I think there are different definitions of pop;

Pop music, the way that SpainSambora means it, is the type of music written to sell. The lyrics are meaningless, it has a catchy chorus, and is written purely to sell records. The singers/dancers themselves don't usually write the songs, and mime whenever performing "live". They can't sing too well anyway, the rstudio guys can mix it enough so that they sound good. The charts are also awash with old cover songs. Good example is DJ Sammy; covered Bryan Adam's Heaven and Don Henley's Boys Of Summer. They are given a catchy beat, sold as "dance" music, and given cheesy videos. They are made purely to make money.

Bon Jovi write their own material, perform live, and don't care about the money (I suppose they have plenty by now).