Nowadays, pop music dominates the airwaves at every turn. Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Kanye West and many others are common names among teenagers and young people not only in the United States but all over the world. The United States has accepted the position of international cultural model for a long time, since the 1950s, when rock and roll caught fire as a hybrid of blues, country and jazz and spread to the rest of the world. world in an almost contagious way. Since then, every major artist from the United States has easily become a global icon, regardless of the language or nationality of their adoring fans. We could, however, conceive that this glamorous version of music comes less from the soul of the artist and is simply born from fiscal ambitions and visions of grandeur. The objective mentioned above is not to criticize the talent of a pop icon, of which they have clearly proven that they possess it in abundance so that the public swoons at his every whim, but rather to show that he There are musicians who produce beautiful music without the threat of corruption and adherence to the dominant culture. In fact, an entire genre contains the melodic purity that I have just described; folk music. Unfazed by the burden of performing solely to please mainstream audiences around the world, folk musicians are able to express their heart's content, a feat that is considered career suicide for any traditional musician. Sure, they don't have the fame, wealth, and prestige of any well-known rapper or rock star displayed in the media with the cheers of demigods, but their lack of creative restraint leads to a bond still greater between the sweet music they create and the limited individuals. I was lucky to have heard about it. To...... middle of paper ... what he tries is to perpetrate honestly, without worrying about what others may think. Fortunately for many of these artists, there are many people who are able to understand their plight, and as a result, their creative risks have proven to be their greatest reward. The fact that there is a feeling of underappreciation towards the genre as a whole is a somewhat appealing quality. Popularity is not an indication of success or aesthetic value, it is simply a manifestation of current trends in mass culture. True aesthetic beauty can be found regardless of the art form presented, as long as the perspective is relative to the individual observing it. Folk music may not be as widespread or ubiquitous as many other genres, but its simplistic styles, soothing melodies, and beautiful lyrics will still provide the perfect connection between soul and music..