RESEARCH ON GENRE

POP

MEANING AND HISTORY OF POP GENRE?

Pop music  is a genre of popular music which

originated in its modern form in the 1950s, deriving

from rock and roll.  As it has catchy and memorable

beat thus it has many fan following.

Pop music started in 1930-40s by the first pop stars

in history. Frank Sinatra was seen as the first

modern pop star.

KEY ARTISTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF POP

Few artists are still around in the development of

pop. They include Mariah Carey, Britney Spears,

Lady Gaga etc. Mariah Carey started in 1988,

Britney Spears in 1992 and Lady Gaga in 2005.

I would say the pop artist that has the biggest profile

is Katy Perry, because her music can apply to

everyone(teens and adults)

TARGET AUDIENCE

Pop music audience is everyone. The fans mainly

include girls due to boy bands present in it like One

Direction

SUB GENRES OF POP

There are different sub genres that can be influenced by

pop music.

Bubblegum pop(mainly targeted to teens)

Christian pop(lyrics targeted mainly in the faith of God)

Dance pop(used in night clubs)

Teen pop(for preteens and teens)

Soundtrack(music that accompanies motion motion

pictures)

PUBLIC’S PERCEPTION

I think popular music is liked and listened by most of

the people as it has catchy and memorable beat.

However, if pop music is mostly played on TV

channels it would attract more audience. People

would feel young by listening to young artists of pop

genre.