Pop music originated in the United States at the end of 19th century and the beginning of 2th century. It is commercial music translated from English Popular Music and created for profit. Pop music is popular in content, short in structure, sincere in emotion and lively in form, so it is loved by the masses and widely sung and appreciated. Fundamentally speaking, the earliest pop music should start with the rise of American industrial civilization in the 19th century. At that time, a large number of agricultural population entered cities, forming an early industrial team, and the structure of urban citizens changed. The representative of the new culture from the citizen class is the early pop music. At that time, the popular music works reflecting nostalgia for their homeland and hometown life just expressed the psychological state and simple thoughts and feelings of people who were far away from home and came to a strange environment to survive. At the end of 19th century and the beginning of 2th century, the United States experienced the Civil War and the second industrial revolution. The economic development not only enriched people's lives, but also promoted the rapid development of music.

At that time, American pop music mostly came from black music. In the 197s, Michael Jackson was born, which led the development of pop music and MTV. They taught each other by word of mouth and had private contacts with other people, and gradually formed a unique music form. The roots of soul songs, Sol, R&B, rock and even jazz can be traced back to black music from Africa. In particular, jazz music, which is a collection of multi-ethnic cultures, refreshed the audience's eyes and ears with its unique way of playing and singing, sensationalized the United States and soon spread all over the world. Jazz has a variety of styles and strong rhythm, which not only affects the forms of other popular music, but also affects the creation of serious music.