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Pop music is music charted by the number or sales, plays, etc., that the work receives. It is not a particular genre or style of music, but simply that which is the most popular for the tracked period of time. Most commercial music of any genre is composed with deliberate intent to appeal to the majority of its contemporaries, but, unless extremely popular in its own genre, it must appeal to a wider audience to appear on the pop charts.

In opposition to music that may require education or formation to fully appreciate, a defining characteristic of pop music is that anyone is able to enjoy it. Artistic concepts such as musical form and aesthetics are not a concern in the writing of pop songs, the primary objectives being audience enjoyment and commercial success.

Although pop music is produced with a desire to sell records and do well in the charts, it does not necessitate wide acclaim or commercial success: there are bad or failed pop songs.

Initially the term was an abbreviation of, and synonymous with, popular music, but evolved around the 1950s to describe a specific musical category.

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October 2008
Tuesday 14 October 2008
Céline Dion	ARCO Arena Sacramento, United States	1 person attended Add shout
Tomorrow (Thursday 16 October 2008)
2 Worlds 2 Voices at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Kelly Clarkson, Reba McEntire	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, United States	3 people attending Add shout
Céline Dion	The Rose Garden Arena Portland, United States	Add shout
Friday 17 October 2008
2 Worlds 2 Voices at Mellon Arena Kelly Clarkson, Reba McEntire	Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, United States	2 people attending Add shout
Saturday 18 October 2008
2 Worlds 2 Voices at Sovereign Center Kelly Clarkson, Reba McEntire	Sovereign Center Reading, PA, United States	3 people attending Add shout
Céline Dion	Tacoma Dome Seattle, United States	1 person attending Add shout Buy Tickets

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SawDecapitation wrote:
last week

pop is a shitest thing in the world

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jeenyus05 wrote:
last week

http://www.last.fm/group/Tay+Zonday+is+a+scary+ass+motherfucker

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coolcat77 wrote:
11 days ago

"http://www.last.fm/group/People+Who+Are+In+Fact+Morons"; Because of listening to pop?

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Julian-Thome wrote:
14 days ago

Check out Power Company

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Alguems2 wrote:
last month

100% pop

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better-than-bad wrote:
last month

Hey check it out *Better Than Bad*

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milaCCA wrote:
last month

i love pop

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ratts36 wrote:
last month

http://www.last.fm/group/People+Who+Are+In+Fact+Morons

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Prinssimikko wrote:
last month

DIRTY FINGERNAILS: BRUNO Free download 17.9.-24.9. only: http://www.northernswing.com/bruno Kajaani-London Pop Explosion!

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egnops wrote:
last month

just bad. wtf. srsly

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space_dye_vest wrote:
last month

фъц.

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coolcat77 wrote:
last month

We wanna kiss Katy Perry group

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[deleted-user] wrote:
last month

Pop music sux.
StreetHero wrote:
last month

"similar to - bastard" nice :p

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Hugo0102 wrote:
last month

hm.. I wouldn't say 'pop sucks' but it is not for serious people truly.

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he-war wrote:
last month

Miley Cyrus sucks shit. End of.

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px1 wrote:
last month

I love Pop

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Tipheret wrote:
last month

Wrong. Next, please.

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kesto4 wrote:
August 2008

Pop sucks. Miley cyrus sucks.

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Tipheret wrote:
August 2008

"cyrus is pop.pop is love. cyrus is love" actually should be something like God is love ->pop is love-> Miley Cyrus is pop->Miley Cyrus is God.

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