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Pop music, or simplypop, is a genre ofpopular 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 encompassedrock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced.Rock and pop music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after whichpop became associated with music that was more commercial,ephemeral, and accessible.
Identifying factors of pop music usually include repeated choruses andhooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often theverse–chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much of pop music also borrows elements from other styles such asrock,hip hop,urban,dance,Latin, andcountry. (Full article...)
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ClariS is aJapanese pop music group formed in 2009, originally composed ofHokkaido junior high schoolers Clara and Alice. Once a duo, the lineup consisted of the two before Alice's departure in mid-2014, with Karen joining later that year. Following Karen's departure in 2024, Elly and Anna joined Claris in early 2025.
Clara and Alice began singingcovers and submitting them to Japanesevideo sharing websiteNiconico between 2009 and 2010. ClariS later signed toSME Records and released their debut single "Irony" in October 2010. Three more singles were released between 2011 and 2012, followed by their debut albumBirthday (2012).Birthday was awarded a Gold Disc by theRecording Industry Association of Japan for having exceeded 100,000 copies shipped in a single year. Six more singles were released between 2012 and 2014, which were featured on their second albumSecond Story (2013) and third albumParty Time (2014). ClariS moved to the Sacra Music record label under Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 2017. (Full article...)
Selected album -show anotherDangerously in Love is the debut solo studio album by American singer and songwriterBeyoncé. It was released on June 20, 2003, byColumbia Records andMusic World Entertainment. The album was produced by Beyoncé herself, alongsideMissy Elliott,The Neptunes,Scott Storch, andKanye West, among others. The album also featuresguest appearances from Elliott and Beyoncé's fianceéJay-Z, alongsideSean Paul,Big Boi ofOutkast,Sleepy Brown, andLuther Vandross, with international editions including vocals fromVanness Wu andIAM. Musically, the album is a mixture of uptempo tracks andballads, all of which are primarilyR&B songs, while also incorporating elements ofsoul,hip hop andArabic music.
During the recording ofDestiny's Child's third studio albumSurvivor (2001), the group announced that each member would produce solo albums. Recording sessions forDangerously in Love took place from March 2002 to March 2003 at various recording studios, during the group's hiatus. As theexecutive producer of the album, Beyoncé took a wider role in its production, co-writing a majority of the songs, choosing which ones to produce and sharing ideas on mixing and mastering. Although she remained discreet about her interpretation of the album's songs, their underlying meanings were attributed by media outlets as an allusion to her intimate relationship with rapper, Jay-Z. (Full article...)
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Selected song -show another"Material Girl" is a song recorded by American pop singerMadonna for her secondstudio album,Like a Virgin (1984). It was released on January 23, 1985, by theSire label as the secondsingle fromLike a Virgin. It also appears slightlyremixed on the 1990greatest hits compilation,The Immaculate Collection, in its original form on the 2009 greatest hits compilation,Celebration andFinally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones (2022). The song was written byPeter Brown and Robert Rans, and produced byNile Rodgers. Madonna said the concept of the song was indicative of her life at that time, and she liked it because she felt it was provocative.
"Material Girl" consists of synthesizer arrangements with a robotic-sounding voice chant repeating thehook, "living in a material world". The lyrics identify withmaterialism, with Madonna asking for a rich and affluent life, and only wanting to date men who can offer her this. Contemporary critics have frequently identified "Material Girl" along with "Like a Virgin" as the songs that established Madonna as an icon. "Material Girl" was a commercial success, reaching the top-five in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Japan and United Kingdom. It reached the number two position on theBillboard Hot 100 in the United States, becoming her third top-five single there. (Full article...)
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