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 * What is Pop Music? **

 For my Ethnomusicology project, the genre of music I picked to research was Pop. Pop music has a heavy influence on people of all ages. The term Pop is short for popular, and most new pop songs hit the charts within the first week of their debut. Pop music is usually lively. As of 2010, some artists that have taken over the pop charts are Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga, The Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne and many others. Today's pop has many similarities. Music from the 1920's had more of a jazz feel, but it was still very influence like pop is today. Pop is a music genre for everyone, it influence's many, and almost anyone with talent can become a pop star. Hope you enjoy and learn a lot from this Wikispace.

 Pop Question and Answer Question: Where did pop music originate, and who does it influence?  Answer: Pop started off as being a lighter form of Rock & Roll, and it came from jazz, folk and other popular traditional music. Pop is usually catchy and has a good solid melody. Its was said that pop can be dated back to the 1950ties. It was very popular in the United Kingdom and by 1960 it became popular in other parts of the world. Pop music changes with the times. Pop influence's many people, in todays world pop attracts a lot of adolecents and teenagers.  Question: How can someone become a pop star Answer: To become a pop star, you need to have the voice and the attitude that makes people want to listen and respect you as an artist. Its not all about having a good voice, you need to have the attitude and the captivating appearance, an example of this is relatively new artist Lady Gaga, her good voice and crazy outfit choices keeps fans wanting more. So if you're looking to become a pop star make sure you have the voice, make-up and creativity. Examples Of Hit Pop songs 

media type="file" key="01 Can't Be Tamed.mp3" width="240" height="20"Can't be Tamed by Miley Cyrus: May 2010 media type="file" key="03 Monster.mp3" width="240" height="20"Monster By Lady Gaga: December 2009

These songs have a lot to do with the social institutions, both songs touch the concept of economical, and domestic. With the U.S census becoming more important and being promoted by popular artists, hit pop star Demi Lovato created a public service announcement to get people to go out and take the census. The U.S census shows that people of white descent were wealthier then African Americans, and white people were usually the type of people that listened to pop back in the 1990's now pop music is a genre that everyone can enjoy and appreciate.
 * Pop music relating to the U.S census **


 * Discussion**
 * Pop music is one of my favorite genres, and its the type of music that'll always make my mood better. **

http://www.census.gov/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music**
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