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 ...

Pop music continues to be one of the most dominant genres across Billboard charts, radio airwaves, award shows, and live performances. Since we're just over five years into the 2020s, this new decade ...

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 ...

The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. This week, for the upcoming Billboard Hot 100 dated Nov. 1 ...

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.

Every catchy pop track hides possibilities. And once a metal band picks it up, the song shifts character—sometimes darker, sometimes heavier—always in an unexpected way. That’s the joy of reinvention ...

Madonna is one of the all-time greatest female artists, with some of the top hits of the '80s, '90s and beyond. Madonna Louise Ciccone, aka the Queen of Pop, is one of the most successful musical ...