Muzak Holdings

In the United States, due in part to the market dominance of Muzak Holdings, Muzak came to be used to refer to most forms of background music, regardless of source. The term is also commonly used in English vernacular as a pejorative for music considered bland and insubstantial. This makes Muzak an example of a genericized trademark. Muzak may also be referred to as "elevator music" or "lift music" (see also music on hold). Though Muzak Holdings was for many years the best-known supplier of background music, and is commonly associated with elevator music, the company itself did not supply music to elevators.