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Pop music is a genre of popular 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 encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. 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 rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much of pop music also borrows elements from other styles such as rock, urban, dance, Latin, and country. (Full article...)
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Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2, 1985) is an American actress and singer. During her childhood, she was featured in over 100 advertisements and had minor roles in television and theatre. She achieved mainstream success as Maddie Fitzpatrick in the Disney Channel teen sitcom The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005–2008). This success was heightened when she starred as Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical film series (2006–2008). The success of the films led to Tisdale's signing with Warner Bros. Records and subsequently releasing her debut studio album, Headstrong (2007), which was a commercial success, earning a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Tisdale also provides the voice of Candace Flynn in the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb (2007–2015; 2024–present).
Tisdale's second studio album, Guilty Pleasure (2009), was released to less commercial success than its predecessor. Tisdale would part ways with Warner Bros. Records following the release of the album. During this time, she began appearing in more films and returned to television with shows such as Hellcats (2010). Tisdale's production company Blondie Girl Productions, first formed in 2008, signed a multi-year production deal with Relativity Media in 2010; Tisdale would produce shows such as Miss Advised (2012) as part of the deal. Tisdale starred in the High School Musical spin-off film Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (2011), also releasing a soundtrack to promote the film. (Full article...)
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Cheek to Cheek is the first collaborative album by American singers Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, released on September 19, 2014, by Columbia and Interscope Records. It is Bennett's fifty-eighth studio album, and Gaga's fourth. The two first met at the Robin Hood Foundation gala in New York City in 2011, and later recorded a rendition of "The Lady Is a Tramp" together, after which they began discussing plans of working on a jazz project. Cheek to Cheek consists of jazz standards by popular composers such as George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, and Irving Berlin. It was inspired by Bennett and Gaga's desire to introduce the songs to a younger generation, since they believed these tracks have a universal appeal.
In January 2013, the album was announced by both artists and started its recording process after Gaga recovered from a hip surgery. It was recorded in New York City, where Bennett and Gaga were accompanied by a live band and jazz musicians associated with both artists. Gaga deviated from her previous contemporary pop albums as she wanted instead to create a jazz record. The release date of the album was delayed multiple times, and the final date was announced by Bennett and Gaga on The Today Show. The full-length track listing and cover artwork was released thereafter, including the track lists for many alternate editions. The artists promoted Cheek to Cheek through multiple performances in and around New York, a behind-the-scenes program detailing the recording of the album on the Home Shopping Network (HSN), and a televised concert titled Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek Live!, which aired on PBS in October 2014. The album was preceded by the release of two singles: "Anything Goes" and "I Can't Give You Anything but Love", which both reached number one on Billboard's Jazz Digital Songs Chart in the United States. (Full article...)General images
- Image 1American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has been called the "Crown Prince of Folk" and "King of Folk". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 2American singer and entertainer Michael Jackson is known as the "King of Pop". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 3American singer Christina Aguilera is known as the "Voice of a Generation". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 4Puerto Rican singers Don Omar (left) and Daddy Yankee (right) are both referred to as the "King of Reggaeton". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 5Cuban singer Celia Cruz is referred to as the "Queen of Salsa". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 6Pakistani singer Nazia Hassan is known as "Queen of South Asian Pop". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 7American singer Elvis Presley is known as the "King of Rock and Roll". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 8American singer Aaliyah is known as the "Princess of R&B". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 9American rapper and singer Lauryn Hill is known as the "Queen of Hip Hop". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 10Known for his flamboyant style and virtuosic piano playing, Elton John became one of the biggest pop stars of the 1970s. (from Pop music)
- Image 11English singer Ozzy Osbourne has been identified as the "Godfather of Heavy Metal" and the "Prince of Darkness". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 12South Korean singer BoA is known as the "Queen of K-pop". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 13American rapper and singer Lil' Kim is known as the "Queen of Rap". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 14Amr Diab, Egyptian pop star, named "El-Hadaba", for achieving high records sales in the Middle East and Africa for the last three decades (from Pop music)
- Image 15Dominican singer Milly Quezada is known as the "Queen of Merengue". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 16American singer Donna Summer has been referred to as the "Queen of Disco". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 17American singer Britney Spears is known as the "Princess of Pop". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 18Pakistani singer Ahmed Rushdi is known as "Magician of voice". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 19American singer and actress Whitney Houston is known as "The Voice". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 21Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias is known as the "King of Latin Pop". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 22English singer Vera Lynn was known as the "Forces' Sweetheart" for her popularity among the armed forces during World War II. (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 23American singer Usher is known as the "King of R&B". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 24American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey is known as the "Songbird Supreme" and "the Queen of Christmas". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 25American singer-songwriter Madonna is known as the "Queen of Pop". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 26The 1960s British Invasion marked a period when the US charts were inundated with British acts such as the Beatles (pictured 1964). (from Pop music)
- Image 27American singer Ella Fitzgerald is known as the "Queen of Jazz" and "First Lady of Song". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 28Whitney Houston is one of the most successful pop vocalists since the 1980s and has been referred to as ''The Voice'' for her vocal talent. (from Pop music)
- Image 29Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar is widely acknowledged as the "Queen of Melody". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 30American rapper Eminem has gone by multiple honorifics, such as "King of Hip-Hop" and "King of Rap". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 31Bing Crosby was one of the first artists to be nicknamed "King of Pop" or "King of Popular Music".[verification needed] (from Pop music)
- Image 32American entertainer Cher is referred to as the "Goddess of Pop". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 33American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks has been called the "Queen of Rock and Roll". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 34Jamaican musician Bob Marley is known as the "King of Reggae". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 35Britney Spears has been named "Princess of Pop" for revitalizing teen pop in the 2000s. (from Pop music)
- Image 36The Oxford Dictionary of Music states that the term "pop" refers to music performed by such artists as the Rolling Stones (pictured here in a 2006 performance). (from Pop music)
- Image 37American singer Gloria Gaynor is known as the "Queen of Disco". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 38American musician Prince has been referred to as "The Artist", "The Purple One" and "His Royal Badness". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 39Mexican singer Thalía is known as the "Queen of Latin Pop". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 40American singer Smokey Robinson has been called the "King of Motown". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 41American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has gone by multiple honorifics, such as "America's Sweetheart". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 42Canadian singer Céline Dion is referred to as the "Queen of Power Ballads" and "Queen of Adult Contemporary". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 43American singer Aretha Franklin is known as the "Queen of Soul". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 44American singer Beyoncé is frequently referred to as "Queen Bey" and the "First Lady of Music". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
- Image 45American musician James Brown was known as the "Godfather of Soul". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
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"Beat It" is a song by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson from his sixth studio album, Thriller (1982). It was written and composed by Jackson and produced by Quincy Jones and co-produced by Jackson. Jones encouraged Jackson to include a rock song on the album. Jackson later said: "I wanted to write a song, the type of song that I would buy if I were to buy a rock song... and I wanted the children to really enjoy it—the school children as well as the college students." It includes a guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen.
Following the successful Thriller singles "The Girl Is Mine" and "Billie Jean", "Beat It" was released on February 21, 1983, as the album's third single. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, staying there for three weeks. It also charted at number one on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. Billboard ranked the song No. 5 for 1983. It is certified 8× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "Beat It" was a number one hit in Europe, reaching number one in Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands. With sales of over 10 million worldwide, Beat It is one of the best selling songs of all time. (Full article...)Did you know (auto-generated)
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- ... that Eternal Blue, a metalcore album, was inspired in part by 1980s pop music?
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