Pop music | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 23/06/2019

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00:01:15 1 Definitions and etymology
00:05:46 2 Characteristics
00:07:50 3 Development and influence
00:08:01 3.1 Stylistic evolution
00:08:37 3.2 1950s: Origins
00:10:30 3.3 1960s: Expansion of pop fusion and sub genres, surf rock craze, and the British Invasion
00:10:46 3.3.1 Baroque pop
00:13:42 3.3.2 Beatlemania and the British Invasion
00:14:31 3.3.3 Bubblegum pop
00:15:06 3.3.4 Orchestral pop
00:16:13 3.3.5 Progressive pop
00:18:19 3.3.6 Surf pop
00:18:27 3.3.6.1 Hot rod rock
00:20:19 3.3.6.2 Popularity of surf music
00:22:41 3.4 1970s: Soft rock, punk rock, and country influences
00:22:55 3.4.1 Country pop
00:24:37 3.4.2 Indie pop
00:28:05 3.4.3 Power pop
00:29:52 3.4.4 Soft rock
00:30:37 3.5 1980s: Synth and pop metal era
00:30:48 3.5.1 Dance-pop
00:32:32 3.5.2 Glam metal
00:33:31 3.5.3 Synthpop
00:35:00 3.5.3.1 New Romantic
00:37:14 3.5.3.2 Second British Invasion
00:40:36 3.6 1990s: Emergence of pop punk, and the rise, fall, and resurgence of teen pop
00:40:51 3.6.1 Pop punk
00:43:16 3.6.2 Teen pop
00:44:05 3.7 2000s-present: R&amp;B, EDM, and trap era
00:44:11 3.7.1 Contemporary R&amp;B
00:49:46 3.7.2 Electronic dance music
00:51:07 3.7.3 Trap music (EDM)
00:51:40 4 Scientific studies
00:52:56 5 Technology and media
00:54:48 6 Legitimacy in music criticism
00:56:05 7 International spread of pop music
00:57:52 8 See also



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Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form in the United States and United Kingdom during the mid-1950s. The terms "popular music" and "pop music" are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many diverse styles. "Pop" and "rock" were roughly synonymous terms until the late 1960s, when they became increasingly differentiated from each other.
Although much of the music that appears on record charts is seen as pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Pop music is eclectic, and often borrows elements from other styles such as urban, dance, rock, Latin, and country; nonetheless, there are core elements that define pop music. Identifying factors include generally short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), as well as common use of repeated choruses, melodic tunes, and hooks.