1. Music that is commonplace, unoriginal, or lacking in artistic merit; music that is trite or predictable
The shopping mall was filled with banal music that no one really listened to.
O shopping estava cheio de música banal que ninguém realmente ouvia.
2. Popular or commercially produced music lacking depth or innovation
Critics dismissed the album as banal music with no artistic value.
Críticos descartaram o álbum como música banal sem valor artístico.