Following sequence from popular performance (2,4)
I believe the answer is:
in turn
'following sequence' is the definition.
(things follow each other in turn)
'popular performance' is the wordplay.
'popular' becomes 'in' ('in' can mean trendy).
'performance' becomes 'turn' (turn is a kind of performance).
'in'+'turn'='IN TURN'
'from' is the link.
(Other definitions for in turn that I've seen before include "not out of place" , "in an orderly fashion" , "One after another" , "a succession of things happen" , "orderly treatment" .)