Sunday, 30 January 2011
Will pop music ever be unplugged?
Pop music is something that affects millions of people everyday and is a constant aspect to commercial music throughout the world. It also holds enormous profitable gain within most corporations throughout the world of the media. The existence of pop music is formed via people's musical interests and the industry trying to make money,so as long as these two factors exist, pop music will continue to be a consistent entity within the world today. There is also the idea that pop music is an ever changing and ever ceaseless thing which captivates the attention of millions of people everyday and as we progress into the modern era, and music advertisement and industry continue, I don't see a day when pop music (especially the stuff played on the TV or radio) will ever end, due to the constantly changing musical environment. Again, when i think about Pop music I am always referring to what I see and hear on the TV and Radio, because I assume that music has been deemed popular by a wide audience of people.
Sunday, 23 January 2011
What is Pop Music?
Popmusic, by definition, is music that is deemed popular by a large audience of people (target audience is usually young people) which is circulated through the media and music industry mostly by the use of TV and radio. Exactly what makes popular music "popular" is difficult to determine. I personally believe that a majority of the popmusic that circulates within the music industry is heavily manufactured where certain artists are merely created by the industry rather than self generated and due to the fact that it is heavily advertised by the media people at a young age are more prone to listen to it which makes that music fall under the popmusic catergory, that is my assumption of what pop music is really about.
However, trying to understand the definition of popmusic can go either way, due to the fact that anything can theoretically be "popular" whether it's classical music, rock, punk, jazz ect, it's up to the listener.
However, trying to understand the definition of popmusic can go either way, due to the fact that anything can theoretically be "popular" whether it's classical music, rock, punk, jazz ect, it's up to the listener.
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