Fast Company

These 5 trends show where music and streaming are headed in 2025

Data firm Luminate’s music streaming data shows where the industry is headed in 2025—from 2024’s big year for pop to growth in international subscribers. [Photo: Unique Nicole/WireImage/Getty Images; ...
Today

What is ‘recession pop’? Why people are reaching for music from the mid-2000s

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.
CNN

Pop music is messier — for the better — because of Chappell Roan, Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter

This year brought us new albums from some of the biggest artists in the world: Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift all put out music that thrilled fans. And yet some of the most ...
NPR

A new wave of pop songs are drawing on music you might hear at church

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Yahoo News entertainment reporter, Kelsey Weekman, about a spate of new pop songs that draw on worship traditions in megachurches. ALEX WARREN: (Singing) They say the ...