Genre Research Mood Board

Pop music, which is an abbreviation of the word popular originated in its modern form in the 1950s since then pop has changed significantly through the years. This genre of music originally started off being rock and roll, now Pop has totally transformed since then and now has elements from other styles including urban, dance, rock, Latin and country. During the 1980s pop music gradually became more well known as TV programs such as MTV began promoting the genre pop which most well known artists we know of currently such as Madonna and Michael Jackson gained their popularity of from. Pop music is often seen at the top of singles charts and this genre is most commonly aimed at a youth market.