Pop Music

0 Pop Music is an abbreviation from the word popular

0The term “pop” song was first recorded in 1926

0The term “pop music” originated in Britain in the mid 1950’s

0 Since the late 1950s pop has had the special meaning of non-classical music

0 Some of the most well known names in history includes The Beatles, Michael Jackson, The Rolling Stones, ABBA etc

Origins of Pop Music

0 Pop music accounts the majority of music on today’s charts, is a genre which includes a mix of many different styles of music

0 Sheet music was a big thing with pop music, as it literally written song notes

0 Publishers of sheet music set up companies to meet the demand of those desiring their products, and would often scout out new composers and have their music made available in printed for sale

Features of Pop Music

0The most significant feature of the pop music industry of the late 18th and early 19th centuries was the extent of its focus on the commodity of sheet music

0 Pop music is generally described as very commercial friendly, marketable and memorable with either lyrics, voice and instruments

0 Pop music videos’ goal is to create a visual content which cohorts with the sound so it can be easily identified

50s Era of Pop Music

0Elvis Presley emerges and one of the world first rock stars with so many hit songs that can be easily identified

0Beatles was formed by John Lennon; they were a huge success in the pop industry as all songs were written by group members and this decade was dominated by the Beatles

0Michael Jackson and Madonna were two of the most well known in the pop industry

The 70s

0Michael Jackson first solo hit “Ben” reaches number one

0Michael Jackson introduces “The Robot” in 1974 during a performance in ‘Soul Train’ and has also been used in music videos

0 Popularity of disco and hip hop led to the popularity of pop. The movie ‘Saturday Night Fever’ was released and gained immense populatiy

80s

0Red Hot Chilli Peppers was formed

0Michael Jackson popularized the moonwalk and was featured in all music videos after the first initial moonwalk made publically

0Michael Jacksons “Thriller” music video becomes a classic, and is still one of the most notable videos today

0Britney Spears emerges as a star to the music world

90s

0Various famous pop groups made pop music more Grunge rock

0Backstreet Boys were formed

0 Coldplay formed the band