Avalon]], [[James Darren]], [[Eddie Fisher]], [[Fabian Forte]], [[Bobby Rydell]], and [[South Philadelphia|South Philly]]-raised [[Chubby Checker]], topped the music charts, establishing a clean-cut [[rock and roll]] image.

[[Philadelphia soul|Philly soul]] music of the late 1960s–1970s is a highly produced version of [[soul music]] which led to later forms of popular music such as [[disco]] and [[urban contemporary]] [[rhythm and blues]].<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/style/philly-soul-ma0000002776 "R&B » Soul » Philly Soul"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713161932/https://www.allmusic.com/style/philly-soul-ma0000002776 |date=July 13, 2020 }}. ''allmusic.com''. Retrieved March 2, 2018.</ref> On July 13, 1985, [[John F. Kennedy Stadium (Philadelphia)|John F. Kennedy Stadium]] was the American venue for the [[Live Aid]] concert.<ref name="CNN">[http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/01/liveaid.memories/index.html "Live Aid 1985: A day of magic"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411235204/http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/01/liveaid.memories/index.html |date=April 11, 2020 }}. CNN. Retrieved March 2, 2018.</ref> The city also hosted the [[Live 8]] concert, which attracted about 700,000 people to the [[Benjamin Franklin Parkway]] on July 2, 2005.<ref>{{cite web |author=Rodney Kim |title=Live 8 Philadelphia Review |url=http://www.live8.us/philadelphia/blog.html |date=July 2, 2005 |access-date=April 24, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061214110945/http://www.live8.us/philadelphia/blog.html |archive-date=December 14, 2006 }}</ref>

Notable rock and pop musicians from Philadelphia and its suburbs include [[Bill Haley & His Comets]], [[Nazz]], [[Todd Rundgren]], [[Hall & Oates]], [[the Hooters]], [[Cinderella (band)|Cinderella]], [[DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince]], [[Ween]], [[Schoolly D]], [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], [[the Roots]], [[Beanie Sigel]], [[State Property (band)|State Property]], [[Lisa Lopes|Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes]], [[Meek Mill]], [[Lil Uzi Vert]], and others.