Pop music:
What is pop music?:
often referred to as commercial popular music, accessible, tuneful music of a kind popular since the 1950s and sometimes contrasted with rock, soul, or other forms of popular music.
Pop music is the genre of popular music that produces the most hits. A hit is a song that sells many copies, and the latest hits are listed every week on the charts.
They have a good rhythm, a catchy melody, and are easy to remember and sing along to. They usually have a chorus that's repeated several tim
Forms and conventions:
- Artists wear fashionable , stylish and what may be considered 'mainstream' outfits.
- song is set between 3-5 minutes , with a persistent beat and set structure.
- Artists are always portrayed as being completely content, happy with life
- Lyrics are most often based around love and relationships.
- Bands express a form of unity, the unity associated with teens, teenagers being the main TA for the genre.
- The music genre is usually conveyed through the music video , by mise-en-scene
- Associated with bright and bold colours.
- Usually follows a verse-chorus-verse structure
- Uses hook lines, which are very catchy and stay in the audience's mind.
- Generic and played on extremely popular radio stations all over the country.
Imagery:
- Usually include beats that are very dance related.
- typically associated with teens
- Due to the fact that teens and young adults are often associated with enjoying partying , clubbing and dancing - the main purpose for pop music.
- A lot of the imagery and visuals is based on sex and partying ,which could be said to be the youth culture of today.
Presentation of Artists in Pop:
- Expressed sexually
- seductive
- Try to draw audience in through their sexuality
- Dressing provocatively
- All to create a sexual atmosphere
- 'sex sells'
famous pop singers:
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