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.

How Hathaway's Mary was shaped by Madonna's Catholicism, director David Lowery's playlist, Annie Clark's creation of St.

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 ...

TikTok and Billboard are collaborating on a pop music chart. TikTok Billboard Top 50 Chart is a new weekly roundup listing ...

Pop music has always been a significant driver of social change, and feminism within this genre has played a crucial role in shaping societal norms and perceptions. From the early years of pop music ...

This story is the first installment of a three-part series discussing major changes in popular music throughout the course of 2024. Today’s story focuses on the current state of pop music. This year ...

K-pop superstars BTS made their long-anticipated return to music this spring, bringing their ‘Arirang’ world tour to North ...

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, ...

Mother Mary' again proves Hollywood can't build a credible pop star for a fictional film. Even dramas built around the Weeknd ...

Pop music, like the rest of American society, has reached the exhausted endpoint of the taboo-litigation mania that’s marred the past decade of our national life. Having reckoned with racism, sexism, ...

Partnering with the team at Virgin is positively the right fit for us — they’ve been the most flexible and respectful of our ethos and independence," Mom + Pop founder Michael Goldstone said. By Ethan ...