The Australian run extends Rapp’s busy Bite Me campaign. The album, released Aug. 1, 2025, became her first top 10 entry on the Billboard 200, where it debuted in the top three, and earned her first U ...

When Australian sibling band Sheppard decided to make the move from Australia to America, they knew it wouldn't be easy. They'd be trading their loyal Australian fan base for a hard reset in Nashville ...

In the fall of 2023, the Australian indie-pop band Sheppard took a leap of faith and moved across the world, relocating to Nashville from its lifelong home in Brisbane. That positive adventurous ...

As music becomes more accessible, new indie artists have started to adapt the qualities of whatever is popular at the moment to attain more engagement and clicks. But when indie artists start to ...

Inside China’s Rare Earth Empire: The Hidden Costs in Myanmar Having a spectacular start to the new year, with a number of broken bones alongside contracting a virus, I have been spending a lot of ...

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 ...

The power of a lasting song is that it breaks free of its origins. Hits should be more than celebrity narratives. By Jon Pareles The megahits of 2024 were inseparable from their back stories. And that ...

This post was updated April 3 at 8:28 p.m. Now more than ever, male pop stars are hard to come by. Female artists are taking the reins and defining the current pop landscape. Pop stars such as Taylor ...