Our editor has selected a few artists from recent times. Here you can listen and have your say about pop music today.

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Beyonce
American R&B singer and actress Beyonce Knowles has gone from strength to strength since leaving girl group Destiny’s Child in 2003. Glittering pop singles such as the catchy sing-a-long ‘Crazy in Love’, funky dance hit ‘Déjà vu’ and the sweetly soulful ‘Irreplaceable’ have brought her worldwide success.
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Nelly Furtado
Canadian singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado first shot to fame as an innovator of quirky folk-pop, showcased best in her joyful, breezy hit ‘I’m Like a Bird’. Since then, she has adapted her exotic sound to reinvent herself as a sexy r&b diva, introducing elements of hip-hop and rap into her music that are evident in sultry urban hits ‘Promiscuous’ and ‘Maneater’.
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After initially gaining popularity over the Internet, Brazilian indie-electro band Cansei de Ser Sexy (‘tired of being sexy’) shot to fame with the hot single ‘Let’s Make Love (And Listen to Death From Above)’. Through a fusion of indie-rock, sultry electronica and girlish harmonies they have created a unique brand of highly danceable pop that corresponds with the emerging nu-rave movement.
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Amy Winehouse
Despite becoming infamous of late for drug addictions, wild partying and gigantic beehive hair, Amy Winehouse initially gained widespread popularity for her eclectic, innovative revival and fusion of vintage music styles, including soul, jazz and R&B. Her gravelly vocals and unique style have gained her both pop chart success and critical acclaim, winning her an impressive clutch of 5 Grammys in 2006
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Jamelia
The Great Female Pop Artist
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Kanye West
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Take That
The Great British Pop Band!
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Girls Aloud
The Best All Girl Group Since The Introduction Of Girl Power!
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Arctic Monkeys
This BRIT award-winning indie band from Sheffield first achieved fame over the Internet, and once signed, their breakthrough album became the fastest selling group debut in history. Their punky garage rock, characterised by swaggering guitar riffs, furiously funky drums and Alex Turner’s distinctly northern tones and slang, is heard with equal frequency in both the pop charts and grimy indie discos.
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Pop Music and its Impact upon World Culture
How far has pop music come in establishing itself as part of our world culture
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