CNN

Pop music is messier — for the better — because of Chappell Roan, Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter

This year brought us new albums from some of the biggest artists in the world: Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift all put out music that thrilled fans. And yet some of the most ...
The Independent on MSN

How K-pop hit the music mainstream

Will K-pop earn its first Grammy in 2026? Experts explain how the genre has hit the mainstream - K-pop is an inextricable ...
Yahoo

What is 'recession pop' — and why is it making a comeback? New music from Kesha, Lady Gaga signals return to 'escapist pop bangers.'

The year is 2008, and the Great Recession has settled in. With the bursting of the housing bubble, the collapse of major investment banks like Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns, as well as the rise in ...
Time

Maybe We Need Recession Pop Right Now

Crumpton is a music, pop culture, and politics writer from Dallas. Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Doechii, Lady Gaga Chappell Roan, Charli XCX, Doechii, Lady GagaGilbert Flores—Billboard/Getty Images; ...
The Hollywood Reporter

J-Pop Duo Yoasobi on Why Their Unique Concept Has Helped Lead to Global Success

The chart-topping Japanese act, known for adapting novels into music, say they’re hopeful for the future of J-Pop globally: “I hope that we can continue to create great music for the world to enjoy.” ...
Mother Jones

Hero of 2024: Pop Music

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The staff of Mother Jones is, once again, rounding up the heroes and monsters of the ...
Daily Bruin

Second Take: Social perceptions of pop music as emasculating lead to less relevant male stars

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 ...
USA Today

What is recession pop? Why Kesha's new single heralds return of late-2000s jams

All-night-long parties, bonfires and whiskey, belting karaoke: In their new single, Kesha and T-Pain may have single-handedly heralded the return of recession pop. “Yippee-Ki-Yay," released March 27, ...
NPR

Pop needs freaks. Thankfully, Lady Gaga is back

This essay first appeared in the NPR Music newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this one, Tiny Desk exclusives, listening recommendations and more. My nostalgia was generated by a ...
Rolling Stone

G.o.d Were K-Pop Pioneers — and They’re Still Going Strong. To Them, It’s ‘Destiny’

Back in June, KCON LA — the world’s largest annual Korean pop culture festival — announced that the first-generation K-pop group g.o.d would be performing at its event in July. When KCON USA’s ...
Rolling Stone

Latin Music Is Having Its Own Pop Girl Moment

This story is part of our Sondio Latino series for Hispanic Heritage Month. To some experts, it’s only natural to see a new pop girl era appealing to a younger generation of fans. “Women have always ...