流行音乐介绍(英文版)

WHATIS‘POPMUSIC’?Popmusic(abbreviationof“popular”)isagenreofmusicwhichoriginatedinthe1950’s,derivingfromrockandroll.LadyGagaMadonnaMOREABOUTPOPMUSICAsagenre,popmusicisveryeclectic,oftenborrowingelementsfromotherstylesincludingurban,dance,rock,Latinandcountry;nonetheless,therearecoreelementswhichdefinepop:generallyshort-to-mediumlengthsongs,writteninabasicformat(oftentheversechorusstructure),aswellasthecommonrepeatedchoruses,melodictunes,andcatchyhooks.CHARACTERISTICSTheterm“popsong”isfirstrecordedasbeingusedin1926,inthesenseofapieceofmusic“havingpopularappeal”AnaimofappealingtoageneralaudienceAnemphasisoncraftsmanshipratherthanformal“artistic”qualitiesAnemphasisonrecording,production,andtechnology,overliveperformanceAtendencytoreflectexistingtrendsratherthanprogressivedevelopmentsMuchpopmusicisintendedtoencouragedancing,oritusesdance-orientedbeatsorrhythmsWIDEAWAKEBYKATYPERRYWethoughtupofsomeprofessionalvocalistsandwecameupwithKatyPerryasoneofthem.TherearemanyofKatyPerry’ssongsthatarepopularlikeWideAwake,PartofMeandFirework.AndwechoseWideAwakeasthesongthatwewouldliketoshare.IwishIknewthen,WhatIknownow.Wouldn’tdivein,Wouldn’tbowdown.Gravityhurts,Youmadeitsosweet,TillIwokeupon.WideAwakeLyrics(Ontheconcrete)Fallingfromcloud9~~~~Crashingfromthehigh~~~~I’mlettinggotonight(YeahI’m)Fallingfromcloud9~~~~I’mwideawakeakeake~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~PICTURESOFKATYPERRYSINGINGThesearetwophotosofKatyPerrysingingonthestage.BIOGRAPHYOFKATYPERRYKatyPerrywasbornOctober25,1984,inSantaBarbara,California.Afterhavingthreerecorddealsfallapart,shesignedwithCapitolin2007.Shereleasedherfirstsingle,buthercareerdidnotfullytakeoffuntilthereleaseofhernextsingle,IKissedaGirl.HeralbumTeenageDreamswasreleasedinAugust2010.HOWDOWETHINKOFPOPMUSIC?AllkindsofpopmusicareallovertheworldlikeonTVs,radios,andontheInternet.Popmusiciscatchy,soitisFUNtolistento.P.S.allthepicturesarefromInternet