I've  just started to get into pop music - have you ever listened to pop?
Yeah! I enjoy pop music, or popular music as its sometimes called.  Its nice because its so many different styles
Do you have a favorite pop band or singer?
Michael Jackson was called the "king of Pop"  He's my favorite
Michael Jackson was awesome! When did pop music first become a thing?
Pop music started in the US in the mid 1950s
Wow, that long ago!  Is it still considered to be popular?
, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Pop music is eclectic, and often borrows elements from other styles such as urban, dance, rock, Latin, and country; nonetheless, there are core elements that define pop music. Identifying factors include generally short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), as well as common use of repeated choruses, melodic tunes, and hooks.
Definitions and etymology.
David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop music as "
ordinary. Bottom line, I'm different.'"
Style and themes.
The album features different styles of music such as pop rock, dance-pop, teen pop, electropop and soft rock ballads. "I wanted to have a mixture like that because I love those kinds of club tracks that you can listen to before you go out at night with all your friends. And I also wanted stuff that was a little bit more rock that you could get into if you were like angry or depressed or