Some may refer popular music as highly commercialized or others may regard it as music of the time. In fact it could be both, it could be defined in many different ways depending on any individuals thoughts. The word ‘popular’ originated as the legal term ‘popularis’ (belonging to the people), with several changes though history the popularis term has somewhat remained. Now, we have the term popularize, which refers to presenting knowledge in generally assessable ways. To popularize is to simplify, top ten and number 1 records haven’t always been works of a genius or a classic. For example bob the builder reached Christmas number 1 in 2000 ahead of international superstar eminem. Its best defined by Ray Shuker as “essentially all popular music consists of hybrid’s of musical traditions, styles, influences and is also a economic product which is invested with ideological significance by many of its consumers” (R.Shuker, understanding popular music)
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