| Pop music is a genre of popular music
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| | become the best-selling album of all
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| distinguished from classical or art music
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| | time, and Madonna albums "Like a Virgin",
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| and from folk music . The term indicates
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| | "True Blue", "Like a Prayer" . Michael
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| specific stylistic traits, but the genre
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| | Jackson was sometimes referred to as "The
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| also includes artists working in many
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| | King of Pop" and Madonna was named "The
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| styles such as rock, hip hop, rhythm and
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| | Queen of Pop". Other artists included
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| blues (R&B), and country, making it a
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| | Michael Bolton, Prince, Janet Jackson,
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| flexible category. The expression "pop
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| | Duran Duran, The Police, ABBA, Cyndi
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| music" may also be used to refer to
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| | Lauper, Whitney Houston, Phil Collins,
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| particular subgenres (within the pop
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| | Kylie Minogue and Culture Club.1990s and
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| music genre) that are in some cases
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| | 21st century
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| referred to as soft rock and pop
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| | The 1990s and 21st century were marked
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| rock.Characteristics as a subgenre
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| | by a resurgence of boy band and girl
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| Pop "is designed to appeal to everyone"
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| | group trends. From the UK came the likes
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| and "doesn't come from any particular
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| | of Take That, Blue, the Spice Girls, a
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| place or mark off any particular taste."
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| | highly successful formula. Irish boy
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| In musical terms, it is essentially
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| | bands of the time include Boyzone and
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| "conservative" in that it attempts to
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| | Westlife. The US had New Edition, New
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| resonate with a large segment of its
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| | Kids On The Block followed by the
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| target demographic rather than pushing
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| | Backstreet Boys, Hanson, girl trio
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| artistic boundaries. It is "provided from
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| | Destiny's Child and then 'N Sync and Pop
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| on high (by record companies, radio
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| | Princesses Willa Ford, Mandy Moore,
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| programmers and concert promoters) rather
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| | Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani and
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| than being made from below..." (Frith
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| | Christina Aguilera. Canadian Avril
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| 2001, p.95-96). But over time, pop has
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| | Lavigne became popular with her album Let
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| gone from "popular in general" to "a
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| | Go. Australia had Boys from Oz. 1999 saw
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| genre" described as sounding musically
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| | the rise of the Latin explosion with
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| similar to rap, but with singing. This is
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| | Ricky Martin at the forefront with his
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| due to radio stations labeling themselves
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| | worldwide smash hit "Livin' La Vida
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| as "pop stations" taking heavy preference
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| | Loca". Other latin artists to follow were
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| over certain sounds, tossing other
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| | Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Enrique
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| popular bands who don't fit into the
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| | Iglesias, and Marc Anthony. In 2002,
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| sound or other categories like rock into
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| | Justin Timberlake had critical and
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| the "alternative" label.Often used to
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| | commercial acclaim with his "Justified"
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| describe the current popular genres of
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| | album, emerging as the new "Prince of
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| music of any given time, the term "pop"
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| | Pop", Jesse McCartney has emerged from
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| cannot be used describe any one
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| | Dream Street as a high-rating singer with
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| particular style.History of pop
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| | songs like She's No You, Lindsay Lohan
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| music1930s and 1940s
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| | and Hilary Duff has become popular in the
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| Styles influencing the later development
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| | 2000s. Artists like Mariah Carey, Whitney
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| of pop include the Blues (Chicago), and
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| | Houston, Kylie Minogue, Celine Dion,
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| Country (Tennessee)1950s
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| | Garth Brooks, Shania Twain and Madonna
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| Early Pop music artists include Bing
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| | have also been highly successful. Reality
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| Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bobby
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| | television shows, such as American Idol,
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| Darin, and Peggy Lee, but other artists
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| | begin producing multi-platinum artists
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| like Bill Haley and his Comets, Fats
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| | like Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken.
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| Domino and Elvis Presley become popular
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| | British pop rock groups such as McFly
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| with the younger generation.1960s
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| | emerge.Sound and themes
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| The decade starts out with such Teen
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| | Pop music, in whatever musical influence
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| Idols such as, Johnny Tillotson, Bobby
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| | form it derives from, may be produced by
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| Vee, Brian Hyland, Tommy Roe, Gene
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| | a more basic songwriting approach and
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| Pitney, and Frankie Avalon. It explodes
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| | arrangement. The emphasis is often on a
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| midway with Carole King, Neil Diamond,
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| | simpler melody, which makes the songs
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| Burt Bacharach, Aretha Franklin, Isley
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| | more memorable, and may use stripped-down
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| Brothers, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, The
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| | rhythms. The combination of the melody
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| Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Bob Dylan, and
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| | and the rhythm allows for harmony to be a
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| Simon and Garfunkel. It can be said that
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| | driving force of the song. Themes range
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| The Beatles led the British Invasion in
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| | from personal songs to vivacious party
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| this decade.1970s
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| | jams. However, the most common theme
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| A proliferation of new sounds from the
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| | deals with the wide range of emotions
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| disco of the BeeGees, the piano sounds of
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| | which stem from physical or emotional
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| Billy Joel and Elton John, the country of
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| | love.Music videos and live performances
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| the Eagles, the rock-influenced pop of
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| | are often used for exposure in the media,
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| artists like Rod Stewart, Steely Dan, and
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| | and artists may have extravagant stage
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| Fleetwood Mac. ABBA was a swedish band
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| | shows and use choreographed dancing. Many
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| who grew to fame after winning Eurovision
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| | pop tunes are used in both Dance clubs
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| Song Contest and starting a whole new
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| | and Sport clubs.Visit me at my consumers
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| revolution of pop music.
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| | product websites a website that provides
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| 1980s
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| | links to consumer products and article
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| Notable highlights for pop music in the
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| | reviews. Here is a link in reference to
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| 1980s are Michael Jackson's second Epic
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| | this article.
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| label release, Thriller, which went on to
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