André 3000 has pointed out that people ignore the message entirely because the beat is so joyful. The song describes couples staying together out of habit rather than happiness. That theme feels even ...

Here is the best pop song by 10 classic (1970s) progressive rock bands! Given that progressive rock artists love to create really long songs with virtuosic playing and fantastical concepts, you’d ...

As 2025 rolls in, it's time to look back and celebrate some of the nostalgic pop songs you may have forgotten about that turn 25 this year. (Yes, we feel old.) These tracks defined the sound of 2000 — ...

There are pop singers, and then there are pop icons of modern music who are so influential to the genre you can’t ignore their presence. These superstars have produced hit after hit over their careers ...

Just because bands and musicians are one-hit wonders, doesn’t mean that can’t leave an important mark on pop music history. These four artists shined bright and fizzled out pretty quickly, but their ...

Pop music sounds more homogenous and inoffensive than ever before. Venture capital hoovers up publishing rights and record labels lean hard on TikTok trends, desperate to build as many data points as ...

Apple Music removed a pop song from Holly Valance which had been released to promote a right-wing Australian politician's ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. Netflix’s animated smash film KPop Demon Hunters has taken ...

The 1980s were a transformative era in pop music. Musicians were moving away from the disco genre of the '70s and decided to innovate with bolder sounds. It was a time in which synthesizers, ...