"listen to music" or "listen to the music",which one is correct?

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"listen to music" or "listen to the music",which one is correct?
"listen to radio" or "listen to the radio",which one is correct?
 

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Re: "listen to music" or "listen to the music",which one is correct?

Context?

In general, people listen to music on the radio. But there are other cases where one might use the words "listen to the music" or "listen to radio."
 

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Re: "listen to music" or "listen to the music",which one is correct?

"listen to music" or "listen to the music",which one is correct?
"listen to radio" or "listen to the radio",which one is correct?
You can "listen to music", or, "listen to the music", but you can only "listen to the radio". The reason is that there is a difference between "music" and "radio". Do you know what that difference is?
 

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Re: "listen to music" or "listen to the music",which one is correct?

I almost got it.I guessed maybe it is because the “radio” is real object,however,the “music” is the virtual object,that you said so,right?
 
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