Pop music originated in the modern form in the United States and United Kingdom during the mid-1950s, deriving from rock and roll. It is a genre that borrows elements from various styles such as urban, dance, rock, Latin, and country music. Some of the most well known pop music artists include The Beatles, Michael Jackson, The Rolling Stones, Queen, and ABBA. Pop music is characterized as being catchy, short, simple, and melodic, typically between 2.5 to 5.5 minutes in length.

1. Pop Music Genre
Pop music is a genre of popular music that
originated in its modern form in the United States
and United Kingdom during the mid-1950s. Pop
music often borrows elements from other styles
such as urban, dance, rock, Latin, and country;
nonetheless, there are coreelements that
define pop music. Making it appealing to a wider
range of people.
Origin:the genre popularmusicoriginatedinitsmodern forminthe 1950s derivingfromrockand
roll.The term‘pop song’wasfirstuesdas a term decribingthisstyle of music in1926. Accordingto
the website Grove musiconline,the saying‘popmusic’originatedinbritaininthe mid- 1950s as a
description forrockand roll andthe newyouthmusicstylesthatitinfluenced.Since the late 1950s,
Popmusichas beennon- classical muic.
Main artistsin it: some of the mostwell knownartistinthe popmusicindustryhasbeenmusic
legendssuchasThe beatles,Michael Jackson,The rollingstones,QueenandABBA.
Awardstheymaygive out- Awardsthat are givenoutto popmusicartistsare; Billboardmusic
awards,Grammy awards,The BRIT awards,MTV Europe musicawards,I heart radiomusicawards,
BMI awardsand BBC musicawardsjust toname a few
Keyfeaturesof it- popmusichas immense popularitynow.Popmusictypicallyhastodo withits
musical characteristicsof beingcatchy,short, simple andmelodic.Theyare generallybetween2½
and 5 ½ minutesinlengthanduse acombinationof rhythmsthatare “dance oriented”and
energeticaimtosatisfythe “broadest-possibleaudience."
Style/clothing/attitudes;stereotypical clothingforthismusicgenre is 90s SunglassesAnd Specs.
Whetheryouneedthemtosee or justkeepthe sunoff,itseemsthe popstars of todayjustaren't
comfortable withoutapairof shadesto hide behind,croptops,varsityjackets,denimshorts,sheer
tops,oversizedtshirtsandhoodies,headbands,expensive designerbrandssuchas gucci and
supreme.ect… Typicallypopartistsare portrayedas young,relateable,friendlyandappealingto
theirfansand to some role models,manypopartistsalsoshow off how affluentandrichtheyare on
solial mediabythe clothestheywearandhomesandcars theybuy. Many pop artiststypicallytake
drugsaswell.