The term is applied to radically different compositions across more than 1,000 years of history. We need a better definition.

When the realities of life get hard, does music get ... happy? “Recession pop” is currently trending as people reach for the music of the mid-2000s for a mood boost. And you know what?

The 2000s and 2010s brought music lovers tons of promising pop stars such as Hoku and Kat DeLuna, who sang those hits, respectively. The problem is, many of their careers ended up fizzling out ...

The artist, who got famous by going viral, discusses refusing to play the TikTok game with her new record, turning to a life of slowness and privacy, and maybe auditioning for a musical. Much of ...

On March 29, 2025, BLACKPINK’s Jennie accepted the Global Force Award at Billboard's Women in Music event ... Ending her speech, the K-pop idol thanked her "BLACKPINK girls"—Jisoo, Rosé ...

Check out the must-hear releases of the week. By Jason Lipshutz Editor Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that ...

And if you're wondering how we can possibly know that — Grande is actually only 31 — just check out her new 26-minute science fiction short film/music video ... the funny pop culture fantasy ...

Growing up in North Korea, Hyuk’s childhood was about survival. He never listened to banned K-pop music, but after defecting to the South, he’s about to debut as an idol. Hyuk is one of two young ...

sold a whopping nine million copies and won Duffy three BRIT Awards and a Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album. After her second album, Endlessly, Duffy took a break from music in 2011 and took on ...

Android music-making apps from the best developers are less popular. Before selecting software for making music, assess your current skill level. More advanced tools like Cakewalk won’t ease you ...

If you spend even a little time online, you’ve probably heard of Spotify. It’s a popular free and paid music-streaming service founded in Stockholm in 2006 by Swedish friends Daniel Ek and ...

Putting your priorities there may consign you to minority status among 2025’s wider bloc of pop fans. But for the ... with Bacharach’s longtime music director/conductor, Rob Shirakbari ...