Pop punk: Genre research

What is it?• Pop punk is a strand of alternative rock that mixes the

catchy elements of rock with speedy punk rock tempos, chord changes and loud guitars. • Pop punk became popular in the 90s and has greatly

grown in popularity since then.

Key artists in the genre• Blink-182• Fall out boy• Green Day• Sum41• Panic! at the disco • Paramore• You me at six• My chemical romance

My chemical romance

Green day

Panic! At the disco

Emo pop• Emo pop, a fusion genre combining emo and

pop punk, became popular in the mid-2000s, with record labels such as Fuelled by Ramen releasing platinum albums from bands including Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and Paramore.

Some platinum albums. A fever you can’t sweat out (top) by Panic! At the disco and From under the cork tree (bottom) by Fall out boy. Both released in 2005.