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Is pop music a commodity or an art?

The accurate concept of popular music (PopularMusic) should be commercial music, which refers to music created with the main purpose of making profit. Its marketability is primary and artistic quality is secondary. Pop music originated in the United States at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. From the perspective of music system, pop music is music developed on the basis of American popular music structures such as Ding Bang Alley music, blues, jazz, rock music, and Soul music. It has diverse styles and rich forms, and can generally refer to urban popular music born after the 20th century such as Jazz, Rock, Soul, Blues, Reggae, Rap, Hip-Hop, Disco, and New Age. The style and form of Chinese pop music are mainly influenced by Europe and America, and on this basis, local styles are gradually formed.