Genre Research 2

Ellis Hackett

Pop Genre Some artists in the Pop Genre include: Bruno Mars, Maroon

5, Rihanna, Pink and Justin Timberlake. All of their music generally has strong rhythms that people can dance to, catchy lyrics and choruses that people always remember. They can be about many different things: From love to death to relationships.

These artists have a wide range of fans because the music they write about is relatable to young adults and they can understand what they are singing about, and they also attract teenagers because they are often quite outgoing and good looking and their songs all have catchy tunes which people love to sing and dance to.

The pop and rock genre have often been linked because they both use strong melodies which stick into people’s brains- a lot of rock bands also have popular music so it falls under the same categories.

Rock Genre Some artists in the rock genre include: Linkin

Park, Guns’ N’ Roses, Lady Antebellum and Queen.

Rock fans are usually in their older teens (Around about 17) and then can stretch up to mid adult life. A lot of the older fans will be more into the classic rock bands. Their songs are often very expressive of deep and powerful emotions and have catchy lyrics.

Rock and pop have often been linked because the rock genre is also popular and they both contain strong beats and rhythms (as said in the slide before)

Choosing A GenrePop

Popular music can vary widely and usually has a wide range of people involved that can sing about different things and look different, whilst still being popular. Songs can vary greatly: some can be about deep passion and heart break, whilst others are about enjoying life and just being free whilst you can. Popular music came about in America and the UK about the 1930’s.

Electronica

Electronica music has been known for its eccentric characters, such as Daft Punk. It’s music is catchy and is often used in places such as dance clubs because of the many different rhythms and patterns in the music. Electronica music uses technology (Such as computers and electronic keyboards) to create musical sounds which come together to form songs.

Choosing A Genre

Country

Country music has always been very popular because it so strongly resembles the southern states of America and it has always been appealing because of the cow-boy twang that people sing with. Country music has some massive stars to its name, such as Billy Ray Cyrus and Dolly Parton.

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Blues

Blues music came about near to 1912 and the songs were very often written to explain stories and pass messages from one person to the other. This type of music was used for slaves to communicate their feelings and to give each other hope. And confidence to keep going. Their songs spoke of sad times, but also of times when they would overcome their trials and pains.

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LatinLatin music contains strong rhythms and are very danceable, often being linked to dances such as salsa and tango. They contain hard beats and very often contain languages other than English- predominantly Spanish. The performers are often also Spanish.

Choosing A Genre

My Choice I have decided to create a Pop music

magazine. Firstly because it is my favourite genre of music, and I know a wide range of artists that belong to the genre so I will know how the artists will look on my cover. I also decided to use this genre as I have the most access to the audiences/fans of the genre and so I will be able to gain more information on what they like than any other genre that I could do. It will be the best genre for me to write articles on and I will know the sort of thing that people will like to learn about the artists for the magazine articles.