Bubblegum pop

Bubblegum pop (bubblegum rock, bubblegum music) is a genre of popular music and rock and roll. The defining characteristics of bubblegum pop include catchy or hummable melodies, simple three-chord structures, and repetitive riffs or "hooks." Bubblegum pop is also characterized by its lightweight lyrics - often with nonsense or romantic themes.

1990s

In the early 1990s, bubblegum remained scarce, as first grunge music and then gangsta rap dominated the pop charts. In the late 1990s, bubblegum came back with the sudden explosion in popularity of British group the Spice Girls, followed by a series of boy bands like Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, 98 Degrees, Boyzone, and O-Town. Soon after the boy bands came a series of pop princesses, including Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Mandy Moore, and Jessica Simpson. The Scandinavian group Aqua also had massive "bubblegum" hits in the US and Europe. In addition to this, several of the Latin American bubblegum groups attempted comebacks in the late 1990s, with Menudo's El Reencuentro being the most successful among them.

Related Topics:
Grunge music - Gangsta rap - Spice Girls - Boy band - Backstreet Boys - *NSYNC - 98 Degrees - Boyzone - O-Town - Pop princess - Britney Spears - Christina Aguilera - Mandy Moore - Jessica Simpson - Scandinavian - Aqua - El Reencuentro

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~