BTS was the first K-pop act to top the all-genre chart; BLACKPINK was the first female K-pop act to do so. By Paul Grein Stray Kids’ This & That puts K-pop back in a familiar spot — No. 1 on the ...

Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. issues a statement implying the Grammys may reconsider its new Asian Pop Music ...

Pop is a term that has become as insipid as that other vile word the tech world uses: content. That vapidity has an effect on ...

On a breezy May evening in Los Angeles, thousands of K-pop fans mill outside the Peacock Theater. They’re waiting for rookie boy band Riize’s first US fan-concert — a hybrid mix of songs and ...

The temperatures are warming, the windows opening, and a pop or pop-adjacent album is being released every week. This year’s song-of-summer bracket promises bops and bangers of all types, fit for many ...

Brian Wilson packed a lifetime of genius into an iconic track that celebrates its 60th anniversary ...

You might think that pop music is short for “popular” music, but that’s not exactly true. Since its inception in the 1950s, “pop” has come to mean a style of music that is universal, accessible, and ...

BLACKPINK member Jennie attends the red carpet event of the Melon Music Awards 2025 (MMA2025) at Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro-gu, Seoul. (Photo by The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images) The Asian ...

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 ...

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 ...

The group wrote on social media that they want music to be ‘loved for what it is, rather than being distinguished by region or language.’ ...

Once you pop, you just can’t stop the music. Please don’t stop the music. At least that’s what we’re going to say some Greek philosopher once said. Okay, so maybe an ancient thinker didn’t say that, ...