pop music

Summary

pop music is a music genre^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• pop music's instance of is recorded as music genre^[3].
• pop music's based on is recorded as rock and roll^[4].
• pop music is a type of popular music^[5].
• pop music's Commons category is recorded as Pop music^[6].
• pop music's said to be the same as is recorded as popsa^[7].
• pop music is the opposite of antipop^[8].
• pop music's country of origin is recorded as United States^[9].
• pop music's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[10].
• 1950 marks the founding of pop music^[11].
• pop music's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pop music^[12].
• pop music's Commons gallery is recorded as Pop music^[13].
• pop music's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Pop music^[14].
• pop music's described by source is recorded as DDEX AVS Data Dictionary Version 1^[15].
• pop music's topic has template is recorded as Template:Pop music^[16].
• pop music's has characteristic is recorded as pop music award^[17].
• pop music's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Pop-music'}^[18].
• pop music's equivalent class is recorded as http://service.ddex.net/dd/DD-AVS-001/dd/ddex_Pop^[19].
• pop music's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'pop'}^[20].
• pop music's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'поп'}^[21].
• pop music's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'поп'}^[22].
• pop music's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'pop'}^[23].
• pop music's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'pop'}^[24].
• pop music's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'popp'}^[25].
• pop music's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'popp'}^[26].
• pop music's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'pop'}^[27].

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Definition and Type

pop music's instance of is recorded as music genre^[3]. It is a type of popular music^[5]. It is the opposite of antipop^[8].

Origins

1950 marks the founding of pop music^[11].

Why It Matters

pop music has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

It has been cited as an influence by pop metal^[29], a music genre^[30] and pop rap^[31], a music genre^[32], founded in 1980^[33].

FAQs

Who did pop music influence?

pop music has been cited as an influence by pop metal^[29] and pop rap^[31].