Pop
music is a genre of popular music distinguished from classical or Art music and
from folk music. The term indicates specific stylistic traits such as a danceable
beat, simple melodies, and repetitive structure so that people can catch on and
join in easily. To further expand its accessibility pop music often includes elements
of rock, hip hop, reggae, dance, R&B, soul, and funk. The pop music genre often
involves mass marketing and consumer-driven efforts by major record companies,
which makes it an often scorned genre by other musicians.
As records,
CDs and DVDs became cheaper, the age of the average consumer of pop music dropped
dramatically. In the early years of recordings, artists like Frank Sinatra sang
about affairs, champagne and night clubs, lyrics that appealed to the investors,
business, and classy market. As records became cheaper, teenagers were able to
afford to influence the market especially during the promotion of the worldwide
Beatles tours. In recent years children's music has become one of the biggest
selling musicreducing the age of the average consumer of pop music drastically.Young
people have always been interested in fashions and spend their money on new artists.
Whereas older people tend to keep to their favorite artists, young people conform
more to peer pressure. This conforming creates waves of commercial support for
particular artists and establishes pop music as an important mediator of youth
culture. Because of this pop music has historically been the source of numerous
moral panics; parents viewing explicit and suggestive lyrics as gateways to immorality
blaming pop music for perceived increases in objectionable behaviour within youth
culture.
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