Bubblegum music information

Bubblegum
Bubblegum
Other names	Bubblegum pop
Stylistic origins	Pop; rock; novelty songs; garage rock; Brill Building; beat music;
Cultural origins	Late 1960s, United States
Derivative forms	Dance-pop; disco; glam rock; melodic metal; new wave; punk rock; twee pop; hyperpop;
Other topics
	Boy bands; power pop; teen pop;

Bubblegum (also called bubblegum pop) is pop music in a catchy and upbeat style that is marketed for children and adolescents.^[13] The term also refers to a more specific rock and pop subgenre,^[14] originating in the United States in the late 1960s, that evolved from garage rock, novelty songs, and the Brill Building sound, and which was also defined by its target demographic of preteens and young teenagers. The Archies' 1969 hit "Sugar, Sugar" was a representative example that led to cartoon rock, a short-lived trend of Saturday-morning cartoon series that heavily featured pop rock songs in the bubblegum vein.^[3]

Producers Jerry Kasenetz and Jeffry Katz claimed credit for coining "bubblegum", saying that when they discussed their target audience, they decided it was "teenagers, the young kids. And at the time we used to be chewing bubblegum, and my partner and I used to look at it and laugh and say, 'Ah, this is like bubblegum music'."^[3] The term was then popularized by their boss, Buddah Records label executive Neil Bogart. It became often used as a pejorative for pop music that is perceived to be disposable and contrived.^[13]

Most bubblegum acts were one-hit wonders (notable exceptions included The Cowsills, the Partridge Family and Tommy Roe) and the sound remained a significant commercial force until the early 1970s. Commentators often debate the scope of the genre and have variously argued for the exclusion or inclusion of dance-pop, disco, teen pop, boy bands, and especially the Monkees. During the 1970s, the original bubblegum sound was a formative influence on punk rock, new wave, and melodic metal.

^ ^a ^b Clarke, Donald (1990). The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Penguin Books. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-14-051147-5. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Perone, James E. (2018). Listen to Pop! Exploring a Musical Genre. ABC-CLIO. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-4408-6377-6. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Cafarelli, Carl (April 25, 1997). "An Informal History of Bubblegum Music". Goldmine #437. pp. 16–76. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Cooper & Smay 2001, p. 3.
^ Cite error: The named reference Ewing was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Carmody was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Cooper & Smay 2001, p. 271.
^ "Glam Rock". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ Cooper & Smay 2001, p. 248.
^ Cooper & Smay 2001, p. 246.
^ "Twee Pop". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ Yalcinkaya, Gunseli (March 17, 2021). "Hyperpop is the new sound for a post-pandemic world". Dazed. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Cooper & Smay 2001, p. 1.
^ Bubblegum pop music guide

[Clarke90-1] Clarke, Donald (1990). The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Penguin Books. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-14-051147-5. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

[Perone2018-2] Perone, James E. (2018). Listen to Pop! Exploring a Musical Genre. ABC-CLIO. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-4408-6377-6. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

[goldmine-3] Cafarelli, Carl (April 25, 1997). "An Informal History of Bubblegum Music". Goldmine #437. pp. 16–76. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[FOOTNOTECooperSmay20013-4] Cooper & Smay 2001, p. 3.

[Ewing-5] Cite error: The named reference Ewing was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Carmody-6] Cite error: The named reference Carmody was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[FOOTNOTECooperSmay2001271-7] Cooper & Smay 2001, p. 271.

[8] "Glam Rock". AllMusic. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[FOOTNOTECooperSmay2001248-9] Cooper & Smay 2001, p. 248.

[FOOTNOTECooperSmay2001246-10] Cooper & Smay 2001, p. 246.

[11] "Twee Pop". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2020.

[12] Yalcinkaya, Gunseli (March 17, 2021). "Hyperpop is the new sound for a post-pandemic world". Dazed. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

[FOOTNOTECooperSmay20011-13] Cooper & Smay 2001, p. 1.

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