In my teens and early 20s, I would sometimes think ahead to the distant future, when I had children of my own. “How is the pop music that my kids like possibly going to offend me?” I wondered. It was ...
The Grammys have always been more than a bit old-fashioned. The ceremony typically consists of exciting new artists covering the songs of yesteryear, interspersed with awards going to established acts ...
This summer’s “Trap,” from M. Night Shyamalan, works hard to turn its fictional star — and her fans — into heroes. By Robert Rubsam Last fall, I went with friends to see a popular British rock band at ...
Over the last decade, pop’s sonic spaces grew isolated and claustrophobic. But this year the pendulum started to swing back toward solidarity, and even a glimpse of optimism. By Jon Pareles Music ...
Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Pop music gets a pretty bad rep, but the genre still serves its original intention: it’s an ...
My interest in rock music never ventured much past the edge of the pop world. The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, or U2 never resonated with me on a personal level. Growing up I would hear them on the ...
When 5 Seconds of Summer were invited to join the nostalgia-heavy When We Were Young Festival in 2023, their immediate response was an eager yes. They likely would have ended up on the Las Vegas ...
Katy Perry’s breakout moment, in the late two-thousands, had a type of frivolity and irreverence that feels difficult to summon now. Her début single, “I Kissed a Girl,” from 2008, is just what it ...
When pop fans look back on the 2010s, they should celebrate its lack of a singular identity. The past 10 years have created music’s least homogenous era in history, thanks to internet fan culture and ...
Partnering with the team at Virgin is positively the right fit for us — they’ve been the most flexible and respectful of our ethos and independence," Mom + Pop founder Michael Goldstone said. By Ethan ...
The last half-decade of Western pop music has been dominated by whisper-singing: a deliberately dry, almost ASMR-like performance style popularized by the likes of major label "indie pop" artists ...