Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Trends and StylesIn North America, Europe and Oceania the second wave synthpop, dance-pop, and electropop genres, which were popular in the late 2000s, have remained popular.[1][2] Pop music, such as teen pop, still remains popular; though the staying power of these artists has become hard to achieve with the general public increasingly moving on to the next big star. Dance music, which was not that popular since 2000, such as Disco music, or Nu-disco in its more recent form, has seen a revival in the early 2010s so far. Dance and electronica music was popular in other location besides the United States, such as in Europe and Asia throughout the 2000s but the United States finally "caught on". Europop and Eurodance music have also seen commercial success at the beginning of the decade, due the mixing of the music with hip hop as well as the success of DJs such as David Guetta and Calvin Harris. American-styled music such as hip-hop and country is becoming increasingly popular in Europe and Asia, while decreasing in popularity throughout the U.S.[3] Europop and Eurodance music have also seen commercial success early in the decade. Dubstep has becoming a popular genre on both sides of the Atlantic, especially in its native United Kingdom; in the UK, other electronic genres such as grime have also been growing in popularity. In Asia, popular music continues to be influenced by Western pop music. As with the past decade, J-Pop and K-Pop continue to be successful in the; in J-Pop, image songs and the influence of anime on popular music have grown since the end of the last decade. K-pop's popularity continues to increase around the world, with acts such as Wonder Girls and Girls' Generation being the most successful artists of the genre. In India, Indian pop, rock and filmi music continues to be popular.[4] In Latin America, Latin pop still remains the main genre. Tropical music and reggaeton are also popular genres, whilst pop rock is still successful.

In North America, Europe and Oceania the second wave synthpop, dance-pop, and electropop genres, which were popular in the late 2000s, have remained popular.[1][2] Pop music, such as teen pop, still remains popular; though the staying power of these artists has become hard to achieve with the general public increasingly moving on to the next big star. Dance music, which was not that popular since 2000, such as Disco music, or Nu-disco in its more recent form, has seen a revival in the early 2010s so far. Dance and electronica music was popular in other location besides the United States, such as in Europe and Asia throughout the 2000s but the United States finally "caught on". Europop and Eurodance music have also seen commercial success at the beginning of the decade, due the mixing of the music with hip hop as well as the success of DJs such as David Guetta and Calvin Harris. American-styled music such as hip-hop and country is becoming increasingly popular in Europe and Asia, while decreasing in popularity throughout the U.S.[3] Europop and Eurodance music have also seen commercial success early in the decade. Dubstep has becoming a popular genre on both sides of the Atlantic, especially in its native United Kingdom; in the UK, other electronic genres such as grime have also been growing in popularity.
In Asia, popular music continues to be influenced by Western pop music. As with the past decade, J-Pop and K-Pop continue to be successful in the; in J-Pop, image songs and the influence of anime on popular music have grown since the end of the last decade.