Pop is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms popular music and pop music are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed ...
- Mid-1950s, United States and United Kingdom
- Traditional pop, rock and roll, folk
Pop music is a broad-term for many different types of music: The term is flexible, and the music labeled "pop" changes frequently. It usually refers to popular, appealing and mostly mainstream music with emphasis on catchy melodies and an accessible style, with songs that tend to have a short to medium length.
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