POP
Time Frame:
Pop music has had continuous popularity since the 1950’s.
Description:
In general, pop music, or “popular music” can be categorized as any mainstream music that is danceable. Pop songs often have a simple and repeating melody and structure along with basic lyrics, often relating to love. Pop music has come to represent American culture as a whole.
Roots:
Pop gets its origins from a variety of genres. Basically, anything that the American culture could dance to led to the popularization of Pop. This includes rock and roll, R&B, reggae, jazz, hip-hop, and dance music.
Subgenres:
Bubblegum pop
Dirty pop
Traditional pop
Power pop
Dance pop
Synth pop
Boy Bands
Influential Artists:
Beginning of Pop Phenomenon:
Beatles
Beach Boys
Neil Diamond
The Monkees
80’s:
WHAM!
Madonna
Michael Jackson
Heart
Whitney Houston
Paula Abdul
Janet Jackson
Bobby Brown
Poison
90’s:
Sir Mix A lot
Boys II Men
Ace of Base
Mariah Carey
TLC
Savage Garden
Britney Spears
N’SYNC
Backstreet Boys
98 Degrees
Matchbox 20
Ricky Martin
Mandy Moore
00’s:
Gwen Stefani
Fergie
Black Eyed Peas
Rhianna
Akon
Avril Levigne
Fall Out Boy
Beyonce
Linkin Park
Christina Aquilera
Enrique Iglesias
Justin Timberlake