History of pop music

The history of pop music, pop means popular, and it's remained the defining term for the ever-changing music favored by the public. Although not specifically applied until the middle of the 20th century, pop music as such can be traced by a few decades before that.

You could say that the songs of music hall were the first real pop songs, written by professionals and widely performed for audiences. That dates back to the Victorian era, when a performer needed a catchy, identifiable song. (Credit to)


Things changed with the advent of recording pop music, early in the 20th century. With that, music had the chance to be much more widely spread across the world. Records, played at 78 rpm on wind-up gramophones, were relatively cheap back then. In America, that led to a group of professional songwriters in New York who wrote pieces intended to be recorded and sell well. They were largely hacks, but did produce some beautiful material.(Credit to)

Katy Perry started writing pop songs in the late 2000's. Her first pop song she wrote was "I kissed a girl" written in 2008. "Have I ever kissed a girl? Of course I have. I can't sing a song and not have done it. That'd be complete hypocrisy. I fancy Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman and Angelina Jolie - I'd definitely kiss them." Katy said to a reporter.(Credit to)

Katy's latest hit pop single is "Wide Awake". She wrote this on March 13, 2012. The reason why she wrote "Wide Awake" is because of the identical reason why she wrote "Part of Me" earlier that year. She was bashing her ex husband Russell Brand the words read: “I wish I knew then what I know now, Wouldn’t dive in, wouldn’t bow down, Gravity hurts, You made it so sweet ’til I woke up on the concrete.” (Credit to) (To see her lyrics)

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Favorite foods

One of Katy's favorite foods are different kinds of Thai foods. What made me want to look up a Thai recipe is because I never had Thai food before and this spiked an interest in me. This dish is called Thai chicken fried rice. (Kao Pad Krapo). I hope you enjoy!


2 table spoons of oil
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 table spoon of fresh thai red chili peppers
8 ounces of boneless skinless chicken breast cut into bite size
2 cups of cold cooked rice
1 table spoon of sugar
1 tablespoon of fish sauce
1 table spoon of soy sauce
2 table spoon of chopped shallots
1/3 cup of basil
1 table spoon of fresh cilantro
Recipe found Here
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In a wok or large skillet, stir-fry garlic in oil until golden; then add chilies and chicken and stir-fry until chicken is cooked.
2
Add rice, sugar, fish sauce, and soy sauce, and stir-fry, mixing gently.
3
When well mixed, add shallots, basil leaves and cilantro; cook another minute and serve.


Now that you finish cooking maybe you should call up Katy and tell her what's for dinner. I bet she will like to have a dinner date ;)

Photo credit to http://www.food.com/recipe/thai-chicken-fried-rice-with-basil-kao-pad-krapao-32321

Long quote

Believe it or not Katy Perry is into super heroes. She recently did a movie review for the new "Spider Man" movie staring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone along with some critics that did a movie review for her documentary film that made them wonder who Katy really is.

The Washington Post stated:
Although there are moments when the filmmakers’ fingerprints are nearly visible on the manipulated putty of an audience, the scenes aren’t enough to break the fruit-flavored spell," the Post says in its review. "Fan or not, it’s hard not to give in to Perry’s endearing charms. The filmmakers clearly want the audience to like the singer - and is that such a bad thing? She is, after all, cute as a cotton-candy-pink button.

The New York Times published:
Does 'Part of Me' plumb the depths of her soul? Hardly," the paper says. "As billed, it's a part of Perry she's willing to share. Her skimpy outfits reveal more than this smartly crafted film, which plays up Perry's effervescent personality and colorful biography without exposing a private life she has guarded since 'I Kissed a Girl' stormed the charts in 2008. Expect a big juicy screen kiss, not a kiss-and-tell. (Marquee quotes)

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Informational

Focused on her music, Perry got her GED and moved to Los Angeles to work with producer and songwriter Glen Ballard, who had worked with such artists as Christina Aguilera and Alanis Morissette. She was only 17 years old at time, and being on her own proved tough. "It was five years of living in L.A. with no money, writing bad checks, selling my clothes to make rent, [and] borrowing money," she told Seventeen magazine. Perry also experienced a string of disappointments before getting her big break.

An executive at Columbia recommended Perry to the chairman of Virgin Records, Jason Flom, which resulted in her signing for Capitol Music Group. She recorded her second album, "One of the Boys" and in the Spring of 2008 released the lead single, the controversial "I Kissed a Girl". The song proved a smash, hitting the number one slot in several countries. Other hit singles followed and the album was a commercial success.

Perry was now established as a pop superstar and cemented her position with the release of her next album "Teenage Dreams", which spawned more huge hits including "California Gurls" and "Firework". Many awards and music industry records followed. In 2012 Perry made the move into movies, releasing the documentary feature film Katy Perry: Part of Me.

When her single "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" from her hit album "Teenage Dream" went to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 2011, the album became only the second album after Michael Jackson's "Bad" to generate five #1 singles. Perry became the first female artist to achieve this feat. "I've lived such a fantastic life already, but there's still so much more"(Katy Perry)
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Introduction to Katy Perry

The life of Katy Perry, famous pop and rock star. From writing songs, singing and posting it on YouTube. Perry was born in Santa Barbara, California in October 25th, 1984. When she was just only 15 she wrote songs performed songs and played the guitar.

Katy started taking singing lessons when she was only 9 years old and learned to play the guitar at age 13. Katy, also known as Katheryn Hudson, first started performing at her parents church, her mom and dad are pastors. Katy wasn't aloud to listen to any other music but Gospel music. She also wasn't aloud to watch MTV or VH1. Katy first heard a song off of a radio when she was at a sleep over and was inspired by Freddie Mercury.

Katy is known for her "over-the-top" fashions, quirky stage props, and her catchy songs. Katy has become a pop music sensation. A lot if these reasons are why Katy Perry is my favorite female singer. I've chosen to write a blog on Katy Perry because she is my favorite female singer. My intentions for this blog is to learn more about Katy Perry and to find out more on what happened with her marriage with Russell Brand.
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