Ashok Kumar | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesWhat is recession pop? Recession pop largely refers to the body of music that emerged during the Great Recession, which started in late 2007 and lasted for 18 months. It's a lot of Katy Perry, and a lot of hyper, very fast music," said Lewis. Why is recession pop having a renaissance? That tension has given way to recession pop."

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Persons: Taylor Swift, Ashok Kumar, Charlie Harding, Harding, Joe Bennett, Katy Perry banger, Katy Perry, Lewis, Kevin Mazur, Bennett, Diane Negra, Charli XCX, Negra Organizations: Getty, New York University Steinhardt School of Culture ,, Human, Berklee College of Music, Pepsi, University of Phoenix, Farm, University College Dublin, Google, Dow Jones, Bank of America Locations: Singapore, Glendale , Arizona, U.S