Popular music has always let the bands and musicians with a wide forum in which to monger their talents. It is an accessible musical genre, less combustible than Rock, safer than Punk and more profitable than Jazz. And it is this last factor that has led to the music charts of recent times being dominated by middle of the road, disposable pop groups in canada such as punk , Canadian indie, Canadian power pop… The list goes on. It seems that the faceless suits behind the scenes of the music business, have forgotten about the music and have instead concentrated solely on the business and the money.
The bands are often around a couple of years then disappear into the distance never to be seen again! Pop music for me means catchy tunes with sometimes some great lyrics,its fun and not to be taken seriously unlike rock,which often has meaning and messages in the lyrics.
Pop music is harmless fun. The thing is you can be forgiven for thinking it’s a load of rubbish sometimes, and that pop music is just a whim,but it is what it says popular music and hits a broad and varied audience, it’s open to all ages to enjoy,kind of like middle of the road with a beat!
Pop music continues to thrive, in part due to Pop artists’ indiscretions, because these imperfections make the stars human, real, and not merely someone singing a song and giving a performance. Both groups and solo artists do well, though trends over time seem to see solo artists do slightly better, with between a 55 60% share of the market.
Pop music is a variety of so many styles, it tends to move in a cycle. Currently, remakes of old songs are hot, though of course new material is being recorded as well. Rap and Rock is doing well at the moment, and is likely to continue to do so until it’s time for the circle to turn again, back to slightly smoother sounds.
I am a singer/songwriter that plays acoustic guitar, and occasionally play with electric guitar players.I have produced my first album to be released shortly called Never Look Back.
