Pop music is very difficult to clearly classify, since in the broadest sense it means all popular music, that is, any music that is not classical. According to another definition, it is varieties of rock music, but with a decidedly softer sound, and furthermore tailored to the tastes of a larger audience. Thus, it can be assumed that pop music follows fashion and is not assigned to any particular category. We consider pop artists who create their music guided by the current trend and the public's taste. However, it should be remembered that few performers admit that they create under the audience. In addition, often a musician or performer who was "cult" or "alternative" at some time and becomes popular with a wider audience is also considered a pop performer. However, this is not amateur music, nor is it created by amateurs, songs, concerts music videos in this genre are highly polished. A slew of technicians, choreographers and other people working on the stage image of stars work on them.… Read more
Within pop we find various musical styles such as:
Synthpop
Characterized by extensive use of synthesizers, drum machines and various electronic effects.
Brit pop
A trend formed in the 1990s in the British Isles, its representatives include groups such as Oasis, Coldplay, Travis, Keane, Suede, Pulp, Blur, Supergrass, The Boo Radleys, Ian Brown.
Brit pop
College rock - the name given to alternative bands of the 1980s before the name was given to them. It was formed in the US under the influence of post punk, has no defined character and is still somewhat underground.
Indie pop
Indie pop, has a lot in common with indie rock, focusing on the purely pop side of music, i.e. catchy melodies and harmonies.
Jangle pop
Jangle pop, another sub-genre of pop that originated in the 1960s and was characterized by "buzz", it developed outside the mainstream and was heavily influenced by alternative rock. The lyrics were often incomprehensible and the songs had the mark of amateurism.
Dream pop
Dream pop is another variety of alternative rock originating in the UK in the 1980s. Bands that formed or started in this style include Slowdive, Lush, Pale Saints, Spoofed Hybrid, early period Seefeel and Verve, Kitchens of Distinction, The Sundays, The Ocean Blue, Galaxie 500, Bel Canto, Cranes, Frazier Chorus, late period Talk Talk, Strange Boutique, Curve, The Dream Academy and No-Man.
Power pop
Power pop is music derived from rock and pop of the 1960s, catchy melody, economical arrangement and harmonious music are its main characteristics.
Avant-pop
Another genre is avant-pop. This sub-genre includes bands such as The Beach Boys and The Beatles, Animal Collective, Blonde Redhead, Enon, Lambchop, Sparks, Sufjan Stevens, TV on the Radio, Xiu Xiu, Yo La Tengo.
Traditional pop
Traditional pop is popular music from the period before the rise of rock and roll, the creators are: Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Andy Williams, Perry Como, Judy Garland, Doris Day, and artists of a younger generation Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Quincy Jones or Harry Connick Jr.
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Virtually every musical genre poses its pop, commercial stream, so we have pop country, pop rock, pop punk, pop polo, pop hip-hop, pop metal. Many nations also have their pop: Indian pop, Afro pop, Latin pop, j-pop (Japanese pop), k-pop (Korean pop), c-pop (Chinese pop), etc.
Associated with pop are such terms as Boysband (a group composed of young men, singing songs aimed at young women and girls) Girlsband ( a group performing pop aimed at young people), idol or hit song.
Pop music puplar performers
Selected Boysbands: Accent, Aventura, Blue, Backstreet Boys, Big Fun, Calle Ciega, New Kids on the Block, No Mercy, Westlife, 5ive, Take That, 'N Sync, Menudo, O-Town, Savage Garden, Lexington Bridge, Hanson, US5, Caught in the Act, O-Zone, Worlds Apart, Just 5. Selected Girlsbands: The Crystals, The Blossoms, The Ronettes, The Cookies, The Dixie Cups, The Shangri-Las and The Exciters, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, Sister Sledge, Silver Convention, Belle Epoque, Frantique, Luv' and Baccara, Bananarama, Pointer Sisters, Weather Girls and Mary Jane Girls, Spice Girls, Destiny's Child, Atomic Kitten. etc.