From Spotify playlists to algorithm-driven hits, streaming platforms and financial pressures are turning pop into a uniform, ...

Satisfying Sound of Popping Sound captures the pure delight of crisp, rhythmic bursts that tingle the ears and calm the mind. Each pop creates a tiny explosion of satisfaction, blending chaos and ...

Sounds from the 1980s appear in modern pop songs all the time. Everyone from Lady Gaga to Taylor Swift has made hits with the vintage synths and drum machines that defined the neon decade. Chasing ...

Its reconstructions of pop, rock and hip-hop aim to sound “visceral and immediate and modern.” The musical project’s covers ...

This year’s edition of Primavera Sound was an overdose of musical wealth. The Barcelona festival has always been ahead of the curve in not just understanding the range of taste of modern music fans, ...

K-pop is having a golden moment. The signs have been there since the start of the summer, with groups such as Stray Kids, Itzy, Enhypen and Ateez driving sweaty swarms of American K-pop fans to ...

Ryan is a lifestyle and culture journalist born and raised in the Philippines. He primarily covers film, television, music, and all things pop culture. Beyond writing, you can find him buried in ...