Possibly an impossible question to answer, but if the argument were to start somewhere, it must arguably start with Frans Birrer’s 1985 classification of popular music (p.104). He discusses how popular music is commonly associated with and created by a clear social group, arguably the middle-class. Birrer notes that popular music is not something completely innovative as it can be seen to carry similarities from other categories of music, such as ‘folk’ and ‘art’ music. Popular music, as Birrer defines is circulated within the mass market, providing ease of accessibility to a wide audience as a commercial product.
However, it would be naïve to take this theory as complete analysis of popular music due to its constant evolving nature. In summery, popular music has no fixed theory and no established boundaries, as music that is created and that is enjoyed, produced and consumed can debatably be termed as popular music.
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