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Pop music artists are responsible for the songs that almost everyone can enjoy. The lyrics are light and the tune has a catchy' upbeat tempo that makes it easy to remember. These pop songs are the ones that people can sing along to at work or in their cars.
Today thanks to downloads and music based websites it is easy to connect with your favorite songs. There are many different music genres from which to choose including such options as country, hip-hop, R&B, classical, alternative, New Age and electronica. Thanks to pop music there is a wide base of artists that are available because this type of music includes a large number of cross-over vocalists from the other genre groups. Pop music artists online today include such powerhouse singers as Celine Dion, Justin Beiber and even Beyonce.
Popular music or pop music' is very difficult to classify due to the fact that there is no real definition for these types of songs. What is agreed upon is the fact that these are the songs that prove to be the most popular with consumers. When a CD or single release is getting lots of radio time and generating high numbers of sales and downloads then it is going to be referred to as a pop song or described as a hit on the pop music charts.
While the risqu lyrics sung by Kei$ha or Lady GaGa may not remind anyone of the songs that Elvis Presley and the Beatles released during the 50s, 60s or 70s the one thing that all of these performers have in common is the fact that they are all considered to be trail-blazing' pop music artists.
Every generation produces a form of music that does seem to define them. During the 30s and 40s there was swing music and the gentle, upbeat sounds of the Big Bands. Crooners became popular and Frank Sinatra was certainly enjoying his heyday as a pop artist in the early 50s.
As rock and roll began to take center stage during the mid 50s there was a change in the sound of popular music. To older listeners the new music was nothing short of outrageous but younger fans embraced the sounds, the songs and the performers.
The 60s brought a harder, more driving edge to rock and roll and the British invasion began to sweep the US with groups such as Herman and the Hermits and the Rolling Stones. The lyrics of songs started addressing real issues that were affecting people around the world and the pounding beats of the music began to change into something new and even more exciting.
During the 70s and the 80s listeners were treated to hard rock, heavy metal and glam rock sounds by groups such as Metallica, Jethro Tull, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith and Air Supply. Times were changing in the music industry and fans rushed to become part of this new, youth-oriented movement.
The evolvement of this type of music is directly related to the risks that the pop music artists are willing to take. This is a modern form of musical style and it always reflects the attitudes and more widely held beliefs of the current generation. Although today's teens listen to what some adults consider to be scandalous pop music online these same adults once shocked their own parents when they chose to listen to rock and roll artists such as Presley, The Who, Pink Floyd and Moody Blues.
Today pop music artists are able to use computer technology and electronic sound effects to create songs that reflect the modern generation. These popular music selections can be purchased in stores, listened to on computers or radios or downloaded online and stored in an Ipod or other electronic device.
It is very apparent that the songs and pop recording artists are not the only things that have changed during recent years. The manner in which songs can be recorded and accessed have been evolving and changing with even more rapidity than the styles and influences of the highest selling pop music artists.
The good news is that these changes have now made it easier for anyone to reconnect with the pop music artists and songs that reflect their own generation. The Big Band songs and the top hits from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s or 90s are available online and music lovers can compile a personal library of their favorite songs without needing to purchase an entire album. No matter what type of music you prefer you can now download those songs you really want to hear in just a matter of a few seconds.
