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Pop music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1475 words) |
 | Pop music is a common part of popular music, sometimes regarded as a subgenre of its own, generally featuring memorable melodies with strong recognizable rhythms and catchy refrains. |
 | Pop songs' popularity can be explained by its 'hook': they often have one or more musical ideas intended to gain a listener's interest. |
 | It was created as a synonym of "rock 'n' roll" during the birth of the rock era in the 1950s, in order to separate the then new and controversial form of music from the jazz, gospel, big band music, and classical music that had come before it. |
| BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Mexican pop singer denied bail (408 words) |
 | Mexican pop singer Gloria Trevi has been denied bail, after a judge ruled that there was enough evidence to try her on sex abuse charges. |
 | The singer known as the Mexican Madonna was arrested on Saturday on her arrival in Mexico after being extradited from Brazil. |
 | The 34-year-old singer is accused of involvement in procuring underage girls for her ex-husband and manager Sergio Andrade. |