It's hard to argue there was a more important — and surprising — musician in 2021 than Olivia Rodrigo. She went from relative unknown to complete superstar, and she did it using, in part, the revived ...
The sound of pop music shifted quickly and unpredictably this year: In 2021, ’90s club music made a euphoric return, an Afrobeats song cracked the Billboard Top 10, and hyperpop consolidated while a ...
The K-pop boy band took home artist of the year, pop song of the year and pop group of the year at the AMAs. "Seven boys from Korea, united by a love for music," RM said BTS is 2021's artist(s) of the ...
With each passing year, the stakes in K-pop are constantly rising—especially for the best K-pop music videos. A video concept (whether it’s teen crush or neo-futuristic) sets the tone for an artists’ ...
Pop music had a year like no other, beginning 2021 with shuttered venues and ending with an explosion of concerts. Not that music wasn't being made. In the early months of the year, many musicians ...
Some K-pop performances stood out from the rest this year. Credit: Mashable Composite; Getty / Getty Images Entertainment, ImaZinS, YG Entertainment There was no shortage of moments that cut through ...
As the world slowly reopened after — well, amid — the pandemic, musicians naturally moved beyond themselves this year to ponder ideas of identity and community. The best found deep connections between ...
Pop music has come a long way in the public eye, rising to become respected as a genre of music as worthy of analysis and criticism as any other (although Paste has always been of that belief). 2021 ...
“Too much pain,” Young M.A. offers on her second LP, “could barely notice the beauty in things.” Not only did these albums provide comfort and commiseration, they also taught me new ways to listen, to ...
The 2021 American Music Awards took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Calif. Sunday (Nov. 21). Superstar rapper Cardi B hosted the big night. This year, first-time nominee Olivia Rodrigo ...
Like in any other year, K-pop in 2021 can’t be defined by a single sound or message. Soloists and groups continued pushing the bounds of genre within Korean pop music as they experimented with ...
2021 saw the world starting to recover from 2020, and naturally, music played a major role in that. If last year gave artists more time to devote to finishing creative endeavors, then this year was ...
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