Few formats drive fan engagement like a great music video. That was true in 2025 and it’ll be true in 2026, too. Looking at ...

Debating the merits of today’s popular music versus the hits of the past is largely a matter of taste. But regardless of your opinion on the subject, one thing is clear: pop music is objectively ...

Rob Sheffield counts down his 25 favorite songs of 2025, including hits by Taylor Swift, Addison Rae, Kehlani, MJ Lenderman ...

MTV Music has shut down after 44 years. The network shut down its 24/7 music channels worldwide on January 1, 2026. Along with the popular music channel, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, Nick Music, MTV ...

“Uncharted Territory” provides an entertaining and empirical look at how the Billboard chart has changed over the decades.

In the world of pop music artists, any list of the most popular names can and will change frequently. One day, you’re hot, and the next, you’re falling off the charts. However, this isn’t to say that ...

Data firm Luminate’s music streaming data shows where the industry is headed in 2025—from 2024’s big year for pop to growth in international subscribers. [Photo: Unique Nicole/WireImage/Getty Images; ...

As pop-music thrives across the world, explore the rise of I-pop in 2025, highlighting emerging artists and their impact on ...

BLACKPINK's JENNIE won Best Female Artist at the 2025 APMAs with multi-winners including G-Dragon, Lay Zhang, Jackson Wang, ...

The boundaries of pop music are amorphous, since it incorporates elements of seemingly every other genre. Yet for a genre of music that borrows from so many different traditions, there are a handful ...

Katy Perry’s breakout moment, in the late two-thousands, had a type of frivolity and irreverence that feels difficult to summon now. Her début single, “I Kissed a Girl,” from 2008, is just what it ...

Modern pop music emerged in the mid-1950s in the United Kingdom and the United States. In its true form, pop music is a combination of musical types or genres. There are influences from the jazz era ...