what is the real difference between pop & r-n-b music

[Scandalicious]

i do realize that r-n-b is an umbrella term for black artist but i have noticed that some acts that are considered "pop" do use sounds, techniques that used to be only reserved for r-n-b or dance albums

like with britney spear's albums she had a lot of tunes that i would consider r-n-b

kelis is marketed as r-n-b when she really isn't that. her songs are rather edgy like rock/dance stiff

christina aguilera sings really soulful (even more than most of the black artist) and she is still considered pop

i remember when pink first came out arista wanted her to correcting people who said she made pop music. she and her label said it was r-n-b while the record stores had her album under the pop section. well that album was clearly r-n-b to me

now she sings rock (the lady from 4 non blondes writes w/her) and they still put her in the pop category

granted i understand the word pop means popular music and is a marketing ploy what is the real difference?

[Reecy729]

there isn't a difference anymore. it's all "crossover" stuff.

i gave up on the genre labels meaning anything after people started to say that there was a difference between rap and hip hop.

on a slight tangent, i think this type of thing just shows that nowadays words can mean whatever you think they should mean. actual definitions of words have no bearing.

r&b used to represent rhythm and blues. and there were elements of both in the songs. pop music was just whatever sounded good to the masses.

[ratid]

lol i always thought pop was white ppl who didn't sing rock, slows or love songs.

[Reecy729]

lmao

good summation