Rockism is a term referring to perceived biases in
popular music criticism. The fundamental tenet of rockism is that some forms of popular music, and some musical artists, are more
authentic than others. The term
rockism was coined by
Pete Wylie in 1981 with his Race Against Rockism campaign. It was used humorously by certain critics in the
British music press from the early 1980s to express "violently pro-pop" principles.