Pop stars can rise quickly from nobodies to A-listers. Regardless of whether someone is new on the scene or has only been relevant for a few years, pop success often comes with unseen work over many ...

When the realities of life get hard, does music get ... happy? “Recession pop” is currently trending as people reach for the music of the mid-2000s for a mood boost. And you know what? It worked.

One of music’s least likely breakout stars returns to the spotlight following a successful debut, an indulgent ambient detour and some recent controversy. One of music’s least likely breakout stars ...

As 2025 rolls in, it's time to look back and celebrate some of the nostalgic pop songs you may have forgotten about that turn 25 this year. (Yes, we feel old.) These tracks defined the sound of 2000 — ...

This post was updated April 3 at 8:28 p.m. Now more than ever, male pop stars are hard to come by. Female artists are taking the reins and defining the current pop landscape. Pop stars such as Taylor ...

Whether it's lipstick sales or buy-now-pay-later initiatives on food, speculation about potential recession indicators is at a high. And now, another has entered the mix: recession pop. Hinging on ...

Pop punk is an interesting genre. So many millennials look back at the golden age of pop punk with a sense of longing and nostalgia. Those bands, however, seem to want nothing more than to escape the ...

Not too long ago, radio stations were flooded with tunes of One Direction and walls were covered in posters of Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes — all male pop acts who had huge cultural relevance and ...

In the 1980s and '90s, following the Iranian Revolution, Los Angeles became the epicenter of Iranian pop music. A new album, Tehrangeles Vice, collects hits from some of the city's notable bands. The ...