Pop

Some of the most famous bands of all time are classified as pop.

Beatles

Michael Jackson

Beach Boys

Queen

Even if some of them are not my cup of tea, I would not say that they are untalented or lyrically challenged. Even today's pop artists have talent (well at least some of them for I cannot defend the over auto-tuned; have two repetitive lines to a song). But I think we are selling the artist short if we cannot see the difficulties of being able to create a catchy song that makes people want to dance or sing or jump off a bridge. Pop music sticks in your head for a reason, it is catchy. You may hate it at first but by the fifth or sixth time listening you are singing and dancing along. I think it is incredible for anyone to be able to stand in front of a crowd of people and sing (or lip-sync) while dancing all around. Even if it was a team of writers who wrote it for you. God knows that even with auto-tune and writers I could not sing a pop song to save my life. So I say kudos to those who can make a fortune (for their record label) and make people smile and dance.