The sound of pop music shifted quickly and unpredictably this year: In 2021, ’90s club music made a euphoric return, an Afrobeats song cracked the Billboard Top 10, and hyperpop consolidated while a ...

As 2021 comes to a close, music giants like Billboard, Spotify, Apple Music, iHeartRadio and more are releasing their lists for the most-listened and best-selling songs and albums of the year, and ...

Pop music has come a long way in the public eye, rising to become respected as a genre of music as worthy of analysis and criticism as any other (although Paste has always been of that belief). 2021 ...

The global COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate every aspect of social and cultural life. Artists and technical workers in the music industry face conditions unlike anything seen in generations, ...

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 19: LOONA during LOONA's New Mini Album 'Midnight' at Blue Square on October 19, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images) Just ...

With each passing year, the stakes in K-pop are constantly rising—especially for the best K-pop music videos. A video concept (whether it’s teen crush or neo-futuristic) sets the tone for an artists’ ...

How has the teenage phenomenon’s songwriting, and her relationship to the larger music machine, evolved between albums? Hosted by Jon Caramanica. Produced by Pedro Rosado. When Billie Eilish swept the ...