Starting next week, Billboard will be unveiling its annual list of the Greatest Pop Stars from the year that was. First, ...

Earlier this month, Charli XCX joined Substack. It’s not odd for a pop star to want to share thoughts in a more long-form, newsletter setting (her friend Lorde notably kept a long-running tour diary ...

There is a special magic required to break into the Billboard Top 10 charts. Be it a simple, infectious groove and a singalong chorus or something more nebulous, like the Muse's passing interest, ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Aespa, Ateez, and Enhypen are among the K-pop acts competing for ...

As the years progressed in the 80s, more and more women were gaining popularity on the pop charts. These are three who hit No. 1 in 1984.

Pop star Sabrina Carpenter leans over a sink, a cigarette between her fingers, dressed in a corset made entirely of cigarette packs. The photo from a series of Instagram pictures for a magazine has ...