Artists like Rihanna, Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga kept us dancing through the 2000's economic downturn. And in July 2025, the ...

Halfway through 2025, a few music trends have become clear, according to Luminate's 2025 Midyear Report, which was released ...

You may have heard of recession meals and wardrobes. Now, we have "recession pop" - bangers from 2008-2010 gaining popularity with a younger audience.

The charts have always represented the middle lane of the mainstream, but it feels at the moment that we're being suffocated ...

According to Luminate’s 2025 Midyear Report, which was released Wednesday, more music is being streamed than ever before but ...

The music experts pointed to the fact that the OG recession pop era is almost 20 years ago (omg), putting it right on schedule for a nostalgia comeback — which tends to happen every 15 to 20 years.

Kesha is part of a crew of artists often identified within recession pop music, given their popularity back in 2009 when the economy was crumbling ...

In 2025, many of these artists are making a comeback, with Kesha collaborating with T-Pain for her new single “YIPPEE-KI-YAY” and Gaga releasing the true-to-form pop album, “Mayhem.” 2024 was also a ...

On July 4, 2024, she released the comeback song “ Joy Ride,” which listeners hailed as the return of the “Queen of recession pop.” (A term meant for the bubbly, feel-good pop songs that ...

Now, in 2025, as the chorus of voices projecting a recession ahead grows, pop music has some familiar sounds. In 2008, artists such as Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry regularly appeared on ...