For at least a decade now – since Billboard started counting music streams in its chart calculations in 2013, and probably before – the sound of pop music has been sharply bifurcated between the ...

Music critics—myself included—have spent much of the past several years bemoaning the decline of capital-“E” Events in music: no new superstars to crown, no more tentpole albums to unify us, no more ...

TikTok and Billboard are collaborating on a pop music chart. TikTok Billboard Top 50 Chart is a new weekly roundup listing ...

I’m not sure if you’re aware, but the summer of 2024 was the summer of pop music. Sabrina Carpenter taught us about me-espresso, Chappell Roan had everyone (even VIP) learning how to spell ...

Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson covered John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s “Happy Xmas” in 2018 and were joined by Ono and Lennon’s son, ...

Zara Larsson has been nominated for a Grammy in the best dance pop recording category for the title track of her album ...

Michael Jackson continues to sustain his legacy as his song, Thriller, re-enters the Top 10 decades after release, with a new ...

Pop music continues to be one of the most dominant genres across Billboard charts, radio airwaves, award shows, and live performances. Since we're just over five years into the 2020s, this new decade ...

Not all great pop songs are respected in their day. Just because a tune has an earworm quality, doesn’t mean that it’s thought highly of among music lovers. In fact, some tracks that have become ...

For the first time, Billboard's Hot 100 Top 40 doesn't feature a single rap song. Is this due to changing listener preferences or recent rule changes?