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 ...

It turned into quite the spread, with EOL staffers bringing their picks potluck-style to the table. Some committed wholeheartedly to a single dish while others brought all their favorites. Watch: ...

Before we get to this week's column, some housekeeping: After eight(!) years writing The Week In Pop, I am handing over the reins of this column in 2022. Starting in January, Rachel Brodsky will be ...

If 2020 was the year of downsized pop culture moments, 2021 called for a resurgence. The entertainment industry is slowly but surely returning to normal, and major tentpole events, such as the VMAs ...

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - APRIL 26: ENHYPEN attends the showcase for ENHYPEN's new album 'BORDER : CARNIVAL' at Blue Square on April 26, 2021 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via ...

The return of live music arrived sporadically and then all at once in Chicago. And while many national and international acts have inundated the city, it was often the eclectic local performers that ...

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 ...

Funko's Festival of Fun is a couple of weeks and we move on to Day 2 of exclusive reveals with 8 more additional Pops. We already got a nice assortment of Pop during Day 1 with some highlights for The ...

Olivia Rodrigo might have said it best when she conjured up one the most angsty lyrics of 2021: "I'm so sick of 17. Where's my f*cking teenage dream?" Even 20 years after the height of the punk-rock ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. 2021 was a huge year for K-pop acts on the Billboard charts, with ...

ENHYPHEN has definitely given us some of the biggest surprises of 2021, starting the year off with "Drunk-Dazed," which amassed almost 60 million views on YouTube. But their stand-out was definitely ...