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'''Pop music''' is a type of popular [[music]] that many people like to listen to. The term "pop music" can be used for all kinds of music that was written to be popular. The term "pop music" was used from about 1880 onwards, when new kinds of music became popular. [[genre|Styles]] of pop music in the 2020s (today) include [[rock and roll|rock music]], [[electronic dance music]] and [[hip hop]]. Different kinds of music are popular at different times, which changes the description.

'''Pop music''' is a type of popular [[music]] that many people like to listen to. The term "pop music" can be used for all kinds of music that was written to be popular. The term "pop music" was used from about 1880 onwards, when new kinds of music became popular. [[genre|Styles]] of pop music in the 2020s (today) include [[rock and roll|rock music]], [[electronic dance music]] and [[hip hop]]. Different kinds of music are popular at different times, which changes the description.

Notable pop artists include: [[Whitney Houston]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[George Michael]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and [[Madonna]].

Notable pop artists include: [[Whitney Houston]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Billie Eilish]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and [[Madonna]].

== History ==

== History ==

Modern pop music emerged from 1950s [[rock and roll]], (for example [[Chuck Berry]], [[Bo Diddley]] and [[Little Richard]]) and [[rockabilly]] (for example [[Elvis Presley]] and [[Buddy Holly]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pop Rock Music Guide: A Brief History of Pop Rock - 2025|url=https://www.masterclass.com/articles/pop-rock|access-date=2025-07-10|website=MasterClass|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-01-24|title=The Evolution of Music Genres|url=https://www.mi.edu/in-the-know/symphony-change-tracing-evolution-music-genres/|access-date=2025-07-10|website=Musicians Institute|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=AIMM|title=Evolution of Music from the 1950's to the 2000's|url=https://aimm.edu/blog/evolution-of-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-2000s|access-date=2025-07-10|website=aimm.edu|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bo Diddley: The Grandfather of Hip Hop?|url=https://teachrock.org/lesson/bo-diddleys-unconventional-1950s-sound-and-its-anticipation-of-hip-hop/|access-date=2025-07-10|website=TeachRock|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Exploring the Characteristics of Pop Music: Defining the Genre|url=https://houseoftracks.com/faq/what-are-the-4-characteristics-of-popular-music|access-date=2025-07-10|website=House of Tracks|language=en}}</ref> In the 1960s, [[The Beatles]] became a famous band that experimented with pop music.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What made The Beatles global stars?|url=https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/stories/what-made-beatles-global-stars|access-date=2025-07-10|website=National Museums Liverpool}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Jensen|first=Stephanie|date=2022-04-10|title=The Beatles Band History|url=https://rockerainsider.com/bands/the-beatles-band-history/|access-date=2025-07-10|website=Rock Era Insider|language=en-US}}</ref> In the 1970s, other styles of music were mixed with pop music, such as [[funk]] and [[soul music]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2025-07-09|title=Disco {{!}} Music, Songs, History, Artists, & Facts {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/art/disco|access-date=2025-07-10|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref> Pop music generally has a heavy (strong) beat, so that it is good for dancing.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reed|first=Amara|date=2025-05-22|title=10 Characteristics of Pop Music That Explain Its Unstoppable Popularity|url=https://bravesmusic.com/10-characteristics-of-pop-music/|access-date=2025-07-10|website=Braves Music|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-09-11|title=What Is Pop Music? Definition, Types, Characteristics, Examples|url=https://promusicianhub.com/what-is-pop-music/|access-date=2025-07-10|website=promusicianhub.com|language=en-US}}</ref> Pop singers normally sing with microphones that are plugged into an [[amplifier]] and a [[loudspeaker]].

Modern pop music emerged from 1950s [[rock and roll]], (for example [[Chuck Berry]], [[Bo Diddley]] and [[Little Richard]]) and [[rockabilly]] (for example [[Elvis Presley]] and [[Buddy Holly]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pop Rock Music Guide: A Brief History of Pop Rock - 2025|url=https://www.masterclass.com/articles/pop-rock|access-date=2025-07-10|website=MasterClass|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-01-24|title=The Evolution of Music Genres|url=https://www.mi.edu/in-the-know/symphony-change-tracing-evolution-music-genres/|access-date=2025-07-10|website=Musicians Institute|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Team|first=AIMM|title=Evolution of Music from the 1950's to the 2000's|url=https://aimm.edu/blog/evolution-of-music-from-the-1950s-to-the-2000s|access-date=2025-07-10|website=aimm.edu|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bo Diddley: The Grandfather of Hip Hop?|url=https://teachrock.org/lesson/bo-diddleys-unconventional-1950s-sound-and-its-anticipation-of-hip-hop/|access-date=2025-07-10|website=TeachRock|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Exploring the Characteristics of Pop Music: Defining the Genre|url=https://houseoftracks.com/faq/what-are-the-4-characteristics-of-popular-music|access-date=2025-07-10|website=House of Tracks|language=en}}</ref> In the 1960s, [[The Beatles]] became a famous band that experimented with pop music.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What made The Beatles global stars?|url=https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/stories/what-made-beatles-global-stars|access-date=2025-07-10|website=National Museums Liverpool}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Jensen|first=Stephanie|date=2022-04-10|title=The Beatles Band History|url=https://rockerainsider.com/bands/the-beatles-band-history/|access-date=2025-07-10|website=Rock Era Insider|language=en-US}}</ref> In the 1970s, other styles of music were mixed with pop music, such as [[funk]] and [[soul music]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2025-07-09|title=Disco {{!}} Music, Songs, History, Artists, & Facts {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/art/disco|access-date=2025-07-10|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref> Pop music generally has a heavy (strong) beat, so that it is good for dancing.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Reed|first=Amara|date=2025-05-22|title=10 Characteristics of Pop Music That Explain Its Unstoppable Popularity|url=https://bravesmusic.com/10-characteristics-of-pop-music/|access-date=2025-07-10|website=Braves Music|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2023-09-11|title=What Is Pop Music? Definition, Types, Characteristics, Examples|url=https://promusicianhub.com/what-is-pop-music/|access-date=2025-07-10|website=promusicianhub.com|language=en-US}}</ref> Pop singers normally sing with microphones that are plugged into an [[amplifier]] and a [[loudspeaker]].

In the 1950s, recording companies took [[blues]]-influenced [[rock and roll]] (for example [[Chuck Berry]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 5}} and [[Bo Diddley]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 3}}) and [[rockabilly]] (for example [[Carl Perkins]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 8}} and [[Buddy Holly]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 12}}) and promoted them as pop music. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, record companies took [[folk music]] bands and musicians and helped them to create a new type of music called [[folk rock]] or acid rock. Folk rock and [[acid rock]] mixed folk music, [[blues]] and [[rock and roll]] (for example [[The Byrds]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 33}} and [[Janis Joplin]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 41}}). In the [[1970s]], record companies created several harder, louder type of blues called [[blues rock]] or [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]], which became a type of pop music (for example the bands [[Led Zeppelin]] and [[Judas Priest]]).

In the 1950s, recording companies took [[blues]]-influenced [[rock and roll]] (for example [[Chuck Berry]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 5}} and [[Bo Diddley]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 3}}) and [[rockabilly]] (for example [[Carl Perkins]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 8}} and [[Buddy Holly]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 12}}) and promoted them as pop music. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, record companies took [[folk music]] bands and musicians and helped them to create a new type of music called [[folk rock]] or acid rock. Folk rock and [[acid rock]] mixed folk music, [[blues]] and [[rock and roll]] (for example [[The Byrds]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 33}} and [[Janis Joplin]]{{sfn |Gilliland |1969 |loc=show 41}}). In the [[1970s]], record companies created several harder, louder type of blues called [[blues rock]] or [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]], which became a type of pop music (for example the bands [[Led Zeppelin]] and [[Judas Priest]]).

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, a type of [[nightclub]] dance music called [[Disco]] turned into a popular type of pop music. Record companies took an experimental, strange-sounding type of music called [[New Wave]] music from the [[1980s]] and turned it into pop music bands such as ''[[The Cars]].'' In the [[1990s]] record companies took an underground type of hard rock called [[Grunge]] (for example the band [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]). [[Michael Jackson]] was also a very influential artist for pop music. His album, ''[[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)|Thriller]]'', is the best-selling album of all time. He also wrote some other very influential songs, such as "[[Bad (song)|Bad]]", "Give In to Me", "Will You Be There", "Heal the World", "We Are the World", "Black or White", and "[[Billie Jean]]", just to name a few. By the 21st century (after the demise of [[disco]] in the 1980s)  [[Contemporary R&B]] became incorporated into pop music. Examples of [[Contemporary R&B]] artists that have a wide pop appeal are [[Usher (musician)|Usher]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Rihanna]], [[Chris Brown (entertainer)|Chris Brown]] and more. Pop rappers [[Flo Rida]] and [[Kesha]] were mainstream in the late 2000s and the early 2010s. Modern pop singers include [[Ariana Grande]], [[Katy Perry]] and [[Lady Gaga]]. [[Nicki Minaj]] blended pop and hip hop in the early 2010s.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, a type of [[nightclub]] dance music called [[Disco]] turned into a popular type of pop music. Record companies took an experimental, strange-sounding type of music called [[New Wave]] music from the [[1980s]] and turned it into pop music bands such as ''[[The Cars]].'' In the [[1990s]] record companies took an underground type of hard rock called [[Grunge]] (for example the band [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]). [[Michael Jackson]] was also a very influential artist for pop music. His album, ''[[Thriller (Michael Jackson album)|Thriller]]'', is the best-selling album of all time. He also wrote some other very influential songs, such as "[[Bad (song)|Bad]]", "Give In to Me", "Will You Be There", "Heal the World", "We Are the World", "Black or White", and "[[Billie Jean]]", just to name a few. By the 21st century (after the demise of [[disco]] in the 1980s)  [[Contemporary R&B]] became incorporated into pop music. Examples of [[Contemporary R&B]] artists that have a wide pop appeal are [[Usher (musician)|Usher]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Rihanna]], [[Ciara]], [[Chris Brown (entertainer)|Chris Brown]] and more. Pop rappers [[Flo Rida]] and [[Kesha]] were mainstream in the late 2000s and the early 2010s. Modern pop singers include [[Ariana Grande]], [[Katy Perry]] and [[Lady Gaga]]. [[Nicki Minaj]] blended pop and hip hop in the early 2010s.

Many bands and artists are looked as influential in music history, but the English band [[The Beatles]] are the most looked upon band in history because of many of their songs being different types of pop and rock music (even metal and punk). [[Michael Jackson]], [[The Bee Gees]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] are many of the artists and bands that look at [[The Beatles]] as a massive influence on their music.

Many bands and artists are looked as influential in music history, but the English band [[The Beatles]] are the most looked upon band in history because of many of their songs being different types of pop and rock music (even metal and punk). [[Michael Jackson]], [[The Bee Gees]], [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] are many of the artists and bands that look at [[The Beatles]] as a massive influence on their music.