New wave of music in the 1980s

In the eighties, technology brought lots of new sounds and a new generation of electronic instruments. This new sound was sometimes called 'electro-pop' or 'house' music. The first example of what was dubbed house music was the single 'Pump Up the Volume' by MARRS in 1987. Another style of music that grew in the 1980s was 'Hip-Hop/Rap' which came from the ghettos in America. These raps were generally very harsh and some bands purposely created an aggressive image. Throughout the 80s women became more prominent in the charts and the likes of 'Salt N Pepa' emerged.
Later on in the 80s heavy rock music became the trend again and musicians like Bon Jovi and Def Leppard.