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Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. Rock and pop music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which pop became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible.

Identifying factors of pop music usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse–chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much of pop music also borrows elements from other styles such as rock, urban, dance, Latin, and country. (Full article...)

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Tiwatope Omolara Savage (born 5 February 1980), known professionally as Tiwa Savage (listen), is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress. Savage sings in English and Yoruba; her music is a blend of afrobeats, R&B, afropop, pop and hip-hop. Savage's contributions to the Nigerian music industry have earned her several achievements.

Born in Isale Eko, she relocated to London at the age of 11 for her secondary education. Five years later, she began her music career doing backup vocals for artists such as George Michael and Mary J. Blige. After participating in the UK edition of The X Factor and graduating from Berklee College of Music, Savage signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing in 2009. Inspired by the growth of the Nigerian music industry, Savage moved back to Nigeria and signed with Mavin Records in 2012. She made an appearance on the label's 2012 compilation album Solar Plexus. (Full article...)

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Love. Angel. Music. Baby. is the debut solo studio album by American singer Gwen Stefani, released on November 12, 2004, by Interscope Records. Stefani, who had previously released five studio albums as lead singer of the rock band No Doubt, began recording solo material in early 2003. She began working on Love. Angel. Music. Baby. as a side project that would become a full album after No Doubt went on hiatus. Stefani co-wrote every song on the album, collaborating with various songwriters and producers including André 3000, Dallas Austin, Dr. Dre, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the Neptunes and Linda Perry. The album also features guest appearances by Eve and André 3000.

Designed to sound like a 1980s dance record, Love. Angel. Music. Baby. was influenced by artists and bands such as the Cure, Lisa Lisa, New Order, Prince, Depeche Mode and Madonna. The album incorporates a diverse range of genres, including electropop, dance-rock, new wave, and soul, while lyrically, it explores themes of fashion, wealth and relationships. Promotion of the album included the release of six commercially successful singles and the North American Harajuku Lovers Tour. While promoting, Stefani was often accompanied by backup dancers called the Harajuku Girls. (Full article...)

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Image 1Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar is widely acknowledged as the "Queen of Melody". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 2American rapper and singer Lauryn Hill is known as the "Queen of Hip Hop". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 3The 1960s British Invasion marked a period when the US charts were inundated with British acts such as the Beatles (pictured 1964). (from Pop music)
Image 4Whitney Houston is one of the most successful pop vocalists since the 1980s and has been referred to as ''The Voice'' for her vocal talent. (from Pop music)
Image 5American singer Aaliyah is known as the "Princess of R&B". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 6Canadian singer Céline Dion is referred to as the "Queen of Power Ballads" and "Queen of Adult Contemporary". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 7American singer Ella Fitzgerald is known as the "Queen of Jazz" and "First Lady of Song". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 8American singer Elvis Presley is known as the "King of Rock and Roll". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 9English singer Vera Lynn was known as the "Forces' Sweetheart" for her popularity among the armed forces during World War II. (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 10American singer Smokey Robinson has been called the "King of Motown". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 11American singer Beyoncé is frequently referred to as "Queen Bey" and the "First Lady of Music". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 12The Oxford Dictionary of Music states that the term "pop" refers to music performed by such artists as the Rolling Stones (pictured here in a 2006 performance). (from Pop music)
Image 13Mexican singer Thalía is known as the "Queen of Latin Pop". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 14American musician Prince has been referred to as "The Artist", "The Purple One" and "His Royal Badness". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 15American singer Donna Summer has been referred to as the "Queen of Disco". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 16Known for his flamboyant style and virtuosic piano playing, Elton John became one of the biggest pop stars of the 1970s. (from Pop music)
Image 17The Beatles are known as "The Fab Four". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 18American musician James Brown was known as the "Godfather of Soul". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 19American singer-songwriter Madonna is known as the "Queen of Pop". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 20Jamaican musician Bob Marley is known as the "King of Reggae". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 21American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has been called the "Crown Prince of Folk" and "King of Folk". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 22Britney Spears has been named "Princess of Pop" for revitalizing teen pop in the 2000s. (from Pop music)
Image 23American singer Britney Spears is known as the "Princess of Pop". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 24Bing Crosby was one of the first artists to be nicknamed "King of Pop" or "King of Popular Music".^{[verification needed]} (from Pop music)
Image 25English singer Ozzy Osbourne has been identified as the "Godfather of Heavy Metal" and the "Prince of Darkness". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 26American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey is known as the "Songbird Supreme" and "the Queen of Christmas". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 27American rapper and singer Lil' Kim is known as the "Queen of Rap". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 28American singer Gloria Gaynor is known as the "Queen of Disco". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 29Pakistani singer Ahmed Rushdi is known as "Magician of voice". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 30Pakistani singer Nazia Hassan is known as "Queen of South Asian Pop". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 31American entertainer Cher is referred to as the "Goddess of Pop". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 32American singer and actress Whitney Houston is known as "The Voice". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 33American singer Aretha Franklin is known as the "Queen of Soul". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 34American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks has been called the "Queen of Rock and Roll". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 35Cuban singer Celia Cruz is referred to as the "Queen of Salsa". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 36Dominican singer Milly Quezada is known as the "Queen of Merengue". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 37American rapper Eminem has gone by multiple honorifics, such as "King of Hip-Hop" and "King of Rap". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 38American singer Christina Aguilera is known as the "Voice of a Generation". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 39South Korean singer BoA is known as the "Queen of K-pop". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 40Amr Diab, Egyptian pop star, named "El-Hadaba", for achieving high records sales in the Middle East and Africa for the last three decades (from Pop music)
Image 41Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias is known as the "King of Latin Pop". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 42American singer and entertainer Michael Jackson is known as the "King of Pop". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 43American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has gone by multiple honorifics, such as "America's Sweetheart". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 44Puerto Rican singers Don Omar (left) and Daddy Yankee (right) are both referred to as the "King of Reggaeton". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)
Image 45American singer Usher is known as the "King of R&B". (from Honorific nicknames in popular music)

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"Love the Way You Lie" is a song by American rapper Eminem featuring Barbadian singer Rihanna from Eminem's seventh studio album Recovery (2010). Skylar Grey wrote and recorded a demo of the song alongside producer Alex da Kid. Eminem wrote the verses and chose Rihanna to sing the chorus, resulting in a collaboration influenced by their past experiences in difficult relationships. Recording sessions were held in Ferndale, Michigan, and Dublin, Ireland. Backed by guitar, piano and violin, the track is a midtempo hip-hop ballad with a pop refrain, sung by Rihanna, and describes two lovers who refuse to separate despite being in an abusive relationship.

Interscope Records released the song in June 2010 as the second single from Recovery. Critics praised its melody but were divided on its thematic aspects such as poignancy and accuracy. Eminem promoted the single with performances at the 2010 Electronic Entertainment Expo, the MTV Video Music Awards and festivals. The music video, directed by Joseph Kahn, stars Dominic Monaghan and Megan Fox as lovers in a violent relationship and shows Eminem and Rihanna in front of a burning house. The video met with a mixed reception due to scenes of domestic violence. Reporters suggested that the song and its accompanying video were influenced by Eminem's and Rihanna's abusive relationships with their respective ex-lovers, Kim Scott and Chris Brown. (Full article...)

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... that 22-year-old singer Milena Warthon has created a new genre, pop andino, by fusing pop and Andean music?
... that the lap steel guitar was the first "foreign" musical instrument to gain a foothold in American pop music?
... that Yoko Ono considered her 1971 song "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" to be the first pop song she ever wrote?
... that Eternal Blue, a metalcore album, was inspired in part by 1980s pop music?
... that the first episode of the British pop music TV show Top of the Pops was broadcast on 1 January 1964 from Dickenson Road Studios, a converted church in Manchester?
... that the alt-pop musician Lucy Tun cites death metal and RuPaul's Drag Race as influences?

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Lina Rafn (b. 1976) is a Danish singer, songwriter and producer active with the band Infernal. She had previously been a VJ on the show The Voice TV Danmark.

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