The History of Pop Music

The History of Pop Music

Pop music is a term that originally derived from an abbreviation of the word 'popular', this genre of music originated from rock and roll appearing in its modern form in the 1950's and the phrase 'pop song' was first recorded being used in 1926.

Some of the biggest names in pop music are: The Beetles, Michel Jackson, The Rolling Stones and ABBA.

 

Pop music is often described as commercially friendly, marketable and memorable and today accounts for the majority of the music in the charts, it is mainly a mix of different styles of music which vary from jazz, rap, rock and roll to hip hop, consisting of a combination of catchy verses and choruses.



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