When we discussing whether something is art, we first need to define what art is. I believe that it is a creative way to portray human expression, whether through music, painting, dance or drama etc.
Some people may say that popular music uses part interchangeability to streamline production costs, and therefore is primarily the same. In my opinion, all lyrics, and all music begin as art. The person that wrote or created it is the artist. In some cases with popular music, the performer did not write the song, and therefore I do not believe that they are the artist, merely an artists tool. Nevertheless, I find it difficult to believe that popular music does not fall into the category of art. Theodor. W. Adorno on the other hand, would say that popular music is 'an all consuming production line that churns out mass produced inferior commodities' (1941).
This is a reasonable post but I would like to have seen some mention of Gendron's response to Adorno.
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