Popular music aka ‘pop’ music is the term to describe a well known, very accessible genre of music.
If I were to ask you to name a pop song - you’d probably say a song currently in the charts, but does this necessarily make it ‘popular’?
Over the years, the term ‘popular’ has changed its meaning and we can no longer trust if said ‘pop’ song - is actually even popular. The mass creation of pop records and artists has grown hugely over the years thanks to shows like X-factor. This quick, easy way of finding and creating a pop artist leaves less room for the genuinely talented ones.
This shift in music means that perhaps a narrower niche of music is judged as less popular when technically - that might not be the case, but while the general public crave for this mainstream profiting culture of pop music, the industry will not change.
Not bad but a bit lacking in theoretical discussion. LB
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