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{{Short description|Genre of popular music with an adolescent audience}} {{Infobox music genre | name = Teen pop | stylistic_origins = {{hlist|[[Pop music|Pop]]<ref name="Allmusic"/>|[[bubblegum pop]]<ref name=secondwave>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2WOunUzyRLQC&q=teen+pop+bubblegum+pop&pg=PA10|title=Teens, TV and Tunes: The Manufacturing of American Adolescent Culture|author=Greene, Doyle|date=10 January 2014|publisher=McFarland |isbn=9780786489725}}</ref>|[[Rock music|rock]]<ref name=secondwave/>|[[New wave music|new wave]]<ref name=secondwave/>|[[disco]]<ref name=secondwave/>|[[funk]]<ref name=secondwave/>|[[Hip-hop|hip hop]]<ref name=secondwave/>|[[techno]]<ref name=secondwave/>|[[synth-pop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ksjs.org/2012/10/24/what-is-synthpop/|title=What is Synthpop?|date=October 24, 2012|access-date=June 10, 2018|work=KSJS|author=Marshall, Britnee|archive-date=April 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415104657/https://ksjs.org/2012/10/24/what-is-synthpop/|url-status=dead}}</ref>|[[dance-pop]]<ref name="Allmusic"/>|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref name=popcult/><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/04/03/060403crmu_music|title=Mariah Carey's Record-Breaking Career|last=Frere-Jones|first=Sasha|date=April 6, 2006|access-date=December 17, 2020|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|quote=And young white pop stars—including Britney Spears, ’N Sync, and Christina Aguilera—have spent much of the past ten years making pop music that is unmistakably R&B.}}</ref>|[[Urban contemporary music|urban]]<ref name="Allmusic"/>}} | cultural_origins = 1980s to 1990s, [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]]<ref name="Allmusic"/> | derivatives = [[Europop]] | fusiongenres = [[Adult contemporary]] | regional_scenes = [[Orlando, Florida]]<ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://ew.com/article/2001/11/14/britney-spears-sexpot-or-virginal-teen/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=November 14, 2001|title=Britney Spears: Sexpot or virginal teen?}}</ref> [[Los Angeles, California]] | other_topics = * [[Boy band]] * [[Girl group]] * [[Pop icon]] }} '''Teen pop''' is a sub genre of [[pop music]] that is created, marketed and oriented towards [[Preadolescence|preteens]] and [[teenager]]s.<ref name="Allmusic"/><ref name="About">Lamb, Bill. [http://top40.about.com/od/popmusic101/p/teenpop.htm "Teen Pop"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223105218/http://top40.about.com/od/popmusic101/p/teenpop.htm |date=2011-02-23 }}. [[About.com]]. Retrieved January 28, 2007.</ref> Often, the artists themselves are teenagers during their breakout. While it can involve influences from a wide array of musical genres, it remains a subset of [[pop music]], focusing on catchy melodies and marketability.<ref name="About" /> Teen pop’s lyrics emphasize themes that teenagers can relate to, such as love, growing up, or partying.<ref name="popcult" /> The image of the artist as an aspirational or desirable teenage figure is a crucial element of the genre, highlighting their visual appeal.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Jasmine |first=Lucretia Tye |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7F3HEAAAQBAJ&dq=teen+pop&pg=PA49 |title='70s Teen Pop |date=2023-10-05 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |isbn=978-1-5013-8352-6 |language=en}}</ref> Despite facing criticism for being perceived as inauthentic or overly commercial, teen pop has remained a defining genre in the music industry. Today, it continues to dominate commercial markets with artists such as [[Olivia Rodrigo]] and [[Tate McRae]]. The genre's popularity can be attributed to teenagers' [[Disposable and discretionary income|disposable income]], which they often devote to purchasing [[Single (music)|singles]], [[album]]s, and [[Merchandising|merchandise]]. The impact of the teen pop genre extends beyond the music industry into culture, influencing fashion, [[language]], and [[Social Trends|social trends]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Welch |first1=Graham F. |last2=Biasutti |first2=Michele |last3=MacRitchie |first3=Jennifer |last4=McPherson |first4=Gary E. |last5=Himonides |first5=Evangelos |date=2020 |title=Editorial: The Impact of Music on Human Development and Well-Being |journal=Frontiers in Psychology |volume=11 |page=1246 |doi=10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01246 |doi-access=free |pmid=32625147 |pmc=7315798 |issn=1664-1078|hdl=11343/241720 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> Teenage fans often develop a [[Parasocial interaction|parasocial]] relationship with their idols, believing that the artist cares about them and their fellow fans.<ref name=":0" /> The intense connection between teen pop artists and their young audiences has had a profound effect on the psychological nature of teenagers, shaping their [[self-image]] and [[Cultural identity#:~:text=Cultural identity is a part,has its own distinct culture.|cultural identity]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Crazy About You : Reflections on the Meanings of Contemporary Teen Pop Music |url=https://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/202/300/ejofsociology/2005/01/vannini_myers.html |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=epe.lac-bac.gc.ca}}</ref>
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