Pop music/Related Articles
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- See also changes related to Pop music, or pages that link to Pop music or to this page or whose text contains "Pop music".
Parent topics[edit]
- Music [r]: The art of structuring time by combining sound and silence into rhythm, harmonies and melodies. [e]
- Popular culture [r]: Commercialised folk culture that exists for the masses; opposite of high culture. [e]
Subtopics[edit]
A-ha: A Norwegian pop music band formed in 1983. [e]- ABBA: A Scandinavian pop music group; one of the iconic rock bands of the 1970s. [e]
- Kingston Trio: A very popular American vocal group of the late 1950s and early 1960s that led the folk-music (or urban folk, as it is now sometimes called) revival of that era. [e]
- Kylie Minogue: (1968—) Australian recording artist and actress (Neighbours). [e]
- P. J. Proby: (b. James Marcus Smith, 6 November 1938), American singer, composer, and actor, best known for his string of Top 10 hits in the 1960s and musical theatre productions. [e]
Yoni Rechter: An Israeli musician, composer, and singer. [e]
Britney Spears: (1981—) American pop music performer and celebrity. [e]
21st-century pop stars[edit]
- Justin Bieber: Canadian pop musician, actor and songwriter (born 1994). [e]
- Miley Cyrus: American pop, rock and country singer-songwriter and actor (born 1992). [e]
Lady Gaga: (born March 28, 1986), An American recording artist sometimes described as a "gay icon" and "bisexual" with a "larger-than-life" style and a critically acclaimed voice. [e]- One Direction: British-Irish pop boy band formed in 2010 with their participation in the UK televised entertainment competition The X Factor. [e]
- Katy Perry: American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1984). [e]
- Rihanna: Barbadian musician, actor and fashion designer (born 1988). [e]
- Taylor Swift: American songwriter and country, pop and rock musician (born 1989). [e]
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- Bass guitar [r]: Musical instrument used to fill in the bottom end of music in many bands. [e]
- Cover band [r]: A band that only plays (or "covers") the songs of other artists, rather than playing original material. [e]
- Film [r]: A visual medium involving the recording and display of images in motion over time, generally by photographic means. [e]
- Guitar [r]: A stringed musical instrument consisting of three main types; the electric guitar, the classical guitar, and the acoustic guitar. [e]
- Musical instrument [r]: An object constructed or used for the purpose of making music. [e]
- Reggae [r]: A term for a particular music style that emerged in Jamaica in the late 1960s. [e]
- Rock music [r]: A form of popular music with a prominent vocal melody, accompanied by guitar, drums, and bass, usually with a strong back beat, which evolved from earlier rock and roll and rockabilly music styles. [e]
- Rock 'n' roll [r]: A form of popular music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, from rhythm and blues, country, and folk. [e]
- Singer-songwriter [r]: Performers who write the lyrics and compose the music for the majority of the songs they perform, often as soloists. [e]
- Waltz [r]: A melody played with three beats per bar, usually in 3/4 or 3/8 time. [e]
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