1 / 12

Pop Music

Pop Music. Through the Ages # tbt. American Popular Music. Primary Audience/Consumers: Teenagers. Measured on Billboard charts since August 4, 1958. (The Hot 100 is the standard.) In the past, chart ranking was based on record sales, radio airplay, and jukebox plays.

ishmael-finch
Download Presentation

Pop Music

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Pop Music Through the Ages #tbt

  2. American Popular Music • Primary Audience/Consumers: Teenagers. • Measured on Billboard charts since August 4, 1958. (The Hot 100 is the standard.) • In the past, chart ranking was based on record sales, radio airplay, and jukebox plays. • Today, chart ranking is based on radio airplay and online streaming activity • Hits can come from established groups, but can also produce “One-Hit Wonders”

  3. Most #1 Hits – All-Time • The Beatles – 20 (1964-1970) • Mariah Carey – 18 (1990-2008) • Michael Jackson – 13 (1972-1995) • Madonna – 12 (1984-2000) • The Supremes – 12 (1964-1969) • Whitney Houston – 11 (1985-1995) • Janet Jackson – 10 (1986-2001) • Stevie Wonder – 10 (1963-1986) • The Bee Gees – 9 (1971-1979) • Elton John – 9 (1973-1997) • Paul McCartney – 9 (1971-1983) • The Rolling Stones – 8 (1965-1978) • Usher – 8 (1998-2008)

  4. Today • Pop mixes hip hop with electronic and dance music forms • Streamed over the internet, played on personal devices

  5. Top Artists of 2010s • Taylor Swift – Country • Rihanna – R&B • Adele – Soul • Katy Perry • Pitbull – Hip Hop, Latin • Pharrell Williams – R&B, Electronic • Bruno Mars – R&B • Justin Timberlake – R&B • Miley Cyrus • One Direction • Maroon 5 - Alternative • Ke$ha • Drake – Hip Hop • Nicki Minaj – Hip Hop • Eminem – Hip Hop • Lady Gaga - Electronic

  6. The 2000s • Pop contains Hip Hop and some Rock elements, with the beginnings of electronic pop • Dawn of the Internet Sharing Revolution – music moves into the digital age • iPod sales peaked in 2009 with 22 million sold during the holiday season

  7. Top Artists of the 2000s • Beyonce • Lady Gaga • Flo Rida • Black Eyed Peas • Jay-Z • Alicia Keys • Rihanna • Shakira • Justin Timberlake • 50 Cent • Gwen Stefani • Kanye West • OutKast • Usher • Nelly • Kelly Clarkson • Eminem • Christina Aguilera

  8. The 1990s • Dominated by synthesized beats, the popularization of hip hop, boy bands, dance music superstars, Latin music artists, and other dance crazes. • Internet becomes widespread but most servers cannot handle the music streaming we see today. • Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Nirvana, Boyz II Men, Whitney Houston, Backstreet Boys/’Nsync, MC Hammer, KrissKross

  9. The 1980s • Electronic percussion, reverb, and big hairstyles. • Big Big Pop Names- Michael Jackson, Madonna, George Michael, Gloria Estefan, Bon Jovi, Prince • Focus on music videos – MTV starts as 24-hour music video channel.

  10. The 1970s • In the late 70s: Disco. • In the early 70s, rock and R&B accounted for most popular music. • FM Radio reached out to new listeners and made genre-specific radio possible.

  11. The 1960s • While rock and R&B (mostly Motown) dominate, some cheesier pop songs thrill audiences. • The Beatles- 20 #1 hits from 1964 to 1970. • 45s (singles) dominate the beginning of the 60s, but LPs (albums) allow for artists to make more music at a time.

  12. 1958 • Year-end artists: Everly Brothers, Elvis Presley, Perry Como, Dean Martin, Conway Twitty, Chuck Berry • Rock and Roll is still new and not 100% popular. • Certain radio stations still segregated.

More Related