The term popular music means different things to different people, for some it will conjure up images of artist’s such as the Beatles and others will imagine commercial entities like ‘x-factor’. The word popular is derived from the legal term popularis meaning belonging to the people. The term was first used in conjunction with music in 1926 about a piece of music "having popular appeal".
When thought of in the sense popular music being from and of the people in can often mean home made but these types of music are not always accessible which is what pop music is often considered to be. We also often think of pop music as music that is commercially orientated but this is not always true, making money and making art is not mutually exclusive.
Essentially popular music builds upon the past and combines styles and influences using new technologies, which is invested with ideological significance by many of its consumers.
Pretty good stuff. LB
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