If you haven't heard debut albums by Little Feat, Emmylou Harris, Pulp, the Godfathers, and Anne Briggs, you owe it to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Complex Original Fun fact: 2026 has been the biggest sales year in K-pop history and it's still only August. Hanteo, Korea's ...

The Korean pop outsider Effie and the Brooklyn indie-rock band Geese top our critics’ lists this year. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica Musicians know how to make music, and they ...

Dream pop was evolving in the 2010s, with several stylistic directions to go in at that point. Synth-based beats, or indie rock-influenced dreamy jams, or, later, the integration of lo-fi hip-hop.

There is no shortage of great pop music in the world, but great pop albums, ones that have no skips from end to end, are a rarer breed. Achieving such a feat is something that’s reserved for the genre ...

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Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ turns 35 as the landmark album remains a Billboard hit and “Smells Like Teen Spirit” reaches new global peaks.

It’s been a year of roadblocks, shutdowns, tariffs, walls, incarcerations, deportations, and other less tangible sociopolitical obstacles. Authoritarianism is on the rise, and jobs for human workers ...

Every year has its own catchy pop soundtrack, and 2026 is proving to be no exception. Brand-new songs like Harry Styles' "Aperture" and Olivia Rodrigo's "Drop Dead" have already won over pop fans in ...

Paul McCartney explained why modern pop music isn’t for him while admitting one classic song left him wishing he had written ...

Rock bands in the 1970s experimented with everything from synthesizers to long guitar solos. Electric Light Orchestra, or ELO ...