In the music business, you’re only as hot as your next album, but once you get hot, your popularity can skyrocket. As one of the most popular music genres in the world, country music counts some of ...

Overall, musicians made their strongest statements outside the recording studio, reflecting the growing mass opposition ...

"There’s no good music being made today. I haven’t heard anything new that I like since college.” If that sounds like something you might say, here’s a gentle introduction to popular music 2023. We’re ...

Modern pop music emerged in the mid-1950s in the United Kingdom and the United States. In its true form, pop music is a combination of musical types or genres. There are influences from the jazz era ...

MTV Music has shut down after 44 years. The network shut down its 24/7 music channels worldwide on January 1, 2026. Along with the popular music channel, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, Nick Music, MTV ...

BEYONCE: (Singing) Girls. Who run the world? Girls, girls. Who run the world? Girls. DETROW: Global newsmakers like Taylor Swift and Beyonce produce record-setting tours. Mary J. Blige, Cher and Big ...

Apple Music is the second most popular music streaming service globally, but remains far behind Spotify in its continuing quest for streaming dominance, according to new market research. According to ...

The RIT Popular Music Collective provides collaborative opportunities for musicians, producers, recording engineers, artist managers, promoters, graphic designers, music journalists, marketing teams, ...

The Center for Popular Music Studies (CPMS) at Case Western Reserve University is dedicated to advancing scholarship and education in the history and significance of popular music. Through ...