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Pop, as a global creative form that transcends the boundaries of its early 20th century Western popular music roots to become a universal vessel for creative expression across every inhabited continent, is a flexible category that absorbs and reinterprets cultural nuances specific to the communities that produce it, while retaining the core throughlines that make it one of the most widely accessible and shared creative forms across the world. This adaptability has allowed pop to spread far beyond its initial origins, taking root in every region that has engaged with its core framework, spawning distinct regional iterations that carry the unique imprint of the cultures that shaped them, even as they connect to the global creative currents that tie pop works from every corner of the planet together.
