When the realities of life get hard, does music get ... happy? “Recession pop” is currently trending as people reach for the music of the mid-2000s for a mood boost. And you know what? It worked.

One of music’s least likely breakout stars returns to the spotlight following a successful debut, an indulgent ambient detour and some recent controversy. One of music’s least likely breakout stars ...

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 ...

Prices might be soaring in 2025, but this unfortunate economic downturn has brought the revival of a classic genre: recession pop. Recession pop, characterized as high-BPM, electronic "dance-pop," ...

Whether it's lipstick sales or buy-now-pay-later initiatives on food, speculation about potential recession indicators is at a high. And now, another has entered the mix: recession pop. Hinging on ...

Not too long ago, radio stations were flooded with tunes of One Direction and walls were covered in posters of Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes — all male pop acts who had huge cultural relevance and ...

Pop punk is an interesting genre. So many millennials look back at the golden age of pop punk with a sense of longing and nostalgia. Those bands, however, seem to want nothing more than to escape the ...