GENRES OF POP MUSIC

Rhythm and Blues

Love and relationship

Strong beat

Alicia keys, beyonce, usher

Example of rhythm and blues

Love on top - beyonce

Country music

Hillbilly or western music

South US

Working classes, struggles of ordinary people

Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift, Luke Bryan

Example of country music

August - taylor swift

Rock and Roll

Electric guitar, energetic

youth rebellion, to express

Elvis Presley, The beatles, Chuck Berry

Example of Rock and Roll

Blue suede shoes - elvis presley

Heavy metal

Loud, intense, distored electric guitar

Power and passion, high energy

Metallica, Iron Maiden, Black sabbath

Example of heavy metal

Disturbed - down to with the sickness

Soul

Black americans, gospel

Vocal and deep emotions

Faith, love, spirit, pain

Aretha Granklin, Marvin Gaye, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder

Punk rock

Loud, fast, rejection norms and authority

Rejection of moral, values, religions

Freedom and rebellion

Ramona, Sex Pistols, Green day

Example of punk rock

Green days- 21 guns

Disco

Freestyle dancing

Repetitive lyrics

Movements and happiness

Examples of disco

Stayin alive by Bee Gees

I will surivive by Gloria Gaynor

Rap

Black popular music

Chanted on a high rhythmic

Social messages or personal stories

Spoken or chanted rhymes

Voice of the street

Tupac Shakur, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar

Hip hop

Dance based accompaniment of rap

Example of rap

Gloc 9 - upuan