Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kesha performs during Lollapalooza in 2024. (Josh Brasted/FilmMagic) As the economy cratered, pop music thrived. Recession woes ...

2024 was pure chaos, but in the best way, especially for the chronically online. Screens were buzzing nonstop as the world jumped from one jaw-dropping moment to the next. We saw artists testing new ...

I must admit I’ve had a slow start with getting into the new music released in 2025. I still felt hung up on the music of 2024 because I hadn’t given myself enough space to really sit with last year’s ...

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 ...

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The United States continues to be one nation under a groove. The country’s recorded music sector grew again in 2024, up by more than $500 million from the previous year, driven by paid subscriptions ...

This podcast episode is part of the Billboard editorial staff's Greatest Pop Stars of 2025 list. Find our accompanying Sabrina Carpenter essay here, and all the rest of our essays and podcasts related ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. Joshua Hong, Mingyu, The8, Seungkwan, Hoshi, Wonwoo, Dino, ...

After a massive year for pop in 2024, the charts have slowed to a crawl. New releases are struggling to compete with ...