POP MUSIC

Pop music (a term that originally derives from an abbreviation of "popular") is a genre of popular music which originated in its modern

form in the 1950s, deriving from rock and roll The terms "popular music" and "pop music" are often used interchangeably, even though the former is a description of music which is popular (and can include

any style).As a genre, pop music is very eclectic, often borrowing elements from

other styles including urban, dance, rock, Latin and country, nonetheless, there

are core elements which define pop. Such include generally short-to-medium length songs, written in a basic format (often the verse-

chorus structure, as well as the common employment of repeated choruses, melodic tunes, and catchy hooks.

So-called "pure pop" music, such as power pop, features all these elements, using electric guitars, drums and bass for

instrumentation; in the case of such music, the main goal is usually that of being pleasurable to listen to, rather than having much artistic

depth. Pop music is generally thought of as a genre which is commercially recorded and desires to have a mass audience appeal.

INSTRUMENTS IN POP MUSICGuitars

Guitars are common in pop music. Types of guitars used in pop music include bass guitars, acoustic guitars and electric guitars. A guitar is a stringed instrument. Bass guitars generally have four strings. Electric and acoustic guitars usually have six or 12 strings. Electric guitars, including electric bass guitars, must be used with a guitar cable and powered amplifier to output an audible level of sound.

Drums

Drums in pop music can be played by a drummer on a drum kit or they can be produced electronically by a computer. Computer drums have a more digital sound that can feel robotic and less natural than drums played by a person. Drums are essential to establish the beat and keep the song moving forward.

Wind Instruments

Wind instruments such as saxophones, trumpets and flutes help give pop music a realistic and full sound. Saxophones make their most prominent appearances in smooth, sexy 1970s-style songs in the vein of performers such as Barry White and Isaac Hayes.

Orchestral Strings

Orchestral string instruments such as the violin, viola and cello are occasionally featured in pop music. Orchestral string instruments are often used to accompany solo vocalists in slow songs, but they occasionally make an appearance in pop rock and metal songs as well. Many songs from the band Queen feature strings, and so do many songs by the Beatles.

FAMOUS POP ARTIST OF ALL TIMEINTERNATIONAL

Michael JacksonMichael Jackson, with the possible exception of Elvis Presley, was the epitome of larger than life pop music figures. He hit the pop spotlight as a child of 11 in 1969 with his brothers in the group Jackson 5. At the end of the next decade he emerged as a young adult recording artist. Michael Jackson recorded Thriller, the bestselling album of all time, and was the world's biggest pop star in the late 1980s. His career became mired in tabloid rumors and criminal investigations. However, his star still shone brightly when he died suddenly at age 50 in 2009.

 David Bowie

Throughout the many images and styles he has adopted in over 40 years, David Bowie has remained one of the most influential musicians in popular music. He proved himself equally adept at mainstream pop, glam rock, new wave, and disco. David Bowie is considered an essential artist for anyone interested in the evolution of alternative pop music both in the US and UK.

 

QueenQueen emerged in the early 1970's with influence from glam and heavy metal bands such as Led Zeppelin. They soon developed their own style of grand, operatic pop and rock that reached its pinnacle with the six minute pop opera "Bohemian Rhapsody." The band later proved adept at creating major hit singles in styles ranging from rockabilly to disco. Through all of it leader Freddie Mercury remained one of the most flamboyantly entertaining lead vocalists of all time. Freddie Mercury died a victim of AIDS in 1991 at age 45.

 

Britney SpearsBritney Spears was the biggest of the teen pop stars to emerge in the late 1990s. However, by the middle of the following decade it seemed her musical career may have drowned in a mass of bad publicity and personal difficulties. Britney Spears then put together one of the most phenomenal comebacks in pop music history and is more commercially and critically successful than ever before. In the past decade she has released 16 top 40 pop singles, five #1 albums and is, at the age of 27, a pop icon.

 The Beatles

The Beatles are the pop band by which nearly everything else in pop music is matched and measured. Their influence on pop artists that followed their phenomenal single decade career from 1960 to 1970 is unmeasurable. They continue to hold the record for the most #1 pop singles in the US at 20 and are widely considered to be the bestselling album artists of all time. Their influence is still felt so strongly they will rank as one of the top selling album recording act of the decade of the 2000's.

FAMOUS POP ARTIST OF ALL TIMENATIONAL

AlamgirAlamgir was a famous pop singer in Pakistan at his time. Alamgir is a versatile singer and is one of the pioneers of the Urdu pop music in Pakistan. He started singing on the Pakistani Television at the beginning of the 1970s. Alamgir is also known for his many renditions of Bengali music. The most notable Bengali song he is known to sing is Aamay Bhashaili Rey.

 Nazia Hassan

Nazia Hassan was an iconic Pakistani pop singer Her song, "Aap Jaisa Koi", from the Indian film Qurbani (1980) made her a legend and pop icon in Pakistan and all of South Asia in the 1980. Her debut album, Disco Deewane (1981), also charted in fourteen countries worldwide and became the best-selling Asian pop record up unntil that time Nazia Hassa went on to sell over 60 million records worldwide.Nazia was the first Pakistani to win a Filmfare Award and remains the youngest winner of a Filmfare Award in the category.

 ATIF ASLAM

Atif Aslam is a Pakistani pop singer. He has generated numerous chart-topping songs, and is known for his vocal belting technique. Atif was frist part of a band “Jal” which later parted ways. Atif Aslam then became a solo artit winng many awards in both Pakistan and India Aslam is a recipient for the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, one of Pakistan's highest civilian decorations.

 BEST POP ALBUMS OF ALL TIMEINTERNATIONAL

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YesClose to the Edge

The BeatlesAbbey Road

 

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The BeatlesRevolver Frank Sinatra

Sings For Only The Lonely

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