The document discusses the genres of pop and R&B music that were chosen for a song called "Scandalous". Pop music is described as commercially recorded, youth-oriented music featuring short, simple songs utilizing new variations on familiar themes. Popular pop artists mentioned include Girls Aloud, Britney Spears, and Lady Gaga. R&B combines elements of soul, hip hop, and funk and is featured in artists like Beyonce, Jay Z, and Rihanna. The genres of pop and R&B were selected for the song due to the idea of a girl band with a twist, using the R&B genre.

1. Researching the genre… POP/ R ‘n’ B

2. Why this genre? When reading the brief, our group decided to chose the pop genre due to the idea of girl bands, however we liked the idea of a twist to the genre, thinking of this we decided to add the genre of R ‘n’ B to our song, ‘Scandalous’, originally sung by Mis-Teeq.

3. The ‘POP’ genre Pop musicis usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented towards a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes. The ‘pop’ music genre consists of many artists and bands today in the 21st century such as:Girls Aloud, Britney Spears, Kesha, Leona Lewis, JLS, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Beyonce, Pink etc.

4. Examples of ‘POP’