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Name	Pop rock
Stylistic origins	Pop, rock
Cultural origins	1960s, United Kingdom and United States
Instruments	Electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
Popularity	Mainstream worldwide since 1960s
Subgenrelist	poprock
Subgenres	British Invasion - Bubblegum - Manila Sound - Glam metal - Glam rock - Power pop - Soft rock
Other topics	Pop culture - Power pop

Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style, of light lyrics, in its (typically) guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music. Scholars have noted that pop and rock are usually depicted as opposites; the detractors of pop often deride it as a slick, commercial product, less authentic than rock music. In 1980, with the demise of disco, the "music industry floundered in 1980 looking for something to fill the void" and help to boost falling sales. For a period, "easy listening" pop was the top seller. Music critic Michael Gross called it "commercial Cotton candylovers": "Magic" by Olivia Newton-John; "Sailing" by Christopher Cross; "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" by Hall & Oates, and others. The "syrupy pop-rock of Air Supply" hits such as "All Out Of Love" "best exemplified the formula for chart success" during this period.

1990s

In the 1990s a new genre emerged into the mainstream, combining elements of pop with punk rock. This new style was termed pop punk, and was pioneered by artists such as The Offspring. Billboard magazine considers the pop rock performers or groups from the 1990s to include Ace Of Base. For the later part of the decade, the magazine lists Robbie Williams, Alanis Morissette, Shakira, No Doubt, Hanson, Gin Blossoms and DC Talk.

2000s

The most notable pop rock performers or groups from this include artists such as Avril Lavigne, Pink, Busted, John Mayer, Kelly Clarkson, McFly and Maroon 5.

Further reading

Birrer, F.A.J. "Definitions and research orientation: do we need a definition for popular music?" in D. Horn (ed). Popular Music Perspectives, 1985. Gothenburg. pg 99-105.

Chambers ,I. Urban Rhythms, Pop Music and Popular Culture. 1985:OUP.

Fiske, J.Understanding Popular Culture, - 1989 - Routledge

Frith, S. The Sociology of Rock - 1978 - Constable

Frith, S. Sound Effects: Youth, Leisure and the Politics of Rock'n'Roll - 1983 - Constable

Hamm, C. Yesterdays: Popular Song in America - 1979 - New York

Harker, D. One For the Money: Politics and Popular Song - 1980 - Hutchinson

Harron, M. "Pop as Commodity," cited in S Frith - Facing The Music: Essays on Pop, Rock and Culture 1988, Mandarin. pg 173-220

Hill, D. Designer Boys and Material Girls: Manufacturing the '80's Pop Dream. 1986 - Blandford Press

Middleton, R. Studying Popular Music. - 1990 - OUP

Moore, A.F. Rock: The Primary Text, - 1993 - OUP

Shuker, R. Understanding Popular Music - 1994 - Routledge AB

Big Time Rush, R. B.T.R music - 2010

References

External links

Analysis of Pop & Rock

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Name	Lady Gaga
Img alt	Portrait of a young, pale-skinned Caucasian female with blond hair
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
Born	March 28, 1986New York City, U.S.
Instrument	Vocals, piano, synthesizer, keytar
Genre	Pop, dance
Occupation	Singer-songwriter, performance artist,

External links

Year in Gaga: A Provocative 2010 — slideshow by Life magazine

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Name	Justin Bieber
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Justin Drew Bieber
Born	March 01, 1994 trumpet
Occupation	Singer–songwriter, musician, actor
Years active	2009–present
Label	Island, RBMG
Associated acts	Usher
Url	justinbiebermusic.com

Justin Drew Bieber

His debut single, "One Time", released worldwide in 2009, charted in the top 30 in over ten countries. His debut release, My World, followed on November 17, 2009, and was eventually certified platinum in the United States. He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut album chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Mallette posted a video of the performance on YouTube for their family and friends to see. She continued to upload videos of Bieber singing covers of various R&B; songs, and Bieber's popularity on the site grew. Impressed, Braun tracked down the theater Bieber was performing in, located Bieber's school, and finally contacted Mallette. Mallette was reluctant; she remembered praying, "God, I gave him to you. You could send me a Christian man, a Christian label!" However, after praying with her church elders and receiving their encouragement, she permitted Braun to fly Bieber, then 13, to Atlanta, Georgia, to record demo tapes. A week after arriving, Bieber sang for R&B; singer/songwriter Usher. Justin Timberlake was also reportedly in the running to sign Bieber, but lost the bidding war to Usher. At that point, Bieber and his mother moved to Atlanta, also the home of Usher and Braun, to base his career. Braun became Bieber's manager.

Bieber's first single, "One Time", was released to radio while Bieber was still recording his debut album. and later peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. During fall 2009 it had success in international markets. The song was certified Platinum in Canada and the US and Gold in Australia and New Zealand. "One Less Lonely Girl" was later also released to radio and peaked within the top fifteen in Canada and the U.S., being certified Gold in the latter. My World was eventually certified Platinum in the US and Double Platinum in both Canada and the UK. According to review aggregator Metacritic, the album has received "generally favorable reviews". and reached the top ten of fifteen other countries. Braun recognized the appeal. Prior to flying him to Atlanta, Braun wanted to "build him up more on YouTube first" and had Bieber record more home videos for the channel. "I said: 'Justin, sing like there’s no one in the room. But let's not use expensive cameras.' We'll give it to kids, let them do the work, so that they feel like it's theirs," recalled Braun. Bieber continues to upload videos to the same channel and has opened a Twitter account, from which he interacts with fans regularly; his account was reported in November 2010 to have over 6 million followers. After signing Bieber, Usher appointed one of his former assistants, Ryan Good, to be Bieber's road manager and stylist. Good, once nicknamed Bieber's "swagger coach", created a "streetwise look" for the singer which consisted of baseball caps, hoodies, dog chains and flashy sneakers. Amy Kaufman of The Los Angeles Times comments, "Though a product of a middle-class suburban upbringing in Stratford, Ontario, Bieber's manner of dress and speech ("Wassup man, how you doin'?" or "It's like, you know, whateva' ") suggest he's mimicking his favorite rappers." and has been labeled a "teen hearthrob". James Roppo pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Most notable was the campaign to send Bieber to North Korea as part of his world tour (entitled My World Tour). This was carried out in part by 4chan, digg, and reddit users voting for the country on the tour's website, for the free competition to nominate a bonus country for the tour—the second-placed country being Israel, which presumably was voted for by Israelis genuinely wishing to attend the concert. It is highly unlikely that Bieber would actually have been given permission by the North Korean government, or concert organizers and management, to enter the country. Universal Music Group has denied any involvement in a poll that became the target of an online prank. A spokesperson for UMG told BBC News that it was a "hoax" but declined to give any further comment. Nick Collins of The Daily Telegraph speculated that "Bieber's character also appears to strike a particularly sour note with his Internet critics, with many remarks commenting on his youthful appearance, his teen-pop songs, his image as a heart-throb to young teenage girls and his manner of speech".

Discography

My World 2.0 (2010)

Tours

Urban Behavior Tour (2009)

My World Tour (2010–11)

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Justin Bieber at YouTube

Justin Bieber at Twitter

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Name	Ashley Tisdale
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Ashley Michelle Tisdale
Born	July 02, 1985West Deal, New Jersey, U.S.
Instrument	Vocals
Genre	Pop, dance pop, teen pop, pop rock
Occupation	Actress, singer, songwriter, spokesperson, voice actress, executive producer
Years active	1997–present
Label	Warner Bros.
Url	www.ashleytisdale.com/

Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2, 1985) is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence portraying the candy-counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and the female antagonist Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical film series. Her role as Evans required her to perform several songs in the film series' soundtracks. Tisdale became the first female artist to debut with two songs simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100,

Early life

Tisdale was born in West Deal, Monmouth County, New Jersey on July 2, 1985, to Lisa (née Morris) and Mike Tisdale, the manager of a construction company. Her elder sister, Jennifer Tisdale, is an actress, and her maternal grandfather, Arnold Morris, developed the Ginsu Knives. Through her grandfather, Tisdale is also related to businessman Ron Popeil. She grew up in Ocean Township. She is Jewish on her mother's side and considers herself Jewish. She began her theatrical career by appearing in and The Sound of Music at Monmouth County's Jewish Community Center. Tisdale toured for two years on Les Misérables At the age of twelve, Tisdale sang at the White House for President Bill Clinton.

Career

1997–2006

tour in 2006.]] In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Tisdale had minor roles in several television shows such as The Hughleys, Smart Guy, 7th Heaven, Boston Public and Bette and in the feature films A Bug's Life and Donnie Darko. For her role in Boston Public, she received a 2000 Young Artist Award nomination for "Best Guest Performance In a TV drama".

In 2004, she was cast as the teenage candy-counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick in the Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, which premiered in March 2005 and ended in 2008. She later won her first award at the UK Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for "Best TV Actress", due to her performance as Fitzpatrick. The soundtrack, in which Tisdale lent her vocals for several songs, became the top-selling album in the United States that year. High School Musical became Disney Channel's most watched movie that year, with 7.7 million viewers in its US premiere broadcast. debut album, released in February 2007 via Warner Bros, which debuted at number five on the Billboard 200, with 64,000 copies sold in that week. "Be Good to Me" was released as the album's first single in the December, 2006 and "He Said She Said" was released as the second, in September, 2007. In 2008, "Not Like That" and "Suddenly" were released as singles in a selective number of countries that did not include the US. and her performance in the High School Musical 2 was critically acclaimed by many media outlets such as The Hollywood Reporter. Her performance in the film earned her an MTV Movie Award for "Breakthrough Performance Female" in 2009. and acclaim by critics including Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly, who labeled her one of film's breakout stars and said her portrayal of Evans makes "narcissism a goofy, bedazzled pleasure", Described by Tisdale as a "rocker and edgier" album, and a second single, "Crank It Up", was later released in October. and also a Bravo TV reality show titled Miss Advised. and has included ballads and pop rock. Lindsay Lohan, Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, Boys Like Girls, Michael Jackson, Tisdale was romantically involved with Jared Murillo and ended their relationship in March 2009. Also executive producer |- | 2008 | | Sharpay Evans | MTV Movie Award for Female Breakthrough PerformanceNominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Best Actress: Music/Dance |- | 2009 | Aliens in the Attic | Bethany Pearson | Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Summer: Movie Star-Female |- | 2011 | Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure | Sharpay Evans | Direct-to-DVD film Also executive producer |- | 2011 | | Candace Flynn (voice) | Disney Channel Original Movie |}

Television

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1997 | Smart Guy | Amy | "A Little Knowledge" (Season 1, episode 6) |- | 1997 | 7th Heaven | Janice | "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (Season 2, episode 6) |- | 2000 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Nicole Loomis | "Fertile Ground" (Season 10, episode 15) |- | 2000 | Movie Stars | Female student | "Stand By Me" (Season 2, episode 10) |- | 2000 | The Amanda Show | Cold-Curer | "Episode #2.16" (Season 2, episode 16) "Episode #2.17" (Season 2, episode 17) "Vitamin C" (Season 4, episode 1) |- | 2000 | The Geena Davis Show | Tracy | "Motherly Advice" (Season 1, episode 5) |- | 2000 | Boston Public | Carol Prader | "Chapter Five" (Season 1, episode 5) |- | 2001 | Bette | Jessica | "The Invisible Mom" (Season 1, episode 14) |- | 2001 | 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd | Wendy | "Matchmaking Mutt" (Season 2, episode 6) |- | 2001 | Once and Again | Marni | "Best of Enemies" (Season 2, episode 18) |- | 2001 | Kate Brasher | Winona | "Georgia" (Season 1, episode 6) |- | 2001 | Charmed | Runaway Teen | "Look Who's Barking" (Season 3, episode 21) |- | 2002 | The Hughleys | Stephanie | "I Have a Scheme" (Season 4, episode 13) "Bored of the Rings" (Season 4, episode 16) "You've Got Male" (Season 4, episode 18) |- | 2002 | Malcolm in the Middle | Girl | "Jury Duty" (Season 3, episode 20) |- | 2003 | Strong Medicine | Sherry Lowenstein | "Addicted to Love" (Season 3, episode 20) |- | 2003 | Grounded for Life | Leah | "Just Like a Woman" (Season 3, episode5) |- | 2003 | George Lopez | Olivia | "I Only Have Eyes for You" (Season 2, episode 21) |- | 2003 | Still Standing | Bonnie | "Still Romancing" (Season 1, episode 15) "Still Hairdressing" (Season 1, episode 16) "Still the Bad Parents" (Season 2, episode 3) "Still Interfering" (Season 2, episode 8) |- | 2005–2008 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Maddie Fitzpatrick | Main role (75 episodes) |- | 2006 | Hannah Montana | Maddie Fitzpatrick | "On the Road Again" (Season 1, episode 12) |- | 2007 | Kim Possible | Camille Leon / Additional voices (voice) | "Trading Faces" (Season 4, episode 3) "Fashion Victim" (Season 4, episode 10) "Chasing Rufus" (Season 4, episode 19) "Nursery Crimes" (Season 4, episode 20) |- | 2007–present | Phineas and Ferb | Candace Flynn (voice) | Main role (all episodes to date) |- | 2009 | The Suite Life on Deck | Maddie Fitzpatrick | "Maddie on Deck" (Season 1, episode 13) |- | 2010 | The Cleveland Show | Lacey Stapleton (voice) | "The Curious Case of Jr. Working at The Stool" (Season 1, episode 14) |- | 2010 | Fish Hooks | Clamantha (voice) | "Bea Stays in the Picture" (Season 1, episode 1) |- | rowspan=2|2010 | rowspan=2|Family Guy | Priscilla (voice) | "And Then There Were Fewer" (Season 9, episode 1) |- | Kelly (voice) | "Brian Writes a Bestseller (Season 9, episode 6) |- | 2010 | Glenn Martin, DDS | Katie (voice) | "Dad News Bears" (Season 2) |- | 2010–present | Hellcats | Savannah Monroe | Main role |- |}

Discography

Headstrong (2007)

Guilty Pleasure (2009)

Awards and nominations

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References

External links

Official website

Ashley Tisdale at TV.com

Ashley Tisdale at YouTube

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