| Pop music is usually comprised of happy,
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| | Christina experimented and evolved;
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| upbeat rhythms with simple melodies and
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| | Britney stagnated in the sex kitten look
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| lyrics that relate to love,
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| | and had a breakdown. Australia's Kylie
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| relationships, sex and dancing. It is not
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| | Minogue, a former 80s icon, experienced a
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| a genre that is meant to bring deep and
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| | revival that carried her through to the
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| serious world issues to the fore, nor is
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| | next century. Latin pop burst onto the
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| it meant to invoke introspection and
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| | scene with Ricky Martin swinging his hips
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| reflection. It's there simply to bop
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| | and Shakira shaking everything else.
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| around to, and join in the rousing chorus
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| | The 2000s have seen a lot of artists take
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| at the top of your lungs. Its feel good
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| | time off from their bands to record solo
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| music, designed for fun and lighthearted
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| | albums such as Gwen Stefani, while others
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| entertainment.
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| | simply left their bands to pursue solo
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| Unlike other music genres such as rock
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| | careers like Justin Timberlake and Robbie
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| and hip hop, where the songs are often
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| | Williams. We've seen the rise of Teen
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| written by the artists themselves, pop
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| | pop, who've been given a boost by the
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| songs are usually written by professional
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| | Disney Channel, as well as Pop Punk like
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| songwriters. In order to generate as much
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| | Fall Out Boy and pop rock like Pink. The
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| exposure as possible, artists create
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| | popular reality show American Idol has
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| music videos and stage extravagant live
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| | changed the way in which many people
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| performances to attract media interest.
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| | achieve fame and commercial success in
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| Music videos are particularly important
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| | the music industry. Some artists have
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| as they can enjoy international
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| | proved that it is possible to
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| commercial success and thus reach an
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| | successfully blend pop music and R&B,
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| extremely wide audience. This has made
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| | artists like Nelly Furtado and Rihanna.
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| pop, arguably the world's biggest music
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| | Some modern day icons include:
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| genre.
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| | Justin Timberlake, who rose to stardom on
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| "Popular music" has been around since the
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| | the tails of one of the more successful
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| 50s, with people such as Frank Sinatra
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| | boy bands, N'SYNC. He chose to leave the
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| and Elvis Presley falling into the
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| | band and pursue an independent solo
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| category. Pop music, as most of us know
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| | career and in 2002 released his debut
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| it, really came into its own in the 80s
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| | album titled, Justified. After a break of
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| with the rise of artists such as Michael
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| | about four years, in which he recorded
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| Jackson and Madonna.
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| | with other artists, began a movie career,
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| Michael Jackson had nine no.1 singles in
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| | started a fashion label, William Rast,
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| the US alone during the 80s, and sold
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| | and established his own record label,
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| over 136 million albums even though he
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| | Tennman Records, he returned to the
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| only released two, Thriller and Bad. This
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| | studio and released his second album,
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| ensured that he became the most
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| | FutureSex/LoveSounds. He has sold over 15
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| successful artist of the 80s and earned
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| | million albums worldwide.
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| him the title "King of Pop".
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| | Nelly Furtado first came to our attention
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| Madonna was another emerging 80s artist
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| | in 2000 when she released her debut
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| who reached iconic status. Widely
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| | album, Whoa, Nelly. "I'm like a bird",
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| regarded as the "Queen of Pop", Madonna
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| | her breakthrough single from the album,
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| has experimented by blending pop with a
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| | won her a Grammy award and established
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| number of other music genres and has sold
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| | her as an artist to watch. In 2003, after
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| over 230 million albums globally. Her
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| | taking some time off to have her first
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| album, Like a Virgin achieved Diamond
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| | child, she released her second album,
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| status; one better than Platinum and her
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| | Folklore, which didn't fare as well
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| single Vogue is one of the biggest
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| | commercially as Whoa, Nelly did. However,
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| selling singles in history. It has sold
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| | her latest album, Loose, which she
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| more than 10 million copies worldwide.
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| | released in 2006, has put her firmly back
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| The 90s was not a good decade for pop. It
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| | on the hit parade. It has had several hit
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| saw the emergence of boy bands and girl
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| | singles, most notably, "Promiscuous",
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| groups resulting in the Backstreet Boys,
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| | "Maneater", "Say It Right" and "Do It".
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| N'SYNC and that fascinating UK
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| | Nelly is not afraid of experimenting with
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| phenomenon, the Spice Girls. Groups were
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| | her sound and often incorporates
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| assembled more for their looks and appeal
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| | different instruments, sounds, languages
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| to teenage audiences than any real
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| | and vocal styles into her music. She
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| singing talent. Towards the end of the
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| | claims to have attributed her new
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| 90s we saw a rise of bubble gum pop and
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| | youthful sound on Loose to the presence
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| aspiring divas, Britney Spears and her
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| | of her two-year old daughter.
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| competition, Christina Aguilera.
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