‘Art is the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance’ (oxford dictionary). This would suggest that popular music is an art form. Popular music is, of more than ordinary significance, otherwise it would not be ‘popular’ music. Behind pop music and sometimes on the front line there are genuine creative people who get lost in the unfortunate illusion that pop music isn’t an art form.
However Adrono would argue that ‘The popular music industry is an all consuming production line’. The industry has one purpose and that is to churn out the next big thing make money and drop it as soon as the next fad comes along.
It seems like the creative minds of artists such as Dylan, Ian Curtis and Elvis have been replaced with money-making robots such as JLS created by pop mogul Simon Cowell.
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This is interesting but I would have liked to have seen some reference to Gendron's counter argument to Adorno's position.
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