Genre research-POP
The history of popPop music originated in its modern form in the 1950s, deriving from rock
and roll.
From about 1967 the term was increasingly used in opposition to the term rock music, a division that gave generic significance to both terms.
Whereas rock aspired to authenticity and an expansion of the possibilities of popular music, pop was more commercial, ephemeral and accessible.
Pop music has been dominated by the American and (from the mid-1960s) British music industries, whose influence has made pop music
something of an international monoculture, but most regions and countries have their own form of pop music, sometimes producing local
versions of wider trends, and lending them local characteristics.
Iconic artists
Abba
Bing Crosby
Stevie Wonder
Spice Girls
Through the decades
50’s 60’s 70’s
Patti Page
Mitch Miller
ChubbyChecker
The Archies
Elton John
Pink Lady
Through the decades
80’s 90’s 00’s
Michael Jackson
Madonna
Nsync
BritneySpears
ChristinaAguilera
Katy Perry
The sub genre of soul
For our music video we have decided to focus on the sub
genre of soul and so the second half of this presentation will
focus specifically on soul and the trends within soul music
The history of soul
The gospel revival and doo-wop merged into the great season of soul music. Soul music was enabled by the commercial boom of
"race" music, that had led to the creation of channels and infrastructures run by black entrepreneurs for black artists.
Soul music was also enabled by an unstoppable trend towards black and white integration, as more and more white folks
accepted the idea that black culture was not evil or degrading, simply different (African instead of European). The socio-political inroads made by jazz also helped legitimize black pop music with
the white masses. Soul music was also, indirectly, helped by rock music, precisely because rock music made white pop music sound so obsolete.
Iconic artists
Dusty Springfield
Supremes
Tom Jones
Diana Ross