Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the economy cratered, pop music thrived. Recession woes coincided with the release of infectious dance-pop tracks that topped ...

And it’s not just pop stars who will be making the pilgrimage to East Oakland. Throughout 2026, Oakland Arena expects to play ...

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 ...

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 ...

On a trio of comeback albums—“Iceman,” “Habibti,” and “Maid of Honour”—the rapper tries to address some unfinished business.

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 ...

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 ...

The president's official committee booked a disgraced pop act for the National Mall.

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 ...

Originally developed in the 1950s as an educational instrument, the melodica was quickly embraced by rock bands and pop ...