The pop music is listened to all the Word, a type of music, usually played on electronic

instruments, that is popular with many people because it consists of short songs with a strong
beat and simple tunes that are easy to remember. Pop music is often simply called pop.

They have a good rhythm, a catchy melody, and are easy to remember and sing along to. They
usually have a chorus that's repeated several times and two or more verses. Most pop songs
are between two and five minutes long, and the lyrics are usually about the joys and problems
of love and relationships.

Pop music was born with rock music in 1955

About Pop Music term that originally derives from an abbreviation of "popular”.The genre
popular music originated in its modern form in the 1950s, deriving from rock and roll., the
term "pop music" "originated in Britain in the mid-1950s as a description for rock and roll and
the new youth music styles that it influencedChambers Dictionary mentions the contemporary
usage of the term "pop art"Since the late 1950s, however, pop has had the special meaning of
non-classical music.Some of the most well known names in history such as; The Beatles,
Michael Jackson, Therolling Stones, ABBA etc…

1956: Elvis Presley emerges as one of the worlds first rock stars. With so many hit songs, he
was referred to as the king of rock n roll. He is one of the best-selling solo artist in the history
of popular music.

• 1957: John Lennon meets Paul McCartney. In March 1957 John Lennon formed a skiffle
group called The Quarrymen. McCartney met Lennon on 6 July 1957, and agreed to join the
group a few days later.

• 1957: The first official Quarry Men performance. The first "official" public, albeit
unsuccessful, performance by The Quarry Men - they failed to impress when they auditioned
before the promoter Carroll Levis. •

Late 1950s: The English rock music group Beatles was formed. John Lennon, Paul McCartney,
George Harrison, Ringo Starr were the members of the group. Most lyrics and music were
written by Lennon and McCartney. The decade 1960-70 was dominated by the Beatles.

• In 1958: Michael Jackson and Madonna were born, these are 2 of the most well people in the
pop music industry.

• 1972: Michael Jacksons first solo hit "Ben" reaches No. 1"Ben" is a number-one hit song
recorded by the teenager Michael Jackson for the Motown label in1972. The song, theme of a
1972 film of the same name, spent one week at the top of the U.S. pop chart. It also reached
number-one on the Australian pop chart, spending eight weeks at the top spot.

1974: Michael Jackson introduces "The Robot“.

• In 1974, during a performance on "Soul Train," Jackson introduced a dance called the robot.
• 1983: Michael Jackson popularizes the moonwalk. The moonwalk or back slide is a dance
technique that presents the illusion that the dancer is stepping forward while actually moving
backward.

• 1985: Michael Jackson releases "Thriller“. The video becomes a classic, and is still one of the
most notable videos to date now.

In 1999, about 1,319,193 copies of "...Baby One More Time" were sold in the first week after
release.

• 1989: Taylor Allison Swift Is Born. Swift was born in the city of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.

Other top-selling artists included Cher, Kim Wilde, Gloria Estefan, Paula Abdul, Tina Turner,
Tiffany, Kylie Minogue, Janet Jackson, Olivia Newton-John, Duran Duran, The Go-Gos, Huey
Lewis & The News, Katrina and the Waves, The Police, Kenny Rogers, James Ingram, Lionel
Richie, Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, Tears for Fears, Rex Smith, Cyndi Lauper, Thompson Twins,
Debbie Gibson, a-ha, Whitney Houston, Juice Newton, Richard Marx, Phil Collins, Air Supply,
Laura Branigan, Talking Heads, Eurythmics, The Bangles, Hall & Oates, David Slater, Kenny
Loggins, Kenny Rankin, George Michael (and Wham), Rick Springfield, U2, Def Leppard, AC/DC,
and Culture Club. The late 1980s saw the rise of the Swedish pop duo Roxette.

the most successful pop acts of the 1990s were R&B-influenced pop acts such as Mariah Carey,
Destiny's Child, Boyz II Men, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, En Vogue, Salt N Pepa, MC
Hammer, C&C Music Factory, Brandy, and TLC. Non-R&B artists such as U2,Cher, Michael
Bolton, Bryan Adams, Elton John, Alanis Morissette, George Michael, Madonna, Shania Twain,
Bon Jovi, Selena, Ace of Base, Celine Dion, Nádine, Aqua, Sheryl Crow, Kim Wilde, Jewel were
also phenomenally successful during that decade.

Towards the turn of the millennium, the "pop princesses" appeared such as Britney Spears,
Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson, Mandy Moore, Robyn, and Willa Ford.