K-Pop feels ubiquitous nowadays — but it's been decades in the making

K-pop has exploded in recent years with chart hits, Grammy nominations and the most-streamed movie of 2025, but it wasn't ...
Yahoo

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kesha performs during Lollapalooza in 2024. (Josh Brasted/FilmMagic) As the economy cratered, pop music thrived. Recession woes ...
Yahoo

What Is Recession Pop? The Music Trend Believed To Be Tied To The Economy Is Making A Comeback

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recession pop is making a comeback. The trend, which has recently gained traction online, has been mostly spearheaded by ...
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 ...
Time

K-Pop Isn’t Just Making Fans Outside of Korea. It’s Trying to Make the Genre’s Next Stars

Koh Ewe (Koyu) was a reporter for TIME based in Singapore. Stray Kids perform for the Billboard Music Awards at Hwajung Gymnasium in Seoul on Nov. 19, 2023. Stray Kids perform for the Billboard Music ...
The Grio

‘The Greatest Night in Pop’ explores the making of the classic ‘We are the World’

NEW YORK (AP) — Thirty-nine years ago, the biggest music stars in the world crammed into a recording studio in Los Angeles for an all-night session that they hoped might alter music history. Fans get ...