Music and Pop Culture

The critique of pop culture

• Three main points:

1. Mostly aimed at making profit2. Creates a standardized mass indulged product3. Changes the artist into a worker

• Popular culture is standardized and stereotyped focusing on pleasing the biggest possible audience with the cheapest (most easily affordable ) „product“.

Impact on audienceProposed Harmful effects on people who use

it:

Ingenuine gratification involving sex and violence

Distracts people from focusing on real problems

Trivial and culturally comfortable products

NOT YET SUPPORTED BY ACTUAL DATA

The effects (proposed)The poor indulge more in pop culture (more

prone to stress, mental illness…)

Aggression (deeper causes)

Sexual behavior (pornography - norms haven't changed much)

No serious evidence, Correlation not causation!

Popular musicEvery generation complains about the music

Disintegrating values?

Is it really that different?

Most common words?

More hedonistic - partying and dancing, lust .

Love is still by far the most common

Racial diversity

Cultural shift from less to more diverse. Becoming more and more mixed as time goes by.

Combining into something new, stronger than before?

ConclusionPopular culture has faced much critique (assembly line, standardized, profit seeking)

Sometimes unfairly (more aggression, sexual behavior - not confirmed)

Positives (cultural diversification, maybe more open minded society)

Pop MusicR&BCountryClassicalSoul

Types Of Music

The Origin Of Music and Pop Culture

Pop Musicians : Michael Jackson

Madonna

Beyonce

Pink Floyd

The Beatles

Music Tv Shows

The Voice Turkey

The Voice US

X Factor US

X Factor UK

Music has always been a huge influence on Pop Culture

Artists’ lives are scrutinized people get influenced directly by the Artists’

lives and the music

Conclusion

Artist’s İnfluence on pop culture