Pop music
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Pop music, or simply 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. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompa
The Oxford Dictionary of Music states that the term "pop" refers to music performed by such artists as the Rolling Stones (pictured here in a 2006 performance).
Amr Diab, Egyptian pop star, named "El-Hadaba", for achieving high records sales in the Middle East and Africa for the last three decades
Bing Crosby was the first performer to pre-record his radio shows and master his recordings onto magnetic tape.
The 1960s British Invasion marked a period when the US charts were inundated with British acts such as the Beatles (pictured 1964).
Dance-pop
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Dance-pop is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1970s to early 1980s. It is generally uptempo music intended for nightclubs with the intention of being danceable but also su
Madonna has been credited for popularizing dance-pop music, since her debut in the early-1980s.
Kylie Minogue, a popular and successful dance-pop musician from the late-1980s until present
Britney Spears is among the main faces of the 2000s and 2010s dance-pop music.
Katy Perry has been notable in dance-pop since the 2010s.