Pop Music
Pop music is considered to be a melting pot of various genres like R&B, country, disco, rock, hip-hop, and pop. Pop doesn’t necessarily mean it is a specific genre of music; instead it would be more appropriate to think of it as music that rose up to the liking of a wider scope of audiences no matter what the genre. This means that any type of music that has sold more albums, drawn a lot of audiences, and are played more both on the radio and television can be considered pop music. The purpose of composing a pop song is generally to draw attention to a wider range of people. But since in some countries majority of the people do not have access to the Internet, propagation via the Internet wont be as effective.
1. Site 1 http://www.popmatters.com/
This website primarily focuses on cultural criticism, all aspects of it, like on television shows, music, films, books, multimedia, and theatre. It contains a lot of articles, reviews, and interviews. Here, you can be updated on some of the latest issues in commercial media, including your favorite pop band or artist. The homepage of the site has three main panels and all you have to do is read them. The leftmost panel is the part containing the latest articles concerning the music scene. This site will give you good information which can help you to choose wisely what music to download.
2. Site 2 http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/pop_music
This website is an on-line magazine that has articles on just about any topic from business and finance to writing and publishing. It also has a category for music which covers a wide variety of topics on popular music. Reviews for all aspects of the music industry are covered here. This website will definitely have articles related to your questions about current pop music issues. Although there are no download links for your favorite songs in this site, you will find links enumerated here leading to other websites that offer music downloads or streaming.
3. Site 3 http://www.foxytunes.com/tag/pop/81
In foxytunes.com, the top genres like rock, country, pop, and alternative are discusses. Due to the simplicity of the site, you won’t have any trouble navigating through the website and finding your favorite song. In the pop genre homepage, you will find two tabs near the top. What caught my attention was the tab labeled tools; click on it and you will be directed to a page that features a tool called FoxyTunes 3. This tool is a tool which will allow you to see and control what your player is playing through your browser. With this tool, you can find lyrics, videos and more. Definitely you would want to start looking for your favorite pop songs at this website.