When Hip Hop meets pop, the result is often pure magic. Some of the most memorable moments in music come from when a rap verse jumps into a pop track, adding a fresh layer of attitude, energy, and ...

A huge, gloriously silly and brutally effective amalgam of abandoned styles ripe for reinvigorating — rap-metal, dream-prog, ...

Music critics—myself included—have spent much of the past several years bemoaning the decline of capital-“E” Events in music: no new superstars to crown, no more tentpole albums to unify us, no more ...

For at least a decade now – since Billboard started counting music streams in its chart calculations in 2013, and probably before – the sound of pop music has been sharply bifurcated between the ...

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, ...

Here is the best pop song by 10 classic (1970s) progressive rock bands! Given that progressive rock artists love to create really long songs with virtuosic playing and fantastical concepts, you’d ...

Pop songs get “popular” for a reason. Quite a few gorgeous, catchy, earworm hits through the years have topped the charts because they’re just so good, exactly the way they are. However, I think a few ...

What's on your best K-pop songs of 2024 list? Maybe you followed the ongoing girl group renaissance to new music from NMIXX and aespa, with a sprinkle of ILLIT's debut. Maybe you embraced exciting ...

Let’s take a trip back to 2008. It was Obama’s first year in office and the markets were tumbling. Business casual looks — peplum tops and blazers — were being trucked directly from work to the clubs.

Anja Djuricic was born in Belgrade, Serbia, in 1992. Her first interest in film started very early, as she learned to speak English by watching Disney animated movies (and many, many reruns). Anja ...

Though the genre rose to prominence in 1967, the roots lay earlier in the decade. (The Angels’ hit below is one of many precursors.) The Music Explosion covered “Little Bit O’ Soul” in 1967, which ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. Netflix’s animated smash film KPop Demon Hunters has taken ...