Top Ten Reasons Why Pop Music is Great
I know this is my third list in four trying to defend pop music, and I've made five detailed posts about it, but I'm sick of the elitism and given recent lists, it doesn't look like it's gonna stop.Adele, Lady Gaga, Zayn, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, and Little Mix all have excellent voices. And this isn't even a quarter of all the singers out there.
Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Adele, Demi Lovato, Jessie J, the girls of Fifth Harmony (even though their live performances can be bad), and the girls of Little Mix all have good voices.
The girls of Fifth Harmony, Ariana Grande, and Selena Gomez all have great voices.
EXACTLY. I'm not sure if Fifth Harmony's "Work From Home" is exactly harmful. Sure, there's the whole meaning of "get boyfriend fired to have sex," but the girls even said that it's not too in-your-face. And "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction is not harmful. It's EMPOWERING, which is the exact opposite of harmful.
Even though I don't like pop so much (I prefer rock), I have to agree with this. Pop songs have lyrics that are harmless, and sometimes meaningful (I'm talking about your songs, Michael Jackson).
I used to only like popular music, but now I enjoy singers such as Melanie Martinez, Britney Spears, and Halsey. They're not as well known, but they're great singers.
This is the only part of this list I agree with.
I think it's fine unless people (fans) are like, "Oh yeah, they're an amazing group, they are such amazing singers." Well, if it's covered in autotune, it really isn't their real voice. If it's a stylistic choice, that's a whole different story (although I think that is cool).
Am I the only one who doesn't find anything wrong with autotune? I literally don't care if a song has autotune or not, as long as it's a good song.
Contrary to what many people think, autotune and vocoders can be used artistically too.
I like pop. It's an unpopular opinion, but I like it. Metalheads and Rockheads may say, "It's autotune! The singers are mean!" But most of the time, autotune is used as an art, like giving it special effects (robotic voice, etc.) and is only played a few times.
Most pop artists are pretty kind - not like Mother Teresa kind or anything, but average. And even if they were "mean," music is like food. What you like in taste is all up to you. It doesn't matter if the person who made that food abandoned their child or anything. It just matters if the taste appeals to you. Even if the food was made by a machine, it'll still taste good to you.
Also, the fanbase is easier. The rock/metal fanbase is annoying and will attack you just for listening to pop. Heck, you could still like rock and pop, but they will still hate you. The rock/metal fanbase is made to hate other genres of music and will force you to like what they like. The pop fanbase doesn't care. They don't spread hate nor do they care about what you listen to as long as you don't hate on them. For example, this list is called "Why Pop Music is Great," not "Why Pop Music is Better Than Rock" - unlike most rock/metal lists.
Don't forget dream pop, indie pop, and more!
Well, any kind of music can be pop if it's a top single on the radio.
Scars to Your Beautiful is about trying to defy the unrealistic standards of beauty, which is very important, considering how society still holds unrealistic expectations. Besides, they're allowed to sing about sex - what's so bad about sex? They can embrace it if they want. Who are you to judge? NO ONE! Let them be provocative if they feel like it.
People always say pop is all about sex, drugs, or partying. How about rock fans who supported sex, drugs, and rock and roll? You are big contradictors.
Fifth Harmony is very kind to their fans. They even retweet them.
Ariana Grande is very polite to her fans. The claim that she wanted her fans to die was just a rumor. She even helped pay for their funeral expenses. I can assure you that she loves her fans and did not want them to die.
Camila Cabello, for example, quit Fifth Harmony, the group that made her famous and earned her money, so that she could express herself. Her upcoming solo album, The Hurting, The Healing, The Loving, is about her journey from darkness to light. She is writing and co-writing almost every song on it. The two singles she's released from it, "Crying In The Club" and "I Have Questions," both have stories behind them. "Crying In The Club" is about healing, and "I Have Questions" is about hurting. You can hear the emotion and passion in her voice when she sings them. If she didn't have passion, she would have stayed in 5H. If she only cared about the money, she would have stayed, but she wants to make music, not money. So don't you dare say that pop has no passion. -TheProfessionalCamilizer
One of the main artists that comes to mind is Taylor Swift. She has experimented in indie, pop, and country. She has songs like Wildest Dreams and Bad Blood on the same album. That is one of the reasons why I love her music.
Going back to the Spice Girls' times:
Calm, emotional - 2 Become 1.
Loud, intense - Spice Up Your Life.
Lorde is great. Alessia Cara is great. Sia is great. Katy Perry is great. The Vamps are okay. Adele is great. Ed Sheeran is great.