What is Pop Music? | Vocabulary - EnglishClub

Pop music is the genre of popular music that produces the most hits. A hit is a song that sells many copies, and the latest hits are listed every week on ... EnglishClub: LearnEnglish: Vocabulary: TopicVocabulary: Music: PopularMusicGenres: WhatisPopMusic? WhatisPopMusic? Popmusicisthegenreofpopularmusicthatproducesthemosthits.Ahitisasongthatsellsmanycopies,andthelatesthitsarelistedeveryweekonthecharts.Togetonthecharts,asongmustbereleasedasasingle,althoughmostsinglesarealsoreleasedonanalbum.Songsthatbecomehitsalmostalwayssharecertainfeaturesthataresometimescalledthepop-musicformula.Theyhaveagoodrhythm,acatchymelody,andareeasytorememberandsingalongto.Theyusuallyhaveachorusthat'srepeatedseveraltimesandtwoormoreverses.Mostpopsongsarebetweentwoandfiveminuteslong,andthelyricsareusuallyaboutthejoysandproblemsofloveandrelationships.PopsongsareproducedbygroupsliketheboybandOneDirectionandthegirlgroupGirls'Generation,andbypopsingerslikeJustinBieberandMadonna. Photo:MadonnaonstagewithhermusiciansanddancersinDallas,Texas,in2012(Mgct1506CCBY-SA3.0) Notallhitsinglesareproducedbypopartists.They'realsoproducedbyartistsfrommanyothergenreslikecountrymusicsingersCarrieUnderwoodandTaylorSwift,rockgroupsRadioheadandFooFighters,folksingersBobDylanandMumford&Sons,singer-songwritersEltonJohnandEdSheeran,contemporaryR&BandsoulmusicartistsBeyonceandAdele,dance-musicartistsDaftPunkandSkrillex,andhiphopartistsandrappersKanyeWestandEminem.Artistsliketheseproducehitsinglesbywritingsongsthatfollowthepop-musicformulabutincludeelementsoftheirowngenre,andbydoingthistheycancreatetheirownuniquestyleofpopmusic.Lookatthelistofbest-sellingartistsbelowandnoticehowmanyhaveexperienceinmorethanonegenre.It'sartistslikethesewhoaremostlikelytocreatenewstylesofpopmusicinthefuture. OneDirection-English-Irishpopboybandwhodanceonstagewhilesingingtheirmanyhitsongs KatyPerry-Americanpopanddance-popartistwhobeganhercareersinginggospelmusic Beyonce-AmericanpopandR&BsingerwhobeganhercareerinR&BgirlgroupDestiny'sChild TaylorSwift-Americanpopsinger-songwriterwhobeganhercareerasacountrymusicartist JustinTimberlake-Americansoul,popandR&BsingerwhobeganwiththeboybandNSYNC IggyAzalea-AustralianrapperwhocreatedherownstyleofhiphoppopaftermovingtotheUS ArianaGrande-Americanpop,R&Banddance-popartistwhobeganhercareerinmusicaltheatre MileyCyrus-Americanpopsingerwhobeganhercareerasanactressandcountrymusicartist PharrellWilliams-Americanhiphopartistwho'salsoproducedfunk,soul,danceandpophits Eminem-Americanhiphopproducerandrapperwhowasthebest-sellingUSartistinthe2000s Billboardmagazine2015 FREEPodcasts🔈Manyoftheselisteningexerciseshavetranscripts,vocabularynotesandcomprehensionquestions. Video:HappybyPharrellWilliams.Thestylecombinesthe60ssoulofCurtisMayfieldwithgospelandpop.Thefirstversebeginsat0:07andthefirstchorusbeginsat0:30. Youcanlearnalotmoremusicvocab,andlearnallaboutthehistoryofpopularmusicanditsothermaingenresofrock,country,soul,danceandhiphop,bycheckingouttheotherpageshereinEnglishClub'smusicsection. album(noun):acollectionofsongsreleasedasadigitaldownloadora12-inchLPrecord-DoyouhaveMichaelJackson'salbumThriller? boyband(noun):agroupofthreeormoreboysoryoungmenwhosinganddance-MylittlesisterlovesthatKoreanboybandSuperJunior. catchy(adjective):enjoyablewhenfirstheard,anddifficulttoforget-It'ssocatchy!Ican'tstophearingitinmyhead. (the)charts(noun):listsofthebest-sellingsongsofthepreviousweek-Oursinglegottothetopofthecharts! chorus(noun):thepartofasongwiththesamemelodyandwordseachtimeit'sheard-I'llsingtheverses,andyousingthechoruses. contemporaryR&B(noun):recentR&Bthatmixessoul,popandhiphop-ContemporaryR&Bisreallypopularthesedays. dance-pop(noun):up-tempopopmusicwithadancerhythm-Herdance-popsinglesalwaysbecomehits. formula(noun):amethodorplanthat'sbelievedtosucceed-What'syourformulaforsuccessinbusiness? funk(noun):adance-musicgenrethatcombinesR&B,rock,soulandjazz-Youneedagreatsenseofrhythmtoplayfunk. gospelmusic(noun):rhythmicchurchmusicofAfricanAmericanChristians-Theysanggreatgospelmusicinthoseoldchurches. hit(noun):abest-sellingsongonthepop-musiccharts-It'sagreatsong.It'llbeahitforsure. popsong(noun):anysongthatfollowsthepopmusicformula-Paul'sfavouritepopsongisGodOnlyKnowsbyTheBeachBoys. rapper(noun):anartistwhoperformsrapsoverahiphopbeat-Mydaughterwantstobearapperwhenshegrowsup. singer-songwriter(noun):amusicianwhowritesandperformshisorherownsongs-Mostsinger-songwritersalsoplayguitarorkeyboards. single(noun):asongreleasedasadigitaldownload,orasoneoftwosongsona7-inchrecord-Haveyouheardtheirlatestsingle? soulmusic(noun):agenrethatcombineselementsofgospelmusic,R&Bandpop-Myfavouritesoulsingerofall-timeisAlGreen. verse(noun):thepartofasongwiththesamemelodybutdifferentwordseachtimeit'sheard-Thesonghasachorusandthreeverses. 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