American popular music
E1005645
American popular music is a broad, evolving body of commercially oriented musical styles—such as jazz, rock, R&B, country, hip-hop, and pop—that have developed in the United States and profoundly influenced global culture.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American popular music canon | 1 |
Statements (99)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural phenomenon
ⓘ
musical tradition ⓘ |
| alsoUsesLanguage |
Spanish
ⓘ
various immigrant languages ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry |
film industry
ⓘ
radio broadcasting ⓘ recording industry ⓘ streaming services ⓘ television ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developedFrom |
African American musical traditions
ⓘ
European American musical traditions ⓘ Latin American musical traditions ⓘ folk music of the United States ⓘ |
| distributionMedium |
cassette tapes
ⓘ
compact discs ⓘ digital downloads ⓘ online streaming ⓘ phonograph records ⓘ radio ⓘ television ⓘ |
| economicRole |
driver of entertainment revenues
ⓘ
major export industry of the United States ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
commercial orientation
ⓘ
global influence ⓘ mass appeal ⓘ stylistic diversity ⓘ use of electronic media ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century onward ⓘ |
| includesGenre |
Americana
ⓘ
EDM NERFINISHED ⓘ R&B ⓘ Tin Pan Alley pop ⓘ alternative rock ⓘ bluegrass ⓘ blues ⓘ country music ⓘ disco ⓘ doo-wop ⓘ funk ⓘ gospel music ⓘ grunge ⓘ heavy metal ⓘ hip hop music ⓘ house music ⓘ jazz ⓘ pop music ⓘ punk rock ⓘ ragtime ⓘ rap music ⓘ reggaeton (U.S. scene) ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ rock music ⓘ soul music ⓘ swing ⓘ techno ⓘ |
| influenced |
African popular music
ⓘ
British popular music ⓘ Japanese popular music ⓘ Korean popular music ⓘ Latin American popular music ⓘ global popular music ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African rhythms
ⓘ
Caribbean music ⓘ European harmony ⓘ Mexican music ⓘ Tin Pan Alley NERFINISHED ⓘ minstrelsy ⓘ vaudeville ⓘ |
| keyCenter |
Atlanta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ Miami NERFINISHED ⓘ Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| primaryPerformanceContext |
broadcast media
ⓘ
clubs ⓘ concerts ⓘ festivals ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civil rights movement NERFINISHED ⓘ counterculture of the 1960s ⓘ dance culture ⓘ mass media ⓘ youth culture ⓘ |
| typicalForm | verse-chorus form ⓘ |
| typicalLength | three to four minutes ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
auto-tune
ⓘ
digital audio workstations ⓘ drum machines ⓘ electric amplification ⓘ multitrack recording ⓘ synthesizers ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
American popular music canon