Pop!!!

Me and my group have decided to use a song that is considered to be pop but with a rockier feel to it, so basically similar to Avril Lavigne, Pink, Kelly Clarkson etc......
Therefore, i have breifly looked into pop music to see what i can use for my media work!!

Pop Music

Pop music is a term that originally derived from the abbreviation of the word “popular”. There isn’t a specific genre for popular music belongs to any number of genres  having a wide appeal to large audiences through the industry.

Characteristics

Pop can often be identified by the following characteristics which are typical of the pop music genre:

Having an aim of appealing to a general audience, rather than to a particular sub-culture or ideology.

Emphasis on craftsmanship rather than formal "artistic" qualities.

Emphasis on recording, production, and technology, over live performance.

Having the tendency to reflect existing trends rather than progressive development.

The majority pop music is intended to encourage dancing, or it uses dance-oriented beats or rhythms.

The main medium of pop music is the song, often between two and a half and three and a half minutes in length, generally marked by a consistent and noticeable rhythmic element, a mainstream style and a simple traditional structure. Common variants include the verse-chorus form and the thirty-two-bar form, with a focus on melodies and catchy hooks, and a chorus that contrasts melodically, rhythmically and harmonically with the verse. The beat and the melodies tend to be simple. The lyrics of modern pop songs typically focus on simple themes mainly love or romantic relationships, and break ups although there are notable exceptions.