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Most Important Artists

From Michael Jackson to Take that, here are the most important artists in the history of Pop music.

A Brief History of Pop

Pop music has the basic structure of verse-chorus-verse executed in a simple, catchy and melodic way.

Before, 'pop music' was not understood as a music genre with clear musical characteristics. Pop music was the 'popular music'. It was understood as the contrary of cultured, classic music.

Under this definition were genres like funky, folk or even jazz.

In time, pop has been earning an aceptation of an independent music genre.

Influence on Society

Pop music comes from the pop culture.

Popular culture or pop culture is the total of ideas, perspectives, attitudes, images, and other phenomena that are within the mainstream of a given culture, especially Western culture of the 20th century and early 21st century. Heavily influenced by mass media, this collection of ideas permeates the everyday lives of the society.