This term must not to be considered as a synonym for “popular music”, but as a specific branch in this field. The aesthetic concerns of pop music texts focus on the co-textual, para-textual and external elements of the song.įour steps will be followed in order to find the answers to these questions.ģDuring the first step I will attempt to define what “pop music” is. Pop music is not judged in strictly musical terms. Moreover, mass media devote their space to songs and performers whose main credit lies in having an appealing face or look, an exciting way of dancing, a catchy song with a catchy chorus, an impressive music video, some intriguing rumours about their so-called “private life”. 2 Yet, if we think about the role of media in diffusing music, there is another question to answer: what kind of music do the mass media try to promote? In other words, do mass media think in term of “good music” and “bad music”?ĢMass media, especially radio and TV, judge music as being “appropriate” and “effective” if it reaches their commercial target. But how does music reach these people? Certainly, this occurs through the commercial distribution of a record, but music reaches its audience mainly through the mass media. As pointed out by many researchers, 1 this definition comes – from the fact that it is widely appreciated by a large number of people.