As MediaTasks 5 and 6 –Pop genre analysis

Task 5

Similar Magazines • As the chosen music genre for my music magazine will be pop,

similar music magazines catering to the genre that I could base mine on would be magazines such as ‘Top of the Pops’, ‘Smash Hits’, ‘Billboard’ and ‘Blender’.

• Ideas• On the front cover of all of these magazines there is the use of

bright colours; I can use this as inspiration for my own magazine because I know that this is what attracts the target audience. Another thing I will be using is the idea of the main image being portrayed slightly in front of the masthead; this would be effective because it makes the pop artists in the main image look important and stand out.

• The ideas of the articles on these magazines are pop music, fashion and gossip; I will try to incorporate this into my magazine as this is something that would attract the target audience.

• The mastheads for all of the magazines are concise to grab attention and stand out; for my magazine this is an element I will be considering. For example ‘Pop!’ would sound better than ‘Pop Music Magazine’ because it is shorter, stands out more and, would probably be more recognisable.

Bands and artists associated with pop?• Cheryl Cole, Jessie J, Lily Allen, Adele, Ke$ha, Taylor Swift, The

Saturdays, Rihanna, LMFAO, Katy Perry, Olly Murs, Jason Derulo, One Direction, JLS, Beyonce, Bruno Mars, The Wanted, Selena Gomez..

Task 6Brief history of pop?

Definition of pop music = Popular music,

on most music charts, a mix of various music

styles

eg jazz, rock, rap, hip-hop

• Pop originated in the middle 19th century from sheet music which people could buy to play within their own homes -before records, radio, CD, cassette tapes and iPods people had go to shows to listen to the music they wanted

• Sheet music increased in popularity as more music publishers sold it• In the 20th century, the phonograph was developed -pop music became even more

widespread and well known as people could equipment they needed to listen to music• 1926, the term ‘pop music’ derived for music ‘having popular appeal’• Recording in the 1920s can be viewed as ‘the birth of the modern pop’• The term ‘pop music’ originated in Britain in the mid-1950s to description for Rock and roll

and the new youth music styles that it influenced• Roughly around 1967 -pop became more commercial and accessible• Pop music influenced by from most other genres of popular music • Early pop music =inspired by vocal harmonies from gospel and soul, jazz, country, and rock

music• Later pop music = orchestration from classical music, tempo from dance music, backing

from electronic music, rhythmic elements from hip-hop music, and spoken passages from rap• Became popular in 1950s where television was created and artists performed , in the 1960s

where transportable radios allowed teens to listen to it on the go and in the early 1980s where it was endorsed by an increase of music channels like MTV

• Pop music has been dominated by American and from the mid-1960s British music industries• Now pop music has become global and most regions and countries have their own types of it

Type of imagery associated with it?

• Attire –the artists that fit into the pop genre share similar clothing styles. Female pop artists tend to conform to casual ‘high street fashion’ or wear stereotypical feminine outfits such as dresses with heels and the males jeans or chinos with t-shirts, cardigans , jackets or blazers; all of these outfits have a modern look to them (some even with a quirky touch) in order to reinforce the modern element

• Hair styles/cuts –the hair styles/cuts associated with the pop genre are very similar to one another as this idea of ‘popularity’ relates back to the concept of pop, ‘popular music’

• For females within the pop genre, modern hair styles/cuts are starting to become shorter and edger, reinforced by artists such as Jessie J, Frankie from the Saturdays, Willow Smith and Cheryl Lloyd. As well as this though, hair styles in the pop genre can be long like Beyonce, Taylor Swift and Cheryl Cole because it fits into the ‘feminine’ gendered stereotype

• For male pop artists, short cuts that have been shaped in

a modern styles like Jason Derulo or JLS and longer styles like One Direction, Jedward or Justin Bieber is typical

• Bright colours –the use of bright colours like yellow, pink, baby blue, green and lilac are definitely associated with the pop genre; this is because they reinforce the idea of fun, love, happiness and friendship which are typical subject the genre covers. They are used not only within music videos but, the album covers of the artists themselves.

• Dancing–the use of dance routines are definitely associated with the pop genre; this is because they reflect the intention of pop music being upbeat and energetic