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According to Fonarow (2013) the term popular has adjective meanings. This refers to the
common things or general behavior exhibited by someone or something. Therefore, popular
music refers to the common music which targets a large number of individuals in society.
In addition, defines Fonarow (2013) popular music in different ways. The author uses the
ethnography approach to define popular music as music which is created and interpreted in
different ways by different groups and different individuals in society. The issue of popular
music is to focus the social identity and enhance relationships. Therefore, emphasizing music
will mean regulating the social practices and processes within society. Music should be holistic
and historical thus reflecting on the dialogical approach and reflexive arena.
Similarly Lie (2012) alludes the popular music in different perspectives. He says that popular
music involves the unquestionably rooted structures that entail the inner operational patterns and
the entire secular human body. The structure identified by the author here is the music gestures
which utilizes the human body parts for communication. The listeners in this music find
themselves adjusting to the rhythm of the songs. The rhythm of music is the key element that
determines the popularity of music in society. When individuals find themselves swaying to the
same rhythm of the music then it shows that the music is of high quality and it's impacting the
behavior of society. Also, the author has indicated that popular music determines the
understanding of the world. This means popular music measures the people's feelings in society
thus determining the behavior of individuals in the society. The music here has been identified as
the outcome of environmental experience in society and most of the musicians in our societies
write music explaining their life experiences, the social challenges, and personal attributes.
In addition Miranda (2013) defines popular music as that little palindrome which determines the
conundrum of status. The author first concerns on the genre. Since popular music is treated as a

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