History of pop music
1930s and 1940s
Styles influencing the later development of pop include the Blues and Country which blended to become early Rock and Roll.
1950s
Early Pop music artists include Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Bobby Darin, and Peggy Lee, but other artists like Bill Haley and his Comets, Fats Domino and Elvis Presley became popular with the younger generation.
2000s
In the 2000s, hip-hop blended in with pop music, paving the way for the multiplatinum successes of artists like Nelly, Eminem, 50 Cent, Ludacris, Ciara, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Gwen Stefani and especially Britney Spears, perhaps the most famous and influential pop star of the decade. Other trends included Teen pop acts such as Disney Channel star Hilary Duff, Reggaeton style music such as Pitbull, and "pop punk" music, such as Avril Lavigne and Good Charlotte. A few winners of reality television shows such as American Idol including Kelly Clarkson and Will Young had multi-platinum record sales.