How, exactly, do we define “pop music?” That’s actually kind of tricky–and the answer is interesting
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] When it comes to the term “pop music,” most people will
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Ongoing History Daily: “Pop” music
Here’s a question: why do we call it “pop” music? A little research suggests that the world was first used
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Random music news for Thursday, July 1, 2021
Expecting to die one day? Go to Mars! On that cheery note, here’s just news for July 1, 2021. Is
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This is why boomers hate today’s pop music. Discuss.
I once read that “every generation has a biological right to believe that the music of their youth is the
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Random music news for Friday, July 10, 2020.
Are you woke? Are you sure? On to music news for July 10, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Aid to the
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Pop music isn’t as English-speaking as it once was. Call it the YouTube effect.
For years, the global pop scene has been dominated by songs sung in English. That’s changing, thanks in large part
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Pop stars don’t have much time for music anymore
One of the more thought-provoking things I read over the weekend was a New York Times article on how pop
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Has 2018 killed the pop star?
Popular music is always roiling with cycles, trends, and fads. Things come into favour and just as quickly discarded. And
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Random Music News for Friday, December 29, 2017
I walked into a restaurant for bacon and eggs this morning and what’s the first thing I heard? Mariah Carey’s
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Have You Noticed How Glum Pop Music Became in 2017?
Pop music tends to be happy-sounding stuff, songs constructed to make us sing along, dance or, at the very least,
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Streaming is Changing the Very Sound of Pop Music. Here’s How.
There’s been an ongoing and dynamic symbiotic relationship between music and tech since the process of recording music was invented
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