| New pop | |
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| Stylistic origins | |
| Cultural origins | Early 1980s, United Kingdom |
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New pop is a loosely defined British-centric pop music movement consisting of ambitious, DIY-minded artists who achieved commercial success in the early 1980s, aided by platforms like MTV. Rooted in the post-punk movement of the late 1970s, the movement encompassed a wide variety of styles and artists, including acts such as Orange Juice, The Human League, and ABC.
The term "rockist", a pejorative aimed at those who rejected this type of music,[4][5] became associated with new pop.[2]
"New music" is a similar but slightly more expansive umbrella term[6] referring to a pop music and cultural phenomenon in the US tied to the Second British Invasion.[7][8] The term was popularized by the music industry and American journalists during the 1980s to describe emerging movements such as new pop and New Romanticism.[9]
- ^ a b Reynolds 2006, p. 398.
- ^ a b c d Harvell, Jess. "Now That's What I Call New Pop!". Pitchfork Media. 12 September 2005.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "Postpunk-Postdisco Fusion". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X.
- ^ "Embarrassment Rock". Pitchfork. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Rockism - it's the new rockism". The Guardian. 25 May 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Reynolds 2005, p. 338.
- ^ "The Michigan Daily - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Denisoff, R. Serge (1 January 1986). Tarnished Gold: The Record Industry Revisited. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 9781412835565. Retrieved 3 September 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ Cateforis 2011, pp. 12, 56.
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