Pop music topic

Pop music is a music genre that features a noticeable rhythmic element, melodies and hooks, a mainstream style, and conventional structure. The term "pop music" was first used in 1926 in the sense of "having popular appeal" (see Popular music), but since the 1950s it has been used in the sense of a musical genre, originally characterized as a lighter alternative to rock and roll. The standard format of pop music is the song, customarily less than five minutes in duration, and with an... full article at wikipedia