Pop music

:This article mainly describes "pop" as used in its more recent sense, as a subgenre of popular music.

Etymology and origins

'Pop music', in its more general and older (but also now rarer) sense is a very broad umbrella term. It was created as a synonym of "rock 'n' roll" during the birth of the rock era in the 1950s, in order to separate the then new and controversial form of music from the jazz, gospel, big band music, and classical music that had come before it. Eventually "pop" or "rock 'n' roll" would branch out into many subgenres, subcultures and movements, including progressive rock, punk, disco, hip hop, funk, metal, alternative rock, New Wave, techno, New Age, and soul, and the pop music subgenre primarily discussed in this article.

Related Topics:
"rock 'n' roll" - Jazz - Gospel - Big band music - Classical music - Progressive rock - Punk - Disco - Hip hop - Funk - Metal - Alternative rock - New Wave - Techno - New Age - Soul

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