A new ranking of the Apple Music top 20 most-streamed artists of all time features big-time usual suspects -- plus a few ...

Popcast’s mailbag is back and more varied than ever.

The Harvard-trained lawyer who knew nothing about music became the most important ears in the industry's history.

The Recording Academy's newest category recognizes K-pop, J-pop, and C-pop, but its "meaningful use" language rule is already ...

In the world of pop music artists, any list of the most popular names can and will change frequently. One day, you’re hot, and the next, you’re falling off the charts. However, this isn’t to say that ...

It can be seen as part of a history of gatekeeping non-white artists from major award categories.

A study of the top five Billboard songs every year from 1950 to 2023—a list that includes hits like “Hey Jude” by the Beatles, “Vogue” by Madonna and “Poker Face” by Lady Gaga—found that popular ...

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 ...