Pop Star Says She’s Trapped in Cryptic ‘Khia Asylum’—It’s Not How It Sounds

"Guys please help me. It’s so lonely in here," the "In the Name of Love" singer Bebe Rexha posted on social media.

K-pop stars Twice deliver on spectacle, little else in Seattle

K-pop stars Twice delivered a visually impressive yet musically hollow experience during Night 1 of their This is For World ...

K-pop might win at the Grammys for the first time

K-pop is an inextricable force in global pop culture. It has also long been undercelebrated at institutions like the Grammys.
Bloomberg L.P.

K-Pop Reimagined

On a breezy May evening in Los Angeles, thousands of K-pop fans mill outside the Peacock Theater. They’re waiting for rookie boy band Riize’s first US fan-concert — a hybrid mix of songs and ...

Pop Star Announces Tour Update Before Album Release

Madison Beer is giving fans an early reason to celebrate. As the pop-R&B singer turned up excitement for her highly ...
Yahoo

What is 'recession pop' — and why is it making a comeback? New music from Kesha, Lady Gaga signals return to 'escapist pop bangers.'

The year is 2008, and the Great Recession has settled in. With the bursting of the housing bubble, the collapse of major investment banks like Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns, as well as the rise in ...
The New Yorker

The Summer of Girly Pop

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 ...