That would be a canonical matter

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

No canon today as my list is at work and I am not - instead, a question:

Is there an artist or group that suddenly springs to mind when you think of 'pop'? What about 'indie'? Or 'emo'? Do you think there can be 'defining songs' for a genre?

In other words - are there canonical artists/songs in pop? How changeable are they over time?

Comments

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

I was thinking about that exact question with regards to emo the other day. At what point is the line drawn between pop and emo, and at the other end of the scale, between emo and rock?

I feel you can make a strong case for all of the following acts to be emo (in order from pop-emo to emo-rock):

Kelly Clarkson - Avril Lavigne - Jimmy Eat World - My Chemical Romance

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

The first two are gurls => they are not emo!

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

kelly's lyrics are totally emo sometimes

[koganbot]

But she is a girl = she is pop

Anyway, she is more goth than emo.