Lee Soo Man resisted the title at first. “King of K-pop” sounded too brash, too nightclub-esque — like something you’d see on ...

Many artists today, namely Sabrina Carpenter, are releasing 1980s-tinged pop anthems that lean into femininity. Carpenter is known for not shying away from her perspective as a woman while also ...

Composer, bass player, singer and Beach Boy Brian Wilson drew deep on American traditions. “Brian Wilson was an incredibly important musical figure,” said Jack Hamilton, a professor of Media Studies ...

In the 1980s and '90s, following the Iranian Revolution, Los Angeles became the epicenter of Iranian pop music. A new album, Tehrangeles Vice, collects hits from some of the city's notable bands.

Faith-based and "traditional" pop hits are surging on the music charts this year, as noted in a recent report. Alex Warren’s "Ordinary," "a folksy melodramatic ballad about faith and love," according ...