Pop music

Tags: Genre, Music Genre, Topical Concept.

Pop music (a term that originally derives from an abbreviation of popular) is a genre of popular music which originated in its modern form in the 1950s deriving from rock and roll.

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music fusion genre: Bubblegum pop
music subgenre: Baroque pop
stylistic origin: Folk music, Rock and roll, Classical music, Traditional pop music, Popular music

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