Editing Quartet (section)

== Popular music ==

=== Rock and pop ===
{{See also|Four-piece}}
The quartet lineup is also very common in [[Pop music|pop]] and [[rock music]]. A standard quartet formation in pop and rock music is an ensemble typically consisting of a [[Lead vocalist|vocalist]], an electric guitar, a bass guitar, and a drum kit. This configuration is sometimes modified so that the vocalist also plays guitar, or sometimes a [[keyboard instrument]] (e.g., [[Organ (music)|organ]], piano, [[synthesizer]]) or soloing instrument (e.g., saxophone) may be used.{{cn|date=April 2020}}

=== Vocal quartet ===
In the 20th century Western [[popular music]], the term "vocal quartet" usually refers to ensembles of four singers of the same gender. This is particularly common for [[barbershop quartets]] and [[Gospel quartet]]s.

Some well-known female US vocal quartets include [[The Carter Sisters]]; [[The Forester Sisters]]; [[The Chiffons]]; [[The Chordettes]]; [[The Lennon Sisters]]; [[Blackpink]] the South Korean girl group; and [[En Vogue]]. Some well-known male US vocal quartets include [[The Oak Ridge Boys]]; [[The Statler Brothers]]; [[The Ames Brothers]]; [[The Chi-Lites]]; [[Crosby Stills Nash & Young|Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young]]; [[The Dixie Hummingbirds]]; [[The Four Aces]]; [[Four Freshmen|The Four Freshmen]]; [[The Four Seasons (group)|The Four Seasons]]; [[The Four Tops|Four Tops]]; [[The Statesmen Quartet]]; [[The Blackwood Brothers]]; [[Cathedral Quartet]]; [[Ernie Haase and Signature Sound|Ernie Haase & Signature Sound]]; [[The Golden Gate Quartet|Golden Gate Quartet]]; [[The Hilltoppers (band)|The Hilltoppers]]; [[The Jordanaires]]; and [[Mills Brothers|The Mills Brothers]]. The only known U.S. [[Drag queen|drag]] quartet is [[The Kinsey Sicks]]. Some mixed-gender vocal quartets include [[ABBA]], [[The Pied Pipers]]; [[The Mamas & the Papas]]; [[The Merry Macs]]; and [[The Weavers]].