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"Pop Muzik" is a 1979 song by M, a project by English musician Robin Scott, from his debut studio album New York • London • Paris • Munich. The song was accompanied by a well-received music video (directed by Brian Grant ) showing Scott as a DJ behind an exaggerated turntable setup, at times flanked by two female models who sang and ...
October 8 – The Recording Industry Association of America files in court against Diamond Multimedia in an attempt to block the release of the new Rio PMP300, arguing that the MP3 digital audio player is a music piracy device. The RIAA's application is denied on October 26, clearing the way for the PMP300 to become the first commercially ...
Rock and pop music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which pop became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible. Identifying factors of pop music usually include repeated choruses and hooks , short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse–chorus structure ), and ...
Pop music has radically changed throughout history — see if your favorite pop song of the past 54 years made the cut.
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2001. 3.2 billion units were sold with a value of US$33.7 billion. DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD first rose to prominence in 2001, with approximately 600 titles available in these formats. [1]
Digital Signatures: The Impact of Digitization on Popular Music Sound. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262034142; Larry Freeman: The Melody Lingers on: 50 Years of Popular Song (Watkins Glen, N.Y.: Century House, 1951). 212 p. N.B.: Includes a chronology, "50 Years of Song Hits", on p. 193-215. P. Gammond: The Oxford Companion to Popular Music (Oxford, 1991)
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American popular music (also referred to as "American Pop") is popular music produced in the United States and is a part of American pop culture. Distinctive styles of American popular music emerged early in the 19th century, and in the 20th century the American music industry developed a series of new forms of music, using elements of blues ...