Donna Summer's empathy for a hard worker paid off in a major way. It led to her 1983 smash "She Works Hard For The Money".

K-pop is having a golden moment. The signs have been there since the start of the summer, with groups such as Stray Kids, Itzy, Enhypen and Ateez driving sweaty swarms of American K-pop fans to ...

Some might say that certain sounds define the season of warmer temps and staying outside. Let’s face it—summer is only as good as the songs that play through our speakers on the way to the beach or ...

From Charli XCX headlining the new LIDO festival to Olivia Rodrigo and Stevie Wonder at BST Hyde Park, a Little Simz Meltdown takeover and arts festivals in Avignon, Ljubljana and Paris, there is ...

Summer pop music season means lots of outdoor shows, from South Philly stadium extravaganzas to intimate free concert series all over the region. There are also a lot of notable shows at the ...

Ten tastemakers (and two staffers) weigh in on the season’s signature tracks. By Joe Coscarelli and Jon Caramanica Don’t let anyone — even this very newsletter — tell you differently: The last day of ...

Hang on to the last gasps of the season — and prepare for the encroaching fall — with songs by Lana Del Rey, Maxwell, Pavement and more. By Jon Pareles Labor Day weekend is looming, and with it the ...

Though 2025 lacked one big beautiful pop story, there were plenty of smaller moments worthy of our notice. Lock in now, and you won’t have to pretend to have gotten into these acts when they blow up ...