The term 'popular music' can be defined in many different ways. In the 16th century, popular music was thought to be vulgar and something belonging to the common people. By the 18th century, as people generally became more wealthier, its popularity spread and popular music became more widely favoured.
'Folk' music could also be technically classed as 'popular' music in the literal sense of the term popularis ( of the people) as folk music is traditionally made and performed by the people. However some would argue with this comparision, saying that popular music is commercially mass-produced for a wide audience, whereas folk generally attracts a smaller audience. Although there are many commericially successful 'folk' bands, such as Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie. The idea that Popular music is something that is produced by technology and commercially sold, means that other genres such as rock,heavy metal, rap and country, can all technically be classed as popular music even thought they might not be the first type of music that comes to mind when the term pop is used. Today connotations of the term generally make people think of cheesey pop, which is usually associated with manufactured bands such as the Spice Girls and Westlife
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