underscoresFeb 26

I was sharing music with a friend and their reaction upon being shown an artist (not even listening) was "ew less than 100k monthly listens”

bro? is this your metric for good music ? how many people listen to it on Spotify ?

if this is how avg ppl see music it explains a lot about top 40 charts

Show threadnile_isticFeb 26
Funny, cuz lots of the ones who say “ew less than 100k listens” will also say they’re not into pop music. Wondering what they think “pop” is short for lmao
Show threadbequirtle
Pop is a genre, and does not necessarily stand for popular music
Feb 26 at 4:54pmWeb
Show threadfrostysauceFeb 27
Yes, it is a genre. And that genre is “popular music.”
Show threadnile_isticFeb 27
It literally does stand for popular music.
Show threadtraxexFeb 27
It doesn’t have to. Both can be used interchangeably but one doesn’t always necessarily mean the other. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_music has a really good outline on the history and why “pop music” is a sub genre of “popular music”.
Pop music - Wikipedia

Show threadnile_isticFeb 27
I’m not saying that all pop music is actually popular, I’m saying that the origin of the term “pop music” is “popular music”.
Show threadtraxexFeb 27
That’s very different from what you stated early. Because “pop music” doesn’t stand for “popular music”. They are different things in the way the OP stated.
Show threadnile_isticFeb 27
The genre of pop music was built off using instrumentation and song structures common in popular music, hence the name. Not sure why this is confusing, but I’m also not interested in talking to you anymore, so ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Show threadtraxexFeb 28
Crazy the Wikipedia link is right there and everything. Oh well! Good day!
Show threadboonhetFeb 27
You’re right and also wrong. It’s a genre defined by being meant for an audience as wide as possible. It evolves over time. Trying to be popular is like the entire point of pop.