Popular music is any genre that has a mass appeal. Art includes any range of activities such as music that are seen as attractive and creative.
There is no clear boundary between what is art and what is a commodity. Nearly everything that we call art is sold. Art is formed when people are being creative by expressing themselves. Art doesn’t have to be skilful but it does need to represent what people are feeling. This is what music is about.
At the extreme the music business is just like any other business. It doesn’t really matter whether the music is good, as long that it sells. However the origin of most pop music comes from the people finding a way to be expressive making music and enjoying themselves.
In conclusion most popular music starts off by being an art form but gets taken over by the music industry in order to make product and profit.
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This is a good, and intelligently argued post.
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